GRAFFITI is about to be blasted out of Parramatta with council’s new graffiti removal unit. The truck uses environmentally-friendly sodium bicarbonate to blast graffiti off buildings and walls as quickly as possible after council has been notified of the vandalism. Parramatta Council bought the graffiti-blaster after councillors John Chedid and Michael McDermott campaigned for a [...]
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A soft dusk falls on Parramatta; the evening a simmering chorus of crickets, bats overhead, and, no doubt, the eels (‘burra’) which gave the area’s traditional owners, the Burramuttagal people, its name and principle source of food, lurking somewhere in the depths of the river below. As an audience member of Urban Theatre Projects’ new [...]
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PARRAMATTA have started the slow, painful process of trying to ease their salary cap pressure by releasing Weller Hauraki a season early to Super League outfit the Celtic Crusaders. The international back-rower, who scored three tries in six games last season, will train with the Eels until his visa arrives. His exit will free up [...]
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PARRAMATTA Council has stepped up its battle against vandals by arming its Graffiti Crime Removal Unit with a new quick response vehicle and soda blaster equipment. Lord Mayor Paul Garrard said graffiti vandalism had become a significant concern costing our community money and resources that could be better used on important projects. “We are determined [...]
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