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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PARRAMATTA will host the biggest Indian festival in Australia which will bring Hindus from all over the country and overseas. The Festival of Lights, or Diwali, will be held at Parramatta Stadium on Sunday (October 11). Last year the festival, organised by the Hindu Council of Australia, was held at Sydney Olympic Park and drew [...]
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In April 2008 I taught a two-day Masterclass in Fiction Writing at the NSW Writers’ Centre in Rozelle, Sydney. Taking part in the course were two women, Sharyn Killens and Lindsay Lewis. Sharyn and I have something in common – we are former Parramatta girls. And by that I don’t mean we grew up in the city of Parramatta! [...]
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