Australia
Illness or job Loss; NSW to provide rental subsidy to vulnerable renters
By Agencies at August 9, 2018 | 10:58 pm | 0 Comment
Low-income tenants in the private rental market who fall on tough emotional times through illness or job loss will be offered relief to avoid homelessness under a new NSW rental subsidy. The Rent Choice Assist program will provide tenants with financial support on their rental repayments for up to three years. Tenants will need to demonstrate their capacity to find a more...
Women celebrates diversity at WDD- 2018
By Shveata Chandel Singh at July 31, 2018 | 1:28 am | 0 Comment
Woman of Diversity Dinner (WDD) was held at the Emporium Function Centre, Bankstown on July 28 which was attended by approximately women from over 20 cultural backgrounds. Besides, food, music, dances and fun it was an event which showcased the rich diversity of Australia with women from different cultural background being a part of it. It was a great networking more...
Be ready to show your ‘Jalwa’ on July 13, 2018
By Shveata Chandel Singh at July 4, 2018 | 2:06 pm | 0 Comment
Jalwa – this word speaks about itself. It is all about charisma and personality and this was what influenced Arashpreet Gill and Jigna Samir Shroff to name their event ‘Jalwa’ which is all about women, their charm, their personality; in short the event is about presenting yourself in the best way. Some girls from Mumbai, firstly started a what’s app group just to more...
$100 rebate for creative kids
By Agencies at June 19, 2018 | 7:36 pm | 0 Comment
A new $100 Creative Kids Rebate will allow young people to experience cultural and learning activities outside of school from 2019. The Creative Kids Rebate can be put towards the cost of registration, participation or tuition fees for creative and cultural activities such as music lessons, language classes, coding and digital, visual and performing more...
NSW Budget 2018-19 to help ease cost of living pressures
By Agencies at June 19, 2018 | 7:32 pm | 0 Comment
Initiatives in the NSW Budget 2018-19 will help individuals and families with the cost of living. A range of budget measures will help with the cost of living, including a new Creative Kids Rebate to save families $100 per school child to help meet the cost of creative extra-curricular activities. Service NSW will be a one-stop shop for individuals and more...
Free apprenticeships to build skilled NSW workforce
By Agencies at June 18, 2018 | 7:40 pm | 0 Comment
The NSW Government will offer 100,000 free apprenticeships, removing financial pressure on apprentices and employers, and ensuring NSW meets the economy’s demand for skills. Apprentice and employer working under a car NSW apprentices that begin their training on or after 1 July 2018 may be eligible for a free apprenticeship, in any course funded under the Smart and more...
Community languages school raise the bar
By PT News Service at June 9, 2018 | 10:20 pm | 0 Comment
Teachers in up to ten Community Languages Schools are to begin a trial that will include up to 1000 students aimed at boosting the quality of teaching in those schools. The Sydney Institute of Community Languages Education (SICLE), established by Sydney University, has contracted a company to supply new learning management tools, which are also designed to improve more...
Digital licences for all NSW drivers
By Agencies at May 19, 2018 | 2:40 am | 0 Comment
People in NSW may be able to show their driver licences on mobile devices from as early as 2019. Following a successful trial of digital drivers licences in Dubbo, the NSW Government will introduce legislation into Parliament in May 2018 to enable a state-wide rollout of digital drivers licences. If the legislation is passed, a driver could show more...
Charity beads !!
By Shveata Chandel Singh at May 4, 2018 | 3:58 pm | 0 Comment
When a bunch of wonderful women get together, they say magic happens. That's exactly how magical it was on the sunny Sunday morning of Apr 22, in the sleepy South Sydney. It was a fun filled morning- new skills were learnt, new friendships forged and new homepreneurs born. Eleven beautiful women and young girls joined hands to raise funds for little Sayuri Ram, more...
NSW to host inaugural food expo in India
By PT News Service at April 21, 2018 | 8:39 pm | 0 Comment
Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced a NSW Food Expo will be held annually in India to showcase NSW food and beverage exporters to one of the world’s fastest growing markets. Berejiklian made the announcement in New Delhi overnight, alongside Indian food industry representatives, chefs and food writers. “The inaugural NSW Food Expo will help farmers and producers more...
