To commemorate the release of the new dark chocolate praline, Ferrero Rondnoir, you are invited to enter a draw for an evening with celebrity chef, Tobie Puttock.
Puttock will host the Ferroro Rondnoir Dinner of Discovery at 360 Bar and Restaurant, at the top of Sydney Tower on Wednesday, October 28 from 6-10.30pm. The winner will be treated to a table for four (valued at $780), a meet-and-great with Puttock and a Ferrero Rondnoir gift pack ($55). For a chance to win enter your name, address and phone numbers in the …

THE Rudd Government’s strategy to encourage more women into local government is on the wrong track, according to the two independent women councillors of Parramatta and Holroyd.

Holroyd councillor Yvette Whitfield. PICTURE: PHIL BLATCH

Lorraine Wearne, of Parramatta, and Holroyd’s Yvette Whitfield scoffed at the Rudd plan of funding programs and studies, which they say will do little to encourage women onto councils.
Both councillors have seen the number of women on their councils halve between the last two local government elections. The only other women on the councils are from the Labor …

RHYTHM is one of the world’s great unifiers, with almost every culture using percussion in its native music.

Embracing this shared heritage, this year’s Riverbeats Live concert in Parramatta will feature contemporary band Moth, which will take the stage following a parade of almost 100 performers representing the percussive traditions of several different cultures.
Moth is a new project from Synergy Percussion, which, over the past 35 years, has become internationally-renowned, collaborating with groups such as Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Sydney Dance Company.
Synergy Percussion artistic director Timothy Constable performs with and composes …

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Criniti’s is very large and was packed and popular. There’s also a store at Darling Harbour and if your ever in need of a ‘1 metre’ wood fired pizza or 1 kg of BBQ ribs then this is the place to find them.

The pizza base was really yummy and dish portion sizes seemed to be quite generous. The Seafood Spiedino had tasty pieces of seafood and the Calamari Fritti had a decent crisp with unmistakable pepper throughout. Staff move quickly around the restaurant to try and keep up with …

Spur of the moment Yum Cha in Parramatta - we chose Prince Restaurant on Church St.

When we got there, we were promptly escorted to our table. And that’s probably where the decent service ended LOL. Our first encounter with bad service occurred with us getting tea. They completely neglected to ask us if we wanted, and what type of tea we wanted. When we desperately looked around for a waiter (and was duely ignored), we finally got a non-waiter to pass the message (of what tea we wanted) onto a …