Articles - May 2009

Articles - May 2009


NSW first home buyers set $325 million record
Premier Nathan Rees today announced first home buyers in NSW have set a purchasing record...read more
31 May 2009
School students
New school laptops are put through their paces
More than 300 students and teachers at three NSW public schools will today begin road-testing new wireless laptops...read more
25 May 2009
NSW Government
NSW Government at work on flood recovery
Premier Rees today said the NSW Government has appointed former NSW Police Commissioner Ken Moroney to coordinate...read more
24 May 2009
NSW Government
Australia's first stimulus house delivered in NSW
Premier Rees and Federal Housing Minister Tanya Plibersek today announced that the first home in the country built...read more
23 May 2009
NSW Government
North Coast floods declared a natural disaster
Premier Nathan Rees has declared a natural disaster following major wind damage and extensive flooding...read more
22 May 2009
NSW Government
New National Art School Board directors
Nathan Rees today announced the appointment of six directors who will form the board of the newly-independent National Art School...read more
21 May 2009
NSW Government
Search for State's top speller starts today
Premier Nathan Rees launches the search for the State's best young speller in 2009...read more
21 May 2009
NSW Government
NSW Government delivers for sports school
Nathan Rees today officially opened a $3.8 million state-of-the-art upgrade and turned the first sod for a $6.5 million...read more
20 May 2009
NSW Premier's Literary Awards 2009
Premier announces NSW Literary Awards winners
Vietnamese-Australian Nam Le is a dual winner in the 2009 NSW Premier's Literary Awards, announced by NSW Premier...read more
18 May 2009
People's Choice Award
Rees congratulates People's Choice Award winner
Premier Rees has announced Steve Toltz's A Fraction of the Whole as winner of the inaugural People's Choice Award...read more
18 May 2009
Energy saving
New campaign to help families save power
A major education campaign to help households save power, keep energy bills down and reduce carbon pollution was launched...read more
17 May 2009
Energy saving
Rees launches program to help families cut home power bills
Premier Rees today announced the first 1,000 low income families in Western Sydney will start to benefit...read more
17 May 2009
Charles Tingwell, image courtesy www.budtingwell.com.au
Charles Tingwell
From Smithy to The Castle, Charles Tingwell was a face and a voice and a warm presence that four Australian generations...read more
15 May 2009
NSW Government
Rees promotes jobs and investment in NSW
Premier Nathan Rees today released the costs of a trade visit to the United Arab Emirates and leading a Gallipoli delegation...read more
15 May 2009
NSW Government
Rees delivers jobs for NSW film industry
Rees today announced increased funding and more jobs for the NSW film and television industry...read more
12 May 2009
NSW Government
NSW National Broadband Network Taskforce
Premier Rees today announced the establishment of a NSW National Broadband Network Taskforce...read more
12 May 2009
Premier at CeBIT
NSW Government secures major business event for Sydney
Australia's largest information and communications technology exhibition, CeBIT, will stay in Sydney until 2011...read more
12 May 2009
NSW Government
Southern Hemisphere's biggest IKEA to open in Sydney
NSW Premier Nathan Rees today announced planning approval had been given to build Australia's biggest IKEA showroom...read more
10 May 2009
318 new police join the ranks today
Premier Nathan Rees today welcomed 318 new police to the force at the attestation parade in Goulburn...read more
08 May 2009
NSW Government
Recycled water plant to operate in Western Sydney
Approval has been granted to a new player in Sydney's recycled water market that will attract $100 million of private sector investment...read more
07 May 2009
School students
New school facilities build NSW jobs
Premier Rees has welcomed the announcement that 410 primary schools in NSW will receive $642 million...read more
06 May 2009
Premier leads new culture of open Government
The Premier has today released exposure draft legislation to deliver fundamental reform of Freedom of Information laws...read more
06 May 2009
Winner of the Plein Painting Prize, Rodney Pople with the Premier
Marrickville painter wins NSW Parliament painting prize
An artwork depicting Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral just prior to dawn has won the 2009 NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize...read more
05 May 2009
Deadline looms for first People's Choice Book Award
The Premier is calling on book lovers across NSW to cast their vote in the in the first People’s Choice Awards...read more
05 May 2009
NSW Government
Amway brings 15,000 people to Sydney
NSW Premier Nathan Rees will today announce that Sydney will host the Amway 2011 Conference...read more
05 May 2009
NSW Government
Next round of bikie laws target gang recruitment
The NSW Government will introduce the next round of legislation to combat outlaw motorcycle gangs in to Parliament today...read more
05 May 2009
NSW Government
Government continues to crack down on bikie gangs
Premier Nathan Rees announced legislation will be introduced to Parliament this week to create a new type of search warrant...read more
03 May 2009
NSW Government
Plans to introduce electric vehicles to Australia
Premier Rees met with Nissan Motor Co. (Australia) Pty. Ltd. to discuss their plans to introduce electric vehicles to Australia...read more
01 May 2009