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A lack of funding has meant construction of a new building to house the Children's Medical Research Institute at Westmead cannot start.
The new facility is needed to enable the Institute's scientists to continue their life-saving research, which is focused on four main areas -- understanding cancer, nerve cell signalling, embryo development and gene therapy for the treatment of genetic conditions.
After the public exhibition of
Parramatta’s Integrated Transport Plan for the Parramatta City Centre, one of the striking policy differences to the City of
Sydney is its handling of cyclists.
“Parramatta has achieved an approach that addresses our CBD’s future transport needs, but not ‘sell out the rights’ of our businesses, pedestrians or commuters in preference for cyclists like in Sydney CBD,” said Deputy Lord Mayor Clr Chiang Lim.
Cities are desperately trying to catch up on delivering rail infrastructure
GRANDIOSE schemes have always seemed easy when it comes to railway planning in Australia, but fixing what needs to be fixed seems to be harderto achieve.
Instead of Australian or ANZAC related flags and banners in the lead up to ANZAC Day,
Parramatta’s Deputy Lord Mayor Clr Chiang Lim saw promotions of the Autumn Carnival relating to the Golden Slipper horse race, the Mothers' Day Classic and the Commonwealth Games 2010 in
New Delhi.
“There will always be worthy causes to support, and that includes
Parramatta’s promotion of Christmas and Easter. But when there was not a single flag or banner in the city promoting ANZAC Day, one could be forgiven you were in another country,” said Clr Lim who is himself a migrant to
Australia 23 years ago.
Most Australians are Christians and therefore celebrate Easter for what it is – the solemn commemoration of the death and resurrection of Our Lord, the anniversary of the salvation of humanity, the beginning of the Church, the cause of hope for our world, said Bishop Anthony Fisher OP, Bishop of Parramatta.
The bishop said it is “great news” that Parramatta City Council is willing to recognise the reason for “the Easter holidays”. The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported religious banners featuring crucifixes were put up across Sydney’s west by Parramatta City Council who have grown “tired of political correctness”.
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