THE City of Parramatta will be ringing in the Year of the Tiger with a colourful display of lanterns and street banners, authentic food offerings from local restaurants, and a special Lunar New Year booklet. “Lunar New Year is one of our City’s most popular cultural celebrations, and this year Parramatta’s CBD will be filled […]
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THE NSW Government will extend current restrictions for another month as the State continues to take a measured response to managing COVID-19 with a focus on a safe return to school and restarting non-urgent elective surgery as soon as possible. Current settings will continue from Thursday, 27 January 2022 until Sunday, 28 February 2022, including:
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SIX-year-old Beatrix was one of the first children to be vaccinated at The Granville Centre Vaccination Clinic today with COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged 5 to 11 years old commencing across NSW. “My vaccine didn’t hurt! It was quick and easy. To everyone out there, get vaccinated,” the six-year-old said. Beatrix’s mum Carly accompanied her
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SOCCER enthusiast Steven Issa kicked a goal for Parramatta as Lord Mayor, calling on council to put forward the City as a training hub for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. In a Lord Mayoral minute at council’s last meeting for the term, Cr Issa proposed that council approach Football Australia to investigate opportunities for
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DI BARTOK IN its 160 years as a local government area, Parramatta certainly has grown up – all the way to the sky. Four days after a ceremony commemorating the declaration of Parramatta as a municipality, Sydney’s burgeoning second city welcomed Premier Dominic Perrottet to the “topping out” ceremony of the 225 metre 55 storey
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT | DI BARTOK PARRAMATTA Council will certainly be a different make-up after Saturday’s local government election saw a boost for Labor and Independents, with the Greens’ fate undecided. With the Liberals out of the race because of the State Executive decision not to endorse candidates due to internal wrangling, it has been a
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PARRAMATTA’S famous Farmers Markets at Centenary Square are back with a mix of new stallholders and regular favourites bringing some mid-week buzz to the CBD. Traditionally held on a Friday, the Farmers Markets will be operating every Wednesday as part of a five-week trial, from 24 November to 22 December between 7.30am and 2.30pm. Parramatta
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PASSION | STAFF REPORTERS JUST a few years ago, Steve Dresler was one of the rising stars of the NRL, ranked alongside the likes of Reed Mahoney and Dylan Brown at the Parramatta Eels. But while the latter two Parra young guns became established first graders, Steve’s career was over before it began. Medically retired
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STAFF REPORTERS AFTER two sell-out seasons, the CommBank Stadium Drive-In is back by popular demand with a host of blockbuster Disney movies locked in for March 2022. The Stadium Drive-In became a thing in Parramatta in 2020 when COVID put most live events on pause. But watching flicks from the comfort of your car proved
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BUSINESS | STAFF REPORTERS IN a fresh initiative to assist business growth in Western Sydney, the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AmCham) will deliver its first Greater Western Sydney Summit (GWSS) in March 2022. The GWSS is a rolling day of panel discussions, workshops and information presentations which will give clarity for business owners
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HEALTH | JADE HOBMAN MEDICAL researchers in Western Sydney are pioneering a new vaccine that would guard against all existing and future strains of the virus that causes COVID-19. The Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR) is conducting tests they hope will lead to a world-first, essential booster that enhances immunity when it is partnered
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PARRAMATTA has won the bid to host the SOUND WEST Technology & Music Festival, Australia’s first major music, tech and networking expo running from 30 March 30 to April 3, 2022. The five-day extravaganza includes live music performances in venues across Parramatta and Greater Western Sydney, along with a Technology and Music Conference at CommBank Stadium
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PARENTING | JADE HOBMAN “MY kids can never find their shoes, but they find a tiny piece of onion in their dinner immediately.” These words resonate well with many parents today, and a study done just last month shed light on the prevalence of struggles parents have at mealtime. Popular meal kit delivery service HelloFresh
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A NEW initiative to help curb the toll on native wildlife caused by domestic cats across Parramatta has been announced by Environment Minister Matt Kean. “The Keeping Cats Safe at Home program will help protect our unique wildlife, with domestic cats estimated to kill around 67 million native mammals, 83 million native reptiles and 80
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The NSW Government will go it alone to fund an extension of the JobSaver program to help NSW businesses re-open their doors and get people back into jobs as the State starts to ease restrictions and enjoy greater freedoms. When NSW reaches the 70 per cent double vaccination rate JobSaver payments will be tapered from
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PARRAMATTA Leagues Club Interim CEO Chris Dimou has won the coveted role of permanent CEO after a rigorous search by the PLC Board. His appointment followed an extensive six-month appraisal of candidates by the seven-member board led by PLC President Greg Monaghan. Mr Monaghan announced the appointment to members in August. Parramatta Times editor, Mike
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PROPERTY | DALLAS SHERRINGHAM NORTH Parramatta units are still a popular choice amongst real estate investors in 2021 according to a survey of the top 50 postcodes in NSW. The suburb came in 36th in the top 50 ranked areas with investment unit values in the 2151 postcode growing by 72.2% during the past decade.
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VENUES | STAFF REPORTERS WE’VE got used to seeing the Bankwest Stadium sign on O’Connell Street in Parramatta, but the west’s iconic stadium will have a name change from October 1. Bankwest will transfer naming rights of Western Sydney Stadium to the Commonwealth Bank as the nation’s largest bank commits to supporting business on the
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