BOOKTOPIA TARGETS BIG W
RED DWYER
AUSTRALIAN online bookstore Booktopia Pty Ltd plans to knock off Australia’s largest book retailer Big W following a capital raising of $20M from a consortium of private investors.
DRIVERS CAUGHT ON CAMERA
Penalties now apply
DRIVERS caught on camera illegally using their mobile phone will be issued fines and demerit points from today.
CHAUFFERING IS BIG BUSINESS
Fresh appopach to traditional industry
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
THE chauffeuring industry is set to become big business in Australia with a fresh new approach to one of the most coveted symbols of success.
HELICOPTER CHARTER BUSINESS REFUSED
THE application by FlyBlue Management Pty Ltd for charter helicopter flights from Katoomba Airfield to boost tourism has been knocked back by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment.
AEROTROPOLIS OPPORTUNITIES OUTLINED
Major event with CEO speaking
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
OPPORTUNITIES for Western Sydney businesses at the new Aerotropolis will be the theme of a major event at Parramatta in March.
STRATEGIC DEFENCE PARTNERSHIP
WESTERN Sydney manufacturer Precision Metal Group (PMG) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with German seating systems group Probatec AG for the manufacture and export of high-quality seating for military vehicles including the BOXER Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle (CRV).
CHANGING FACE OF BLACKTOWN
Medi-tourism boom from Teo Centre
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
BLACKTOWN will become the centre of world-wide medical attention with universally renowned neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo to head a $1B state-of-the-art facility in the heart of the CBD.
BREAKTHROUGH ON CORONAVIRUS
HEALTH experts around the world will be able to contain the spread of novel coronavirus among the population faster, following a breakthrough by NSW Health researchers.
HERITAGE OPENS SECOND BRANCH
LIGHT RAIL WORKS START AT PARRAMATTA
CITY of Parramatta Lord Mayor Cr Bob Dwyer has welcomed the commencement of major works on the Parramatta Light Rail project following an official sod turning at Rydalmere recently.