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- Environment
- 29/12/2025
- 09:33
SKIP BIN BUSINESS FINED FOR WASTE DUMP ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
A skip bin hire and waste removal company has been fined $60,000 for illegally dumping asbestos containing waste at a southwest Sydney property and failing to comply with an NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) direction to remove it. Detailed evidence gathered during an EPA investigation found Hy-Gene Skips responsible for depositing over 18 cubic metres of mixed waste at a vacant Gregory Hills residence in May 2025. The Peakhurst-based business then failed to abide by an EPA clean-up notice requiring it to remove and lawfully dispose of the waste, including fragments of asbestos containing materials (ACM), by late June. NSW…
- Entertainment, Youth
- 29/12/2025
- 08:28
DISNEY JR. LIVE ON TOUR: LET’S PLAY! SWINGS INTO ADELAIDE THIS WEEKEND FOR AUSTRALIAN DEBUT
Key Facts: Disney Jr. Live On Tour: Let’s Play! debuts in Australia in January 2026, starting in Adelaide, with five tour stops planned across…
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- Medical Health Aged Care, National News Current Affairs
- 29/12/2025
- 06:40
PROPOSED PLAN TO INCREASE DENTIST NUMBERS COULD PUT PATIENT SAFETY AT RISK
29.12.25 PROPOSED PLAN TO INCREASE DENTIST NUMBERS COULD PUT PATIENT SAFETY AT RISK ADA urging fixing current system instead A new plan to allow…
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- Community, Entertainment
- 29/12/2025
- 06:30
Sydney New Year’s Eve media call – TODAY
WHAT: City of Sydney New Year’s Eve media call – loading of the barges at the Glebe Island site WHO: Stephen Gilby, Executive Producer, City of Sydney Fortunato Foti, Foti International Fireworks DATE: TODAY Monday 29 December, 2025 TIME: Arrive from 9.30am for a compulsory safety induction at 9.45am ahead of a 10am start WHERE: Glebe Island, James Craig Road, Rozelle SAFETY RULES: - Fully enclosed flat shoesmust be warn(noheels,sandalsor ballet flats). - For access to fireworks barges high cotton content clothing including long pantsmust be worn. Never place any part of your body over the top of a firework.…
- Entertainment, General News
- 29/12/2025
- 05:04
Ticket Scams Cost Australian Victims an Average of $432 PayPal Warns as NYE Event Season Approaches
Sydney, Monday 29 December – New national research reveals the rising toll of ticket scams on Australian consumers, with fans losing an average of $432 each time they are scammed when purchasing event or concert tickets online. As millions prepare for a new year of sports, concerts and festivals, PayPal Australia is urging consumers to stay vigilant and use payment methods that offer enhanced security and Buyer Protection. The findings show that one in five Australians (20%) have missed out on events due to fake or undelivered tickets, and nearly one in ten (8%) have been scammed more than once.…
- Education Training, Employment Relations
- 28/12/2025
- 11:00
Bargaining rule ‘handbrake on productivity’
The Australian Higher Education Industrial Association (AHEIA) has called upon the federal government to repeal a section of the Fair Work Act, which it says stifles productivity. AHEIA has written to the Treasurer, Dr Jim Chalmers, calling for section 270A of the Act to be dumped to restore a system that allows for arbitration in matters of intractable bargaining that has been in place for decades. The original Albanese government Secure Jobs Better Pay measures had enormous potential to focus the minds of all at the bargaining table to reach a resolution, or lose something. “Section 270A will impact on…
- General News
- 28/12/2025
- 07:00
Australians making an early start an early start on their New Year resolutions
Key Facts: More than one in two (55%) Australians who are setting New Year’s resolutions will start them before the start of January, according to new research from leading nutrition and food tracking app, MyFitnessPal On average, early starters will be kicking off their goals an average of 12 days ahead of January 1, with almost half (48%) getting a headstart over the last week of December Early starts are more popular across the east coast of the country, with six in ten (61%) ACT residents surveyed working on their resolutions ahead of the Christmas holidays and the New Year,…
- Community, Entertainment
- 27/12/2025
- 11:38
Sydney New Year’s Eve media call – Monday 29 December
WHAT: City of Sydney New Year’s Eve media call – loading of the barges at the Glebe Island site WHO: Stephen Gilby, Executive Producer, City of Sydney Fortunato Foti, Foti International Fireworks DATE: Monday 29 December, 2025 TIME: Arrive from 9.30am for a compulsory safety induction at 9.45am ahead of a 10am start WHERE: Glebe Island, James Craig Road, Rozelle SAFETY RULES: - Fully enclosed flat shoesmust be warn(noheels,sandalsor ballet flats). - For access to fireworks barges high cotton content clothing including long pantsmust be worn. Never place any part of your body over the top of a firework. -…
- Education Training, Medical Health Aged Care
- 27/12/2025
- 10:58
‘One Death a Day’ in Deadliest Drowning season – Australians Urged to Refresh CPR Skills
Key Facts: 357 drowning deaths occurred in Australia in the year to June 30, marking a 27% increase on the 10-year average Last summer…
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