Develop your public speaking skills, learn how to make the best cup of coffee, or discover how you can turn your small business idea into a reality. With the Higher School Certificate exams just around the corner, City of Canterbury Bankstown is supporting young people to take the first leap into the world of employment with its first ever Youth …

After being forced to flee her war-torn country, 16-year-old Adila Musavi has been recognised for her inspirational achievements with a City of Canterbury Bankstown Children and Youth Award. Adila, who attends school in Birrong, lives with her family in Western Sydney after fleeing Afghanistan three years ago. “We came here when the Taliban took over and we had just 48 …

Steve Kamper Minister for Small Business Minister for Lands and Property Minister for Multiculturalism Minister for Sport The NSW Government has announced an additional $5 million investment in the Safe Places for Faith Communities Grants program furthering efforts to improve safety and security for faith groups across the state. This funding comes after a successful first round, where $5 million …

The impacts of social media, bullying and destigmatising mental health were just some of the key topics of discussion at the NSW Youth Council Conference.   More than 100 young people from across New South Wales came together for the three-day conference at Western Sydney University Bankstown Campus last month, to share ideas and have their voices heard.   Delivered …

Motorists of Leppington will benefit from fast-tracked upgrade works at the intersection of Cowpasture Road and Fifteenth Avenue. Member for Leppington, Nathan Hagarty, has secured a prioritisation of improvements to Fifteenth Avenue and surrounding roads, with work to begin early 2025. Central to this work will be an additional northbound lane on Cowpasture Road towards the M7 Motorway. This will …

Arab Council Australia (ACA) expresses profound concern over the escalating humanitarian and security crisis in Sudan, which has led to widespread suffering, loss of life, and displacement across the nation. The importance of a coordinated international response to prevent further escalation and address the root causes of this devastating conflict cannot be overstated. ACA calls on the Australian government to …

City of Parramatta is set to hit go on FOGO (Food Organics and Garden Organics) with stage one of the new FOGO waste collection service starting in the week commencing Monday 11 November. For 65,000 households living in houses, townhouses and apartment buildings with 30 units or less, this means the new green-lid FOGO bin will be placed alongside the …

ANNE STANLEY Government whip MEMBER FOR WERRIWA The Albanese Government are protecting the people of Werriwa from the scourge of scams and making Australia the toughest place in the world for scammers to operate. Today, the Albanese Government introduced the Scams Prevention Framework which changes the law to put obligations on sectors to prevent, detect, disrupt, and respond to scammers. …

Canterbury-Bankstown Councillors have voted to fly the Lebanese flag in a show of support for all Lebanese Australians and to highlight the unfolding humanitarian crisis in their country. Councillors unanimously endorsed a Mayoral Minute at last night’s Council Meeting (Tuesday 22 October) to fly the flag at both Bankstown and Campsie on the National Day of Lebanon. They also agreed …

As technology expands into our everyday lives, the biggest question people ask is: Are robots going to completely replace humans? But the artists in Bankstown Arts Centre’s latest all-female exhibition are proposing a different attitude and instead asking the question: How can we collaborate with robots? The multi-sensory exhibition FEM-Me: Female Mechanics and other Kinetic Systems explores human-robot interactions through …