HE’S talented, a bit shy and only 18 years old – but Australian Idol finalist Nathan Brake is the idol of Parramatta Council after becoming the city’s first Goodwill Ambassador. Lord Mayor Paul Garrard launched his Goodwill Ambassador program, with Nathan named as the first, at Monday night’s council meeting. Nathan, who lives at Guildford [...]
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Why be stuck in traffic jams and pay ever increasing road tolls when you can bicycle ride to work? National Ride to Work Day is an annual event across Australia which aims at encouraging commuters to ride their bikes full or part way to and from work. This morning starting at 7.00am a steady stream [...]
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LORD Mayor Paul Garrard and union stalwarts led by legendary activist Jack Mundey were all beating the same drum on Parramatta Wharf on Friday save the Parramatta RiverCat service. Both the lord mayor and the activists chose Friday to launch their separate campaigns to keep ferries in public hands and to upgrade the service to [...]
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Winger Bryson Goodwin says his ex-Kangaroo father backs his decision to pledge his rugby league allegiance to the Kiwis. Goodwin, who was born in New South Wales town Parkes, is one of four new caps in the New Zealand side for a one-off test against Tonga in Rotorua on Wednesday. The match is a dress [...]
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PARRAMATTA’S finest painters, art lovers and talented students are taking part in October’s Foundation Week Open Arts Award Exhibition. This is Parramatta Art Society’s major annual event which has been running for more than 20 years. Society secretary Brian Richardson said 100 artists entered a total of 320 paintings, all of which would be hung. [...]
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