Parramatta Advertiser, 10 March 2010

FORGET the Opera House or Sydney Harbour Bridge - tourists need to see where it all began, according to Parramatta State Labor MP Tanya Gadiel as she launched the Discover Parramatta guidebooks on Thursday night.

The launch of the visitors' guide and dining guide followed a presentation of Parramatta Council's draft tourism strategy. It outlined a series of recommendations to be considered for implementation over the next five years.

By Parramatta Advertiser, 15 February 2010

LORD Mayor Paul Garrard was lambasted by fellow councillors on Monday night for pushing ahead with Parramatta having a popularly elected mayor without their input.

Cr Garrard came under heavy fire as he presented the findings of a residents’ survey which showed that 64 per cent of respondents wanted to have a mayor elected by the people for four years rather than each year by councillors.

Parramatta Advertiser, 9 October 2009

By Di Bartok

AN EXASPERATED shop owner has made a plea to Parramatta Council to clean up the problem of drug and alcohol users driving away her customers.

The shop owner said another business in East Parramatta shopping strip had been held up at knife point and she had had to lock up her shop at times.

Parramatta Advertiser, 8 October 2009

By Di Bartok

PARKING officers are set to become city ambassadors in Parramatta in a major turnaround of their role.

It is all about goodwill over revenue-grabbing, Lord Mayor Paul Garrard told the Advertiser.

Parramatta Sun, 7 October 2009

Parramatta's newly elected Lord Mayor Cr Paul Garrard called on the State Government to ensure a sustainable ferry service is established for the capital of western Sydney.

Reports that more than 50 ferry runs between Parramatta and the City were cancelled every month due to tidal restrictions only highlighted the unsuitability of Sydney Ferries' RiverCat fleet.