BLITZ ON ILLEGAL DUMPING
Council bid to reduce $800,000 cost
PARRAMATTA City Council will again launch its ‘Love Where You Live’ campaign to drive down the illegal dumping of rubbish in community spaces in a bid to reduce the $800,000 per year cost to ratepayers.
MASTERING DATA FOR GROWTH
Navigate the maze with market insights
By Anthony Moss
GAINING insight about the markets you operate in is an essential part of your strategic planning process.
DEMYSTIFYING THE CLOUD
Multiple solutions for integration and mobility
By Kate Hill
Partner Deloitte Western Sydney
OUT of 10 client meetings the “Cloud” is mentioned in one way or another in at least eight. Whether it is business owners looking for cost savings and flexibility for their organisations or grappling with how they can respond to competition from new entrants whose business is entirely cloud based.
SOCIAL MEDIA AND BUSINESS
Why collaboration is in its infancy
SOCIAL media has become a ubiquitous part of modern life, and in a trend dubbed Enterprise 2.0, the world of business has embraced it as well.
SALUTING OUR CHAMPIONS
Celebrate The West honours achievement
COMMUNITY spirit, looking after each other and gratitude were the sentiments of the day at the annual Celebrate the West luncheon held recently.
PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
How the 80/20 rule applies to stress
By Dr John Hinwood
YOU are experiencing a beautiful day, everything is flowing, the people you are connecting with are a joy to be with, the birds are chirping, it’s warm, a gentle breeze is blowing, you’re not feeling stressed in any way.
GWS REGIONAL ROUND TABLE
Aged Care and Retirement Living 2
WELCOME to the Greater Western Sydney Regional Roundtable (GWSRR). The GWSRR is collaboration between Western Sydney Business access and Adjunct Professor Jim Taggart OAM. GWSRRs involve assembling people of influence to discuss issues that impact upon the Greater Western Sydney region. The subject for the March GWSRR was Aged Ccre and Retirement Living Part 2. This GWSRR is proudly sponsored by PwC. Guests included: Adjunct Professor Dr Jim Taggart OAM – GWSRR Chairman., Michael Walls – WSBA publisher and editor, David Hegarty – Partner Price Waterhouse Coopers, Associate Professor Amanda Johnson, UWS, Sue Smith – Group Manager SummitCare (Australia), Marta Aquino - CEO, Residential Gardens, Elly Beck - Business Manager, Realise Performance, Rod Young - Horsley Services, Carlos Oyarce - ANZ Corporate Banking and, Peter Garrett – Partner, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers.
COMMENT: Caution urged with new credit laws
By Joseph Trimarchi
Solicitor, Joseph Trimarchi & Associates
FROM 2014 Comprehensive Credit Reporting (Positive Credit Reporting) is set to be launched in Australia. It would be useful to discover the impact this will have on both borrowers and lenders.
Business rubbish bins a gold mine for identity thieves
A SURVEY of commercial rubbish bins in the Sydney metropolitan area has revealed that 11 percent contained personal confidential information readily accessible to passers-by and identity thieves.
Commuting times could be slashed with smart work centres
WESTERN Sydney residents could save over an hour in their daily commuting times if they had access to “smart work centres,” a report has found.