Payroll tax discounts for regional businesses should be included in the upcoming South Australian budget, the state’s peak business group says. In a submission ahead of SA’s latest financial blueprint, the organisation said regional companies should get a 50 per cent discount to ease costs and help them compete. Business SA’s General Manager of Policy … [Read more…]
Anthony Albanese will discuss climate change, clean energy and global security at the G7 summit. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is jetting to Japan as world leaders gather in Hiroshima for a major summit. Although not a part of the G7 – which consists of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom … [Read more…]
A woman has difficulty holding an umbrella from strong winds in rainy weather. Photo: 123RF Forecasters are warning of heavy rain and strong winds across the country this evening and through the weekend. The heavy rain warning for Gisborne has been lifted, but the upper South Island is still in for a drenching, as is … [Read more…]
Wyndham Wyndham Rotary Wyndham Rotary welcomes people interested in helping people in need in the community. Interested in finding out more, come to the Italian Sports Club each Wednesday night at 6.30pm to join us for a meal, share ideas and work for a common cause. ■ Julie, 0406 196 630 CWA Werribee branch The … [Read more…]
NSW pubs and clubs will have three months to remove gambling-related signage from their buildings. (Tracey Nearmy/AAP PHOTOS) Gambling-related signage will be removed from outside pubs and clubs across NSW as the new Labor government moves to honour an election pledge. All external gambling-related signs will need to be removed or altered before September 1 … [Read more…]
SHANNON REDSTALL/Stuff Specialist negotiators spent three hours at a Christchurch property trying to coax out a wanted man. Police negotiated with a man allegedly armed with a modified pistol and 12-gauge shotgun for more than three hours at a Christchurch property before taking him into custody. Residents were told to stay inside their houses as … [Read more…]
Next date: Saturday, 20 May 2023 | 09:00 AM to 05:00 PM Lismore Gem & Lapidary Club are back again to host NSW’s largest annual gem and mineral show, Lismore Gemfest. There are over 140 stalls trading with crystals, gems, mineral specimens, fossils, jewellery and lapidary equipment. There is something for gem enthusiasts, rockhounds, beginners … [Read more…]
NEW track stock 2021 ORRVILLE — The curtain hasn’t been completely drawn on the storied high school track and field career of Ryne Shackelford, but the Keystone senior certainly isn’t going to go out with the hoped-for blaze of glory he envisioned. The defending Division II state champion in the 100 and 200 dashes and … [Read more…]
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By RNZ Explainer – With more heavy rain forecast for the upper North Island this weekend, some are wondering why it has been raining so much and when it is likely to stop. MetService currently has orange rain warnings in place for Gisborne north of Tolaga Bay and Tasman west of Motueka, and heavy rain … [Read more…]
TORONTO — D’Shawn Bowen’s 79th-minute try lifted Toronto into a 29-29 tie in Major League Rugby play Thursday, the Arrows’ second tie in less than a week. Bowen managed to haul in Tautalatasi Tasi’s deflected pass and raced in for the late try. The Arrows had a chance to win it but Peter Nelson’s conversion … [Read more…]