I DIDN’T know whether to be annoyed or amused when the Federal Government announced that the NBN was finished. Nice! EXCEPT! the CBD of Parramatta doesn’t have the NBN and won’t...
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BUSINESSES that underpin the first-rate city will not come to Parramatta without the NBN. Parramatta Chamber of Commerce president Schon Condon was commenting on Federal MP Juli...
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THE OUTDOOR dining precinct in Parramatta Square is set to open on October 21, offering an exciting range of dining options. Walker Corporation’s $3.2B redevelopment of Parramat...
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PARRAMATTA and Cumberland Councils have scored more than $20M in the 2020-21 Federal Budget for infrastructure projects. The Investment in Parramatta/Cumberland infrastructure i...
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TREASURER Josh Frydenberg has put the challenge to the private sector to pull the flailing economy up by its bootstraps. He has done this through a broad suite of policy initiat...
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Six new bridges will be built and another five bridges modified in the Greater Parramatta area, as part of the Parramatta Light Railworks. Minister for Transport and Roads Andre...
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THERE are no more chances for Parramatta and Souths when they clash in the NRL finals this weekend. The winner advances and the loser go on holidays. The Eels tackle Souths in a...
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IT’S finals time and footy fever are sweeping the Parramatta community. You can feel the ”eelectricity” as Parramatta start their 2020 NRL finals campaign against Melbourne on S...
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LITTLE India at Harris Park could be on its way soon with a meeting between the business community and Parramatta Council representatives scheduled for the first week of October...
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CITY of Parramatta Council has launched a new grants program to support cultural and creative enterprises as part of a $785,000 package of measures to revitalise the City’s $1B ...
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CITY of Parramatta Council has unveiled an innovative proposal to expand the Justice Precinct in the Parramatta CBD, bringing more than 2,200 legal jobs to the City and boosting...
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A RARE splash of color lit up Parramatta when artists came to town to protest against the NSW Government’s plan to demolish heritage properties to make way for the new Powerhous...
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THE $130M cultural and civic building that will dramatically change the look of Parramatta CBD is on its way with Lord Mayor Bob Dwyer turning the first sod recently. Constructi...
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PARRAMATTA is set to make sporting history this month by hosting Sydney’s first public AFL and AFLW double-header, with the GIANTS becoming the first club to stage elite men’s and women’s matches on the same day at the same venue.
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WESTERN Sydney has emerged as a national powerhouse of Australia’s night-time economy, with Parramatta, South West Sydney and Blacktown all securing places among the country’s top-performing after-dark precincts.
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THE proposed North Rocks Village development at the former 12.67 hectare site of the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children continues to face community opposition despite revisions to its Master Plan. The quiet, leafy suburb was ide...
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AMARIAH Tamaro from Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta and Stella White from St Patrick’s Marist College Dundas in Parramatta is one of 18 students across the state to be awarded a NSW Government scholarship to travel to Greece on an...
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A NEW commercial workplace is designed to uplift Parramatta’s heritage and being billed as an iconic urban landmark. The $125M boutique development which opened in May, is in Parramatta’s vibrant civic heart and directly overlooks Ce...
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CONSTRUCTION of the new $540M Westmead Centre for Mental Health has reached its highest point, marking a major milestone for what will become NSW’s largest mental health facility.
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