By Radio 2GB News, 8 March 2011

News Headline: Speaking at an economic development forum in Parramatta, NSW Opposition Leader, Barry O'Farrell, has said that he is inheriting an unprecedented infrastructure backlog from the Labor Government. He insists that the Epping to Parramatta rail link won't be scrapped but admits that he won't be able to address all of the state's problems and he will need to prioritise. (Click here to download audio ...)

By ABC News, 7 March 2011

News Report: The major state political parties have outlined their plan for expanding Sydney's rail network. Both Labor and the Liberals have promised to build the North-West rail line. However Labor won't start building it for another six years, it's priority is to build the Parramatta to Epping rail line first. It's scheduled the Western Express and City Relief Line by 2018 and to finish the South West rail line for which no track has been laid. If the Coalition is voted in, it will attempt to divert Federal funding from the Parramatta to Epping rail line to start work on the North-West rail line before 2015, build the South-West rail line, and all other projects would be decided by Infrastructure NSW.

By Jenna Daroczy, Parramatta Sun, 3 March 2011

Parramatta council’s new adjudication panel has overturned nearly half of all parking fines submitted, most without any evidence.

Documents obtained by The Sun under Right to Information legislation show since the review board first sat on October 27 last year, 111 people have had their parking fines reviewed.

Cautions were issued to 52 of them, which means the fine was dropped but they were sent letters of warning that their next offence would not be taken so lightly.

By Jenna Daroczy, Parramatta Sun, 3 March 2011

The Parramatta to Epping rail link could take up to 6000 commuters to Parramatta off the roads every day.

Census statistics show nearly 7 per cent of the workforce commuting to Parramatta comes from Hornsby and Ryde, which would be provided with direct rail links to Parramatta via the new line.

By Di Bartok, Parramatta Advertiser, 1 March 2011

FROM March 12, a new NSW Government-funded free bus shuttle service around Parramatta CBD will replace the council’s Loop bus service.

The service will travel on much the same route around the CBD but will be extended to seven days a week.

The existing blue Loop buses will be ``done over’’ in government green, although the council will still run the service.