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Statue Bodyart creates The Last Supper set for The Bible - DVD and Blu-ray - 20th
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Melbourne to sponsor South Sydney Rabbitohs - 14th May 2013 Gene
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flag bodypainted model: Make love and peace, not war Zeta
Bar's Secret Garden At Hilton Sydney: Secret Garden human statue models every
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rugby union player Drew Mitchell gets bodypainted for team bet Wallaby
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20, 2013: Drew Mitchell was forced to pose as a statue in body paint by the Waratahs
as punishment for not filling out a form, with AFL star Buddy Franklin an amused
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News James
Packer going to Hollywood to help make movies; Big money still talks in showbiz
- 13th December 2012 Las
Vegas casino boss takes over Echo Entertainment - 12th December 2012 News Three-time
WWE heavyweight champion Mick Foley together with award-winning Australian comedian
Brendon Burns, will visit Australia soil in February 2013 for a first ever Australian
tour with their brand new double-handed stand-up comedy show Good God Almighty!. Good
God Almighty! Australian Tour Dates 2013 February
04 Adelaide, SA Dunstan Playhouse February 06 Brisbane, QLD The Tivoii
February 09 Sydney, NSW Enmore Theatre Sydney February 11 Melbourne, Victoria
Athenaeum Theatre Melbourne Get
Tickets here Visit www.facebook.com/LiveNationOzNz
News Sydney's
second casino a step closer - 25th October 2012 The
New South Wales Government has announced that James Packer's proposal to build
a second casino in Sydney has moved to stage 2 of consideration. Seven
weeks after the Government received an unsolicited proposal from James Packer
to build a six-star hotel with high roller gaming rooms at Barangaroo, the heads
of the Department of Premier and Cabinet and the Treasury have now given the go
ahead for Crown to develop a more detailed plan. The
Premier Barry O'Farrell says the Government will not allow poker machines in the
new development, and he has stressed it is only passed the first hurdle in a three-stage
process. "At
the end of each stage the Government has the option of either giving the project
the green light to proceed or a red light and it simply stops there," he
said. The
Opposition supports the proposal on the grounds it will not have poker machines. Its
construction means Sydney will become the only state capital with two casinos
- it already has Star City. The
Premier says any new casino will not be allowed to start operation until 2019
because of an exclusivity arrangement with Star Casino. But
if the project is given the go ahead, laws will have to be changed to allow a
second casino licence in Sydney. News WWE
Live RAW Tour: Event Results From Sydney, Australia - 31st August 2012, by Greg
Tingle 
C.M
Punk VS Daniel Bryan - Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia Pro
wrestling WWE style - Sports Entertainment returns to Sydney, Australia...
WrestleMania (Australian style) returned to Sydney on Friday night and the show
did not disappoint.
Pro
wrestling fans young and old got their fix of WWE grapplers. The
WWE marketing and media machine can be attributed to what looked to be a 90 percent
full Allphones Arena - making it a crowd of approximately 15,000. It's unclear
how much of the crowd was papered (unpaid), but the smart money says it was fans
who parted with their hard earned money. A
mixed crowd of both hardcore fans, casual fans and families, who were pretty vocal
and hyped up for the show. The
show commenced with Brodus Clay VS Jack Swagger. Naomi was with Brodus, no Cameron.
Swagger got some good heat, but Brodus got his hand raised quick. Entertaining
and fun, but not a classic wrestling match - nor was it supposed to be. Kids just
love Clay. Next
was the divas (ladies) match. WWE Divas Champion Layla defeated Rosa Mendes. We
appreciated the effort of the ladies but its safe to say the WWE should raise
the bar in the Diva's division. Maybe bring in a few Japanese lady pro wrestlers
as well as snatch some of TNA Wrestling's best also. WWE have so much TV time
to fill up, so ramp up the Diva's for the female and male fans in the WWE Universe. WWE
Tag Team Champions R-Truth and Kingston beat Primo and Epico in a solid match.
R-Truth was on fire, both with in-ring skills and the mic, and 'Little Jimmy'
was over big time with young and old. The
Miz defeated Alex Riley to retain the Intercontinental Championship. The Miz got
strong heat. Nice mic work telling everyone he wasn't "awful", but "awesome".
AR was surprisingly over. Maybe because he's a pretty strong worker and Australian
fans are not overexposed to the WWE product (with live shows), like rather spoilt
American fans. Lot's of Wooooo's! (for the chops), respecting Ric Flair, who most
fans want to see return to his rightful home - WWE. Zack
Ryder defeated Tensai. Zack Ryder got a huge pop and Tensai got pretty decent
heat and reactions. At least Tensai looks like a pro wrestling "monster"
- he has the look and size, and moves well for a big man. Younger fans seem to
be scared of Tensai and went nuts when Ryder got the win. Santino
defeated David Otunga. Decent heat for Otunga. Santino is over in Australia, but
not as much as he is in the U.S. Keep WWE belts off both these guys... they don't
need them. They worked the crowd fairly well and Santino is funny, but this was
not a classic wrestling match - and it was never expected to be. Passable - just. CM
Punk defeated Daniel Bryan to retain the WWE Championship in an awesome match
which went for almost 30 minutes. Stalling by both at first, but the crowd was
pretty into it. Established characters can stall for ages with little fan backlash
- the way the late Randy "Macho Man" Randy Savage and living legends
Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair used to do. CM Punk worked as a face and was over big
time. "Yes" chant all throughout the match as well. Tons of fan signs
for both and lots of fans bought their t-shirts. John
Cena defeated The Big Show and John Laurinaitis in the main event. Decent match
for these guys. After the match Laurinaitis attacked Cena with a chair, but Cena
turned around and hit him with an attitude adjustment to finish the show. Overall
strong show - especially for an Australian WWE show, which were mixed in the past.
We're giving it 8 out of 10 and it was value for money. Strongest
pops: John Cena
CM Punk Zack Ryder Most
heat: The Miz
The Big Show Jack Swagger Match
Of The Show: C.M
Punk VS Daniel Brian Room
for improvement: More strong WWE Divas, bring back Ric Flair urgently (1000s of
fans did the Woooooo!), bring Ziggler and Randy Orton to the next Australian show,
have 2 top line NXT talents on the next down under show. It would be nice to see
Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan back with the WWE. Strong rumours Flair will be back
within a month or two, so hopefully he makes the next Australian tour. Wooooo! News Australasian
Gaming Expo report from Sydney; Australia - Day 3 - 23rd August 2012 
Creative
arts for Paltronics by Human Statue
Bodyart Photo
by Eva Rinaldi Photography Today
was the 3rd day for the most high profile and successful gaming expo in Australia
- the Australasian Gaming Expo, which is being hosted by the Sydney Convention
Centre at Darling Harbour. It's gaming, gambling, technology, sales...even creative
arts elements and much more. It's a key time for the gaming industry in Australia
with all the regulation elements, responsible gambling initiatives and such, and
most of the big boys of the industry were on hand to show off their wares, with
some exhibitors demonstrating significant creative flair to help showoff their
latest and greatest wares. Our
friends at Human Statue Bodyart were back again and they had a couple of body
models made up in bodypaint (Anastasia as a butterfly and Victoria as a panda)
- complete with wings and sparkles, for leading gaming brand Paltronics and its
latest game 'Jungle Madness'. The
expo centre itself is huge - 15,000 square metres (about the size of an Aussie
Rules football oval) and this provided more than ample opportunity for over 750
slot games on display. The
Australasian Gaming Expo is by far the largest event of its type in Australia
and one of the worlds biggest. We
learned through the grapevine that a trip for 2 to Las Vegas will be won by a
lucky visitor on each of the 3 days of the Expo, and this is compliments of the
Gaming Technologies Association which owns the event. It's understood the winner
of the trip will be named later this afternoon. It's
tipped over 20,000 people have walked through the games expo thus far, with those
in the business being the majority, and no doubt a few punters, checked through
the gates (but note that the games on display do not accept coins or notes). Well
done to everyone associated with the success of the expo and we'll see you there
again next year. Websites
Australasian Gaming Expo www.austgamingexpo.com
Gaming Technologies Association www.gamingta.com
PALtronics Australasia www.paltronics.com.au
Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre www.scec.com.au
Human Statue Bodyart www.humanstatuebodyart.com.au
Human Statue Bodyart Flickr www.flickr.com/photos/humanstatuebodyart
Eva Rinaldi Photography Flickr www.flickr.com/evarinaldiphotography
Eva Rinaldi Photography www.evarinaldi.com
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Casino News Media www.casinonewsmedia.com Media Casino
Life Magazine, Street Corner, Media Man News Zeta
Bar - Hilton Hotel Sydney gets Coney Island Mermaid 
The promo from Hilton reads: "Zeta`s "CONEY ISLAND" is our exciting
new Friday Nights concept. Experience evenings of the unexpected, perfectly paradoxical
and the weird and wonderful, with extravagant entertainment and a creative mix
of classic cocktails with progressive and fun elements." It
was all of that and more.
We
learned that it was all mixed with a specially concocted range of classic cocktails
with a twist, like Cosmopolitan Candy Floss, Toffee Apple Martinis and Long Island
Iced Tea snow cones and much, much more. Earlier
this eventing the team at Human Statue Bodyart created a Human - Extreme Mermaid
which once made up entertained, danced and delighted patrons at Hilton's famous
Zeta Bar. Model
Anastasia was painted and made up by the team of artists including Eva Rinaldi,
Salvatore and Antonella Erba. The
Coney Island theme was a big hit and mermaid fans will be pleased to hear that
yet another mermaid, tipped to be wearing a red number, will be entertaining patrons
at the Zeta tomorrow (Friday) evening. Well
done to everyone involved in the mega success of the Coney Island promotion and
we're sure the mermaid is just the right bait to keep patrons coming back for
more. It's
all there for the taking at Hilton's little slice of paradise in Sydney's CBD. Websites
Hilton Hotel Sydney www.hiltonsydney.com.au
Zeta Bar www.zetabar.com.au Human
Statue Bodyart www.humanstatuebodyart.com.au

News Supanova
Pop Culture Expo Hits Sydney, Australia - 16th June 2012 The
Supanova pop culture expo has returned to Sydney, Australia, and has warmly embraced
the pop culture phenom which is taking place at Olympic Park, Homebush, in Sydney's
west. It's
a 3 day pop culture mania bringing together fans, actors, game players, information
and tons of merchandise and collectibles. Make no mistake - this is big business,
but also lots of fun. It brings out the kid lurking inside all of us, no matter
what our age. Witnessing
the general public dress up as their favourite hero, heroine or monster was just
as much fun as the official exhibitions. Coming
to the expo to join in the fun (and big business) are over 40 international stars
from various shows, films, franchises and worlds including Christopher Lloyd (Back
To The Futures Doc Brown), Yvonne Craig (the original Batgirl), Natalia
Tena (Nymphadora Tonks in the Harry Potter series, Osha in Game Of Thrones) and
Verne Troyer (Mini-Me from the Austin Powers films). Even
our favorite real life superheroes of Australian pro wrestling - AWF Wrestling
turned up and put on some very solid chain wrestling and brawling to the delight
of the crowd. The wrestlers were also a big favorite with the media and the brawlers
got somewhat crowd mobbed with famed actor Verne Troyer (Mini-Me) from 'Austin
Powers' fame joining in the fun and games. The
Christopher Lloyd question and answer session was very entertaining and educational,
and was a much sought after attraction for both news media and fans. Lloyd shared
stories from his illustrious acting and show business career, much of which has
been pop culture included such as 'Back To The Future' franchise, where he portrayed
Dr. Emmett Brown. Lloyd even talked about the cult film fav 'Suburban Commando',
which also featured pro wrestling living legend, Hulk Hogan (not known for great
acting), but a very entertaining showman, none the less. Lloyd told the crowd
of 500 plus that he enjoyed working with Hulk and that he was a really nice guy
and didn't pretend to be a great actor. One lucky fan asked Lloyd if he could
have a "high five", and the actor obliged, which got a nice reaction
from the jam packed crowd. More
news... Buffy
Star also at Supernova Sydney... Star
of Buffy, Mercedes McNab, has come Down Under for Supernova and is loving it. The
blonde is in Sydney for the Supanova Pop Culture Expo at Sydney Showground, Olympic
Park. Best
known for playing mean girl Harmony Kendall on 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer', McNab
has enjoyed a successful career as a modern day scream queen. From
the popular Hatchet horror movie franchise to spooky shows such as Buffy and Angel,
the 32-year-old says she has come to feel comfortable within the genre and loves
"a good death scene". "Its
hilarious. I never thought Id be considered a scream queen, but I guess
Ill take it. "I
think I gravitate more towards comedy and comedy can sometimes be in a darker
vein, like sarcasm." The
edgy stuff started early for McNab, with her big screen debut opposite Christina
Ricci's Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family movie and its sequel. At
the age of 16 she auditioned for a supporting role on Joss Whedon's Buffy The
Vampire Slayer, a move that would change her life. "We
were on a brand new network and the show was based off a B-movie," she says. "No
one expected a spin-off to come of it or such a great fan reaction. No one could
anticipate how welcomed and received the show was. "In
the beginning we never knew whether if we were going to get killed off. "Youd
get the script and skip to the end to make sure you werent going to die." McNab
experienced quite a character turn on Buffy when her superficial character was
transformed into a vampire and eventually went on to join the spin-off series
Angel. "I
was flattered". "To
have Joss call you and have him ask you to be a part of anything he does is pretty
awesome." Now
that Whedon has found mainstream and box-office success with the hit of the year
- 'The Avengers' - McNab says his loyal friends couldn't be happier. "Hes
such a genius. He's just proved to the industry what he can do." Supanova
Pop Culture Expo is on today and Sunday at Sydney Showground, Olympic Park.
Promo...
Our
Hero is no longer Expendable. Eric Roberts is The Master of Supanova! In
a career spanning five decades, Eric Roberts has become recognisable to millions
of film and TV fans. He has appeared in almost 200 movies and in countless TV
shows including Heroes, The Drew Carey Show, Frasier, Oz, Touched By An Angel,
Law & Order: SVU and even in a Doctor Who telemovie as the Doctors nemesis,
The Master. He
has filmed in over 17 countries, including Australia (in The Coca-Cola Kid), and
received critical acclaim for his performances in Star 80, Its My Party
and Truman Capotes In Cold Blood. In 2008, Eric joined the cast of Batman:
The Dark Knight as Gotham gangster Sal Marone; in 2010 he appeared alongside Stallone,
Lundgren, Statham and Li in The Expendables. Fans
of comics and animation know him as the voice of Mongul in the Justice League
cartoons. Hes such a familiar face that he has appeared as himself in 63
productions, often making light of his notoriously chequered movie-star lifestyle.
Brother to Julia Roberts and father of teen actress Emma Roberts, Eric is a true
Hollywood veteran. Hes
therefore also the perfect guest to kick off festivities for Supanovas TENTH
ANNIVERSARY at the Sydney expo, in addition to the Perth expo the following weekend,
with an exclusive Q&A and special appearance at each of our Friday evening
Preview Nights which are exclusively for full weekend ticket holders (SUPA FAN
PASS), in helping us celebrate a decade of successful Supanova Expos; something
we couldnt have done without your wonderful support. Eric
will then spend the weekends meeting fans, signing autographs and posing for studio
portraits. (Supernova)
Nintendo Flies High at Supanova with Kid Icarus: Uprising!...
If
youre heading to Supanova this weekend, Nintendo are hosting a Kid Icarus:
Uprising Multiplayer Battle Challenge! Bring along your Nintendo 3DS and copy
of Kid Icarus as its the perfect opportunity to StreetPass with other Nintendo
3DS owners and enjoy some friendly multiplayer fun with the Nintendo community. Nintendo
3DS consoles and Kid Icarus: Uprising games will also be available to use on the
day so everyone is welcome to join in the fun! Exclusive
Kid Icarus: Uprising AR Cards only available at this event will be a special bonus
for those who play. These AR cards are very exclusive and availability is strictly
limited so please ensure you are there early to ensure you get your hands on one. Some
25 years after the original Kid Icarus game for NES captured the hearts and imaginations
of gamers worldwide, Kid Icarus: Uprising brings the action and adventure of this
beloved series to new heights and new visual dimensions on the Nintendo
3DS system. The dark goddess Medusa and her Underworld Army have returned, and
theyve got their sights set on the heroic angel Pit. With the aid of Palutena,
goddess of light and guardian of the human race, Pit must fend off this malevolent
threat. The richly immersive graphics of the Nintendo 3DS system offer incredible
depth as Pit battles enemies by air and by land. (Supernova)
Special guests appearing at Supernova Sydney and Perth include:
Jeffrey
Chamba Cruz Street Fighter II: Turbo, Udon Comics, Stanislav
Ianevski Viktor Krum in Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire Bevan
McGuinness Slave of Sondelle Jim
Cheung Scion, New Avengers, Avengers: The Childrens Crusade Suzie
Plakson Lt. Selar, K'Ehleyr, the Female Q, Tarah, in TNG, Voyager and Enterprise David
Mack Artist on Kabuki, Daredevil, Avengers Andrew
Constant Author of Torn. Wolfgang
Bylsma Gestalt Comics Juliet
Marillier Author of the 'Seven waters' trilogy. Yvonne
Craig Batgirl in the 60's Batman Series, Orion Slave girl 'Marta' in Star
trek John
Viener Family Guy, The Cleveland Show. Garth
Nix Author of Sabriel, Lirael and Abhorsen.
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Voice news media report; Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park, Sydney, Australia - 12th
June 2012 The
Voice enjoyed a media conference at Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park, this morning,
with Voice coaches and finalists there to help promote the smash hit TV show,
as the finals approach via Channel Nine.
Update... The
culling of eight singers from The Voice last night has set the stage for a controversial
finale Channel Nine's talent comp. Rachael
Leahcar, Sarah De Bono, Darren Percival, and Karise Eden will battle it out in
next week's grand final. Only
one singer per team was permitted to go through and critics and viewers took to
Twitter to complain about the final line-up. The
ruling meant fan favourites on the same team were culled. Both
Leahcar and Percival battled a virus as well as the high-pressure nerves, which
told in their limited vocal performances last night. Good
Charlotte rock god Joel Madden, who had culled Prinnie Stevens and Layken Heperi,
chose Sarah DeBono over popular lad Ben Hazlewood. During
the show's preamble, Madden likened the semi-final line-up to The X Men: "We
all have super powers. No one is better than anyone else." The
final performances will be on Sunday, with each contender performing one cover
and one original song. The winner revealed on Monday night, no doubt to massive
TV ratings, the likes of which have not been seen by Nine for years, is the inside
word. Each
contender will perform one cover and one original song. May
the best man or woman win, and hopefully its also a win for the Australian entertainment
industry.
News...
Australian
TV Report With Ratings - The Voice leads... The
Voice leaped to 2.13 million viewers as the talent show heads towards to its finale. That
figure (based on actual broadcast time - not the preliminary figure of 2.15 million)
is up on last Monday's 1.90 million audience in the capital cities and it appears
the two finales on Sunday and Monday should hit around three million viewers for
Nine. The
program gave Nine a 29.6 per cent channel share against Seven's 21.0 per cent
and ABC1's 13.3 per cent, with its current affairs line-up led by 736,000 viewers
for PM Julia Gillard's appearance on Q&A. A
key result for Nine was Tricky Business's performance into its fifth week. Preliminary
figures from OzTAM demonstrate the Aussie drama rose to 1.091 million viewers,
higher than its launch episode in May. But the actual figures based on broadcast
times show the drama starring Gigi Edgley averaged 682,000 viewers with its number
rocketed by The Voice's over-run as "Team Seal" decided its contestant
for Sunday and Monday's finale. Seven
News came in second for the night with 1.55 million viewers and rare wins over
Nine in Sydney and Melbourne. The Block continued to build for Nine, up to 1.49
million in the 7pm slot, besting Masterchef Australia (1.08 million), ABC News
(1.05 million) and Home and Away (1.01 million). Revenge
continued its awesome run for Seven with 1.218 million viewers. ABC1
had a stronger Monday night than usual, led by Q&A. Four Corners was up to
734,000 viewers, Australian Story 719,000 and Media Watch 712,000, all well up
on their 2012 averages in the 600,000 region. Fox
Sports Monday Night Football match between the Panthers and Warriors bested the
platform, with 278,000 viewers while 210,000 watched the afternoon AFL match between
Melbourne and Collingwood. Seven's AFL figures were not yet available for publication.
OZTAM
OVERNIGHT RANKINGS FOR MONDAY JUNE 11, 2012 1
THE VOICE Nine 2,154,000 2
SEVEN NEWS 1,549,000 3
THE BLOCK Nine 1,485,000 4
TODAY TONIGHT Seven 1,296,000 5
NINE NEWS 1,279,000 6
REVENGE Seven 1,218,000 7
A CURRENT AFFAIR Nine 1,137,000 8
TRICKY BUSINESS Nine 1,091,000 9
MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA Ten 1,082,000 10
ABC NEWS ABC1 1,053,000 11
HOME AND AWAY Seven 1,006,000 12
THE FORCE - BEHIND THE LINE Seven 998,000 13
BORDER SECURITY - AUSTRALIA'S FRONT LINE Seven 14
TEN NEWS AT FIVE Ten 837,000 15
BILLY CONNOLLY'S ROUTE 66 SNEAK PEEK Seven 799,000 Media
Man does not represent The Voice, Shine Australia or Channel Nine Sydney
NYE Fireworks 
Sydney's
Harbour Bridge once again provided the stunning focal point for the city's New
Year's Eve fireworks display, with a pyrotechnic rainbow and cascading golden
waterfall. This
year it was a rainbow symbol at the centrepiece of the $6.5 million display, symbolising
the theme of "Time to Dream" conceived by creative director Marc Newson. Sydneysiders
and visitors crowded the foreshore while up to a billion viewers from around the
world tuned in for the live broadcast. News


News Australia
To Get Sports Stadiums Branded By Gambling and Gaming Companies, by Greg Tingle
- 15th January 2011 G'day
punters, journos, high rollers, sports news, entertainment news junkies, politicians,
insiders, outsiders... one and all. Today we probe the situation where a number
of Australian sports grounds could soon be named after gaming and gambling companies.
How do like the sound of Betfair Stadium, Centrebet Park and PartyGaming Cricket
Ground? Don't laugh, this type of scenario is on the cards, with local gaming
brands likely the first to pounce, followed by international powerhouses. Media
Man http://www.mediamanint.com and Gambling911
with another ground breaking news report from the land of world class casino,
media companies and sports arenas... Australia
Will Get Gambling Arenas; Aussie Aussie Aussie; Oi Oi Oi... With
Australia being in the world's top 10 gambling nations, it shouldn't shock or
surprise that we're tipped to soon have a number of sporting arenas and grounds
named after gambling and gaming companies, both national and international brands.
Yep, money will talk where B.S sometimes walks. James
Packer's Betfair is understood to build upon their Betfair Park branding, Europe's
PartyGaming is keen, and currently Centrebet looks to be leading the charge, with
many insiders saying its a case of when, not if, for the household name brand. Centrebet
already has significant branding, thanks in part to a swag of TV and online adverts,
plus who can forget the Centrebet branded part of Network Nine's 'The Footy Show'. The
gambling companies already have a number of key targets, and many cash strapped
and / or cash handy NRL team and home grounds are near the top of the hit list. For
instance NRL team, The Penrith Panthers, are seriously considering having their
home stadium named Centrebet Stadium. We kid you not punters. If
the deal goes through, they will make history becoming the first major Australian
sporting team to snatch a betting firm as the naming-rights partner for a playing
venue. Horse
Racing already has some naming rights deals with tracks and in the mix such as
Betfair Park and then you have races named after gambling brands such as the Lasseters
Cup, Lasseters known for its hotel - casino up in Australia's top end. The
forecast Betfair deal comes as a police continue to probe the NRL gambling scandal
that from last season following a number of "irregular" wagers was picked
up in the Canterbury Bulldogs VS North Queensland Cowboys match up. The
Panthers, Centrebet and a swag of gambling companies, have rather pissed off the
gambling and gaming haters, who continues to get organised into lobby groups. A
Media Man spokesperson such "Many
people in and out of news media and gaming, the general public, are starting to
get really pissed off at the gaming, gambling and sports betting haters. The bible
bashers. Who do they think they are trying to push their beliefs onto others.
Many Australians just love a punt, and that's the way it is. Some of the gaming
haters have strong ties to church groups and there appears to be some sort of
brainwashing system going on. They keep discussing the 'evils of gambling'. I
mean, seriously, come on. People know not to over-do it on on the slots, sports
events, poker and the like, but the haters keep trying to be the thought police.
Gambling companies in Australia have a very high focus on responsible gambling
with warnings everywhere. It's great to see the gambling and gaming industry place
so much focus on safe better. The sports stadiums will be great for business,
, but no one is forcing anyone to have a bet. It's a personal decision, as it
always has been. 2011 is going to be a very exciting year for punters, especially
those who like to have a bet of sports matches, and television and online website
portals and brands will bring it all together nicely". Back
to the first prime target #1...The modest 22,500-capacity sports ground, owned
by Penrith City Council, was in a past life known as CUA Stadium. What's up is
that the club's contract with the Brisbane financial services company has expired,
and negotiations between Panthers, the footy club and Centrebet have been taking
place, even prior to Christmas about renaming the stadium. Other clubs and stadiums
have also caught the buzz and are opening chequebooks and crunching the numbers. The
first of its kind business agreement between the club and Centrebet is just about
a done deal, and ink is expecting to try on contracts sooner rather than later,
possibly within a fortnight. An exciting, if not controversial type of announcement
is fully expected by the Panthers in the coming week. Sports and gambling commentators
are quick to point out that Penrith already has ties to Centrebet, the gambling
brand being lit up across the top of the video screen at the stadium. This kind
of exposure has also been very good for their mobile - hand held device sector. Anti-gambling
campaigner Senator Nick Xenophon is especially unhappy with the development of
the gambling branded sports stadiums in Australia. He went on recent with: "How
can a footy code currently embroiled in a betting scandal possibly allow a stadium
to be named after a betting agency? There was a time when rugby league was all
about the game. Now it's all about the odds, and that is ruining the game". Over
the last couple of years the NRL (and AFL) has watered down its laws and regulations
relating to clubs' deals and partnerships with gambling - sports betting firms,
allowing them to be branded on footy jerseys for a virgin time. Cronulla Sharks
have sponsor PokerStars (.net) on their jersey sleeves while cashed up Manly Sea
Eagles are tipped to have Centrebet's signage on the back of their jerseys this
season after a widely reported $1 million plus deal with the Northern Territory
based betting outfit announced just before Christmas. Yep, it looks like a few
clubs and stadiums will be getting their Christmas presents and will have lots
to celebrate, while the gambling haters will be spewing in Grinch like fashion. The
National Rugby League of course also has corporate ties with TAB Sportsbet, and
is understood to snatch a 5% "product fee" via the company's rugby league
betting profit. NRL
spokesman John Brady advised he would not comment on individual clubs' sponsorship
agreements but maintained there was no concern about the prospect of gambling
agencies assuming naming rights for the game's venues, at least from his take
on the situation. "It's
an area that was relaxed last year. As such there are a number of betting sponsorships
that are available to clubs in terms of jerseys and other opportunities,"
Brady said. He
advised any and all betting firms involved with the NRL via sponsorship of clubs
were made to sign "integrity agreements" to ensure transparency. The
majority of NRL clubs now have corporate deals with betting agencies. Centrebet
sponsors five teams: Penrith, Manly, Parramatta, St George Illawarra and North
Queensland. "Comon' Betfair and PartyGaming, pull you're finger out",
a Media Man sports journalist was overheard shouting when he found out the news
of Centrebet's ongoing infiltration of the sport. Penrith's
stadium pending name change has been intertwined we understand by some to the
financial problems that have hit the football club's parent body, Panthers Group. The
licensed club is no longer quite the licence to print money as it was in the 90s
Some audited figures about to do public by the conclusion of the month are expected
to show black and white confirmation of a Murdoch - News Limited news story of
last February that said Panthers were due to report a rather embarrassing net
loss of $11 million bucks. Panthers
are not afraid to speak on the record about their on and off field performance,
which has seen better days. Ric
Simpson, Panthers Group chief exec since last July, said a culture change and
"renewal of process" across Panthers clubs had improved their situation.
Analysts question that was a PR line or absolute truth. Mind you, we don't blame
club for trying to focus on positives. "We're probably looking at reducing
that loss by somewhere in the order of $8-$9 million," Simpson said. A
Media Man spokesperson said "At
this stage of the gaming the overseas trend of seeing sports groups and football
teams pick up sponsorship and strong branding for gambling, gaming... sports betting
companies looks to be moving full speed ahead down under in Australia. Centrebet
might become the Bwin of Australia. PartyGaming is said to be currently crunching
numbers to see if an Australian sports ground deal is viable. They already have
a Aussie Millions former champion sponsored by their poker brand and a couple
of Aussie poker players signed up, so anything is possible. James Packer's Betfair,
a direct competitor of Centrebet is not likely to take the situation lying down
either. Betfair is 50% Packer owned and wants to keep building their sports betting
brand, as well as opening up many online casino games in Australia, poker and
more. Could an Australian sports stadium ever be known as PartyGaming stadium
or WPT Stadium? Not overnight, but never say never, stranger things have happened.
It's all going to add a lot of money into the game and business of sport and entertainment,
and already our firm is starting to experience some positive spin off benefits.
It's all very exciting and profitable". Profile Sydney
is the largest and most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New
South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea.
Inhabitants of Sydney are called Sydneysiders, comprising a cosmopolitan and international
population of people from numerous places around the world. The
site of the first British colony in Australia, Sydney was established[6] in 1788
at Sydney Cove by Arthur Phillip, commodore of the First Fleet as a penal colony.
The city is built on hills surrounding Port Jackson which is commonly known as
Sydney Harbour, where the iconic Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge are
featured prominently. The hinterland of the metropolitan area is surrounded by
national parks, and the coastal regions feature many bays, rivers, inlets and
beaches including the famous Bondi Beach. Within the city are many notable parks,
including Hyde Park and the Royal Botanical Gardens. In
2010, Sydney was ranked 7th in Asia and 28th globally for economic innovation
in the Innovation Cities Top 100 Index by innovation agency 2thinknow. Sydney
also ranks among the top 10 most livable cities in the world according to Mercer
Human Resource Consulting and The Economist. Sydney
has a reputation as an international centre for commerce, arts, fashion, culture,
entertainment, music, education and tourism, making it one of GaWC's Alpha + world
cities. Sydney has hosted major international sporting events, including the 1938
British Empire Games, the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the final match of the 2003
Rugby World Cup. The main airport serving Sydney is Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport. History Radio
carbon dating suggests that the Sydney region has been inhabited by indigenous
Australians for at least 30,000 years. The traditional Indigenous inhabitants
of Sydney Cove are the Cadigal people, whose land once stretched from south of
Port Jackson to Petersham. While estimates of the population numbers prior to
the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 remains contentious, approximately 4,0008,000
Aboriginal people lived in the Sydney region prior to contact with British settlers.
The British called the Indigenous people the "Eora", because being asked
where they came from, these people would answer: "Eora", meaning "here",
or "from this place" in their language. There were three language groups
in the Sydney region, which were divided into dialects spoken by smaller clans.
The principal languages were Darug (the Cadigal, original inhabitants of the City
of Sydney, spoke a coastal dialect of Darug), Dharawal and Guringai. Each clan
had a territory, the location of said territory determined the resources available.
Although urbanisation has destroyed much evidence of these settlements (such as
shell middens), a number of Sydney rock engravings, carvings and rock art remain
visible in the Hawkesbury sandstone of the Sydney basin. In
1770, British sea Captain Lieutenant James Cook landed in Botany Bay on the Kurnell
Peninsula. It is here that Cook made first contact with an Aboriginal community
known as the Gweagal. Under instruction from the British government, a convict
settlement was founded by Arthur Phillip, who arrived at Botany Bay with a fleet
of 11 ships on 18 January 1788. This site was soon determined to be unsuitable
for habitation, owing to poor soil and a lack of reliable fresh water. Phillip
subsequently founded the colony one inlet further up the coast, at Sydney Cove
on Port Jackson on 26 January 1788. He named it after the British Home Secretary,
Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney, in recognition of Sydney's role in issuing the
charter authorising Phillip to establish a colony. The original name was intended
to be Albion until Phillip decided upon Sydney. The
International Exhibition of 1879 at the Garden Palace In
April 1789 a disease, thought to be smallpox, killed an estimated 500 to 1000
Aboriginal people between Broken Bay and Botany Bay. There was violent resistance
to British settlement, notably by the warrior Pemulwuy in the area around Botany
Bay, and conflicts were common in the area surrounding the Hawkesbury River. By
1820 there were only a few hundred Aborigines and Governor Macquarie had begun
initiatives to 'civilise, Christianise and educate' the Aborigines by removing
them from their clans. Macquarie's tenure as Governor of New South Wales was a
period when Sydney was improved from its basic beginnings. Roads, bridges, wharves
and public buildings were constructed by British and Irish convicts, and by 1822
the town had banks, markets, well-established thoroughfares and an organised constabulary.
The 1830s and 1840s were periods of urban development, including the development
of the first suburbs, as the town grew rapidly when ships began arriving from
Britain and Ireland with immigrants looking to start a new life in a new country.
On 20 July 1842 the municipal council of Sydney was incorporated and the town
was declared the first city in Australia, with John Hosking the first elected
mayor. The first of several Australian gold rushes started in 1851, and the port
of Sydney has since seen many waves of people arriving from around the world. Sydney
harbour in 1932 Rapid suburban development began in the last quarter of the
19th century with the advent of steam powered tramways and railways. With industrialisation
Sydney expanded rapidly, and by the early 20th century it had a population of
more than a million.In 1929 the novelist Arthur Henry Adams calls it the "Siren
City of the South" and "Athens of Australia". The Great Depression
hit Sydney badly. One of the highlights of the Depression era, however, was the
completion of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932. There has traditionally been
a rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne since the gold rushes of the 1850s made
the capital of Victoria Australia's largest and richest city. Sydney overtook
Melbourne in population in the early years of the 20th century, and has remained
the largest city in Australia since this time. During the 1970s and 1980s Sydney's
CBD with a great number of financial institutions including the headquarters of
the Reserve Bank surpassed Melbourne as the nation's financial capital. Throughout
the 20th century, especially in the decades immediately following World War II,
Sydney continued to expand as large numbers of European and later Asian immigrants
populated the metropolitan area. Economy As
the financial and economic hub of Australia, Sydney has grown to become a wealthy
and prosperous city, ranking as the second wealthiest city in the world in terms
of per capita purchasing power. The largest economic sectors in Sydney, as measured
by the number of people employed, include property and business services, retail,
manufacturing, and health and community services. Since the 1980s, jobs have moved
from manufacturing to the services and information sectors. Sydney provides approximately
25 percent of the country's total GDP. The
Australian Securities Exchange and the Reserve Bank of Australia are located in
Sydney, as are the headquarters of 90 banks and more than half of Australia's
top companies, and the regional headquarters for around 500 multinational corporations.
Of the ten largest corporations in Australia by revenue, four have headquarters
in Sydney: Caltex Australia, the Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, and Woolworths. Of
the 54 authorised deposit-taking banks in Australia, 44 are based in Sydney including
nine of the 11 foreign subsidiary banks in Australia and all of the 29 local branches
of foreign banks. Major authorised foreign banks in Sydney include Citigroup,
UBS Australia, Mizuho Corporate Bank, HSBC Bank Australia and Deutsche Bank. Shopping
locations in Sydney include Pitt Street, George Street, King Street, Market Street,
and Castlereagh Street, shopping complexes such as the Queen Victoria Building
and Westfield Sydney, arcades such as The Strand Arcade and Mid City Centre, and
department stores such as Myer and David Jones, all of which are in the shopping
district in the city centre, a place to find major international brand name labels.
Also in the city centre is Chinatown, which includes Paddys Markets, which is
Sydney's city markets, a place for bargain hunting. Outside
the city centre there are number of other shopping destinations of interest. Inner
eastern suburbs such as Potts Point, Darlinghurst and Surry Hills provide a diverse
range of shops for the culturally creative and alternative lifestyle groups that
live there, whilst other inner eastern areas like Paddington and Woollahra are
home to boutiques selling more niche products. Inner western suburbs like Newtown
and Glebe cater more towards students and alternative lifestyles. Double Bay in
Sydney's harbourside eastern suburbs is un upmarket area known for its expensive
boutiques. Seaside areas, including Bondi Beach in the eastern beaches area and
Manly in the northern beaches area, have a retail scene based upon their beach
locations, with many surfing and surfer style clothing shops. Sydney
received 7.8 million domestic visitors and 2.5 million international visitors
in 2004. In 2007, the (then) Premier of New South Wales, Morris Iemma established
Events New South Wales to "market Sydney and NSW as a leading global events
destination". Fox Studios Australia has large film studios in the city. As
of 2004, the unemployment rate in Sydney was 4.9 percent. According to The Economist
Intelligence Unit's Worldwide cost of living survey, Sydney is the sixteenth most
expensive city in the world, while a UBS survey ranks Sydney as 15th in the world
in terms of net earnings. As of September 2009, Sydney has the highest median
house price of any Australian capital city at $569,000, and a median unit price
of $400,000. Sydney also has the highest median rent prices of any Australian
city at $450 a week. The
Sydney Region accounts for 12 percent (approximately $1 billion per annum) of
the total agricultural production, by value, of NSW. Sydney provides 55% of NSW's
flower production and 58% of its turf production, as well as 44% of state's nurseries.[61]
In 1994-1995 Sydney produced 44% of New South Wales' poultry meat and 48% of the
state's eggs.
Culture of Sydney Sydney hosts many different festivals and some of Australia's
largest social and cultural events. These include the Sydney Festival, Australia's
largest arts festival which is a celebration involving both indoor and free outdoor
performances throughout January; the Biennale of Sydney, established in 1973;
the Big Day Out, a travelling rock-music festival which originated in Sydney;
the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras along Oxford Street; the Sydney Film Festival and
many other smaller film festivals such as the short film Tropfest and Flickerfest.
Sculpture by the Sea, Australia's largest outdoor sculpture exhibit, began in
Bondi Beach in 1996. Australia's
premier prize for portraiture, the Archibald Prize is organised by the Art Gallery
of New South Wales. The Sydney Royal Easter Show is held every year at Sydney
Olympic Park, the final of Australian Idol takes place on the steps of the Opera
House, and Australian Fashion Week takes place in April/May and September. Sydney's
New Year's Eve and Australia Day celebrations are the largest in Australia. A
survey based on tracking the frequency of words and phrases in the media, cited
Sydney as number 9 on a list of the world's top fashion cities in 2009. The city
is the site of the world renowned Rosemount Australian Fashion Week, which occurs
biannually, and is home to many of Australia's premier fashion houses. Most international
designers have a major presence in Sydney and Australia's Next Top Model is one
of the most watched shows on national television. ]Entertainment
and performing arts. Sydney's
cultural institutions include the Sydney's Opera House. It has five halls, including
a large concert hall and opera and drama theatres; it is the home of Opera Australiathe
third-busiest opera company in the world, and the Sydney Symphony. Other venues
include the Sydney Town Hall, City Recital Hall, the State Theatre, the Theatre
Royal, Sydney, the Sydney Theatre and the Wharf Theatre, the Capitol Theatre and
the Lyric and Star Theatres, Star City. The
Sydney Conservatorium of Music is located adjacent to the Royal Botanic Gardens
and serves the Australian music community through music education and biannual
Australian Music Examination Board exams. The Sydney Dance Company was under the
leadership of Graeme Murphy during the late 20th century. The Sydney Theatre Company
has a regular roster of local plays, such as noted playwright David Williamson,
classics and international playwrights. In
2007, The New Theatre celebrated 75 years of continuous production in Sydney.
Other important theatre companies in Sydney include Company B and Griffin Theatre
Company. From the 1940s through to the 1970s the Sydney Push, a group of authors
and political activists whose members included Germaine Greer, influenced the
city's cultural life. The National Institute of Dramatic Art, based in Kensington,
boasts internationally famous alumni such as Mel Gibson, Judy Davis, Baz Luhrmann
and Cate Blanchett. Sydney's role in the film industry has increased since the
opening of Fox Studios Australia in 1998. Prominent
films which have been filmed in the city include Moulin Rouge!, Mission: Impossible
II, Star Wars episodes II and III, Superman Returns, Dark City, Son of the Mask,
Stealth, Dil Chahta Hai, Happy Feet, Australia and The Matrix. Films using Sydney
as a setting include Finding Nemo, Strictly Ballroom, Muriel's Wedding, Our Lips
Are Sealed, and Dirty Deeds. Many Bollywood movies have also been filmed in Sydney
including Singh Is Kinng, Bachna Ae Haseeno, Chak De India, Heyy Babyy. As of
2006, over 229 films have been set in, or featured Sydney. Sydney's
most popular nightspots include Kings Cross, Oxford Street, Darling Harbour, Circular
Quay and The Rocks, which all contain various bars, nightclubs and restaurants.
Star City Casino, is Sydney's only casino and is situated around Darling Harbour.
There are many traditional pubs, cafes and restaurants in inner-city areas such
as Newtown, Balmain, Leichhardt and Surry Hills. Sydney's main live music hubs
include areas such as Newtown and Annandale, which nurtured acts such as AC/DC,
Bliss n Eso, Sparkadia, Midnight Oil and INXS. Other popular nightspots tend to
be spread throughout the city in areas such as Bondi, Manly, Cronulla and Parramatta. Tourism
Tourism in Sydney In the year ending March 2008, Sydney received 2.7
million international visitors. The most well-known attractions include the Sydney
Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Other attractions include Royal Botanical
Gardens, Luna Park, some 40 beaches and Sydney Tower. Sydney
also has several popular museums, such as the Australian Museum (natural history
and anthropology), the Powerhouse Museum (science, technology and design), the
Art Gallery of New South Wales, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Australian
National Maritime Museum. Sport
and outdoor activities Sydney
is well-endowed with open spaces and access to waterways, and has many natural
areas, even in the city centre. Within the CBD are the Chinese Garden of Friendship,
Hyde Park, The Domain and the Royal Botanic Gardens. The metropolitan area contains
several national parks, including the Royal National Park, the second oldest national
park in the world, and several parks in Sydney's far west which are part of the
World Heritage listed Greater Blue Mountains Area. Sport
Sport is an important part of Sydney's culture. The most popular sport in Sydney
is rugby league. The NSWRFL (today known as the NRL) began in Sydney in the 1908
season and is the largest and most prestigious domestic rugby league competition
in the Southern Hemisphere. The city is home to nine of the sixteen teams currently
in the National Rugby League competition: the Canterbury Bulldogs, Cronulla Sharks,
Manly Sea Eagles, Penrith Panthers, Parramatta Eels, South Sydney Rabbitohs, St
George Illawarra Dragons, Sydney Roosters and Wests Tigers. Cricket
is the most popular summer sport in Sydney. The Ashes Series between Australia
and England is widely popular among the people. As the state capital, Sydney is
also the home of the NSW Blues cricket team in the Sheffield Shield cricket competition.
Sydney Cricket Ground and ANZ Stadium here host cricket matches. This city has
also hosted 1992 Cricket World Cup and will also host the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
Sydney Cricket Ground is at present the only test venue in the city. Plans are
going on to accommodate ANZ Stadium as an international cricket venue for Australia.
Sydney is the only city other than Brisbane and Melbourne to have an elite presence
in the 4 major football codes of Australia - rugby league, football (soccer),
rugby union and AFL. Association Football is represented by Sydney FC and Sydney
Rovers FC (from 2011) in the A-League, whilst the second tier competitions NSWPL
and NSW Super League provide many players to the A-League. Sydney also hosts major
association football events of the national team, the Socceroos, most notably
the World Cup Qualifier against Uruguay in 2005. Rugby Union is represented by
the NSW Waratahs in the elite Southern Hemisphere Super 14 competition. The Suburban
rugby competition is the Shute Shield which provides many Super 14 players. High
profile Wallabies games are held in Sydney such as the Bledisloe Cup, Tri Nations
matches, British and Irish Lions games, and most notably the final of the 2003
Rugby World Cup against England. Sydney
also has an Australian Football League (AFL) team called the Sydney Swans; with
a second team - GWS (Greater Western Sydney) forming to enter the main AFL league
in 2012, a woman's netball team (Swifts), a baseball team (Patriots), a field
hockey team (Waratahs), two ice hockey teams (Penrith Bears & Sydney Ice Dogs)
and a WNBL team (Sydney Uni Flames). The Sydney Kings will be re-entering the
NBL competition at the end of 2010. The
NSW Blues rugby league team contests the annual Rugby League State of Origin series
against the Queensland Maroons. Large sporting events such as the NRL Grand Final
and Bledisloe Cup games are regularly held at the ANZ Stadium, the main stadium
for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Other
events in Sydney include the start of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, the Golden
Slipper horse race, and the City to Surf race. Prominent sporting venues in Sydney
include the Sydney Cricket Ground or SCG, ANZ Stadium, The Sydney Football Stadium,
Eastern Creek Raceway, Royal Randwick and Rosehill Gardens Racecourse. Media
Media in Sydney ABC
building in Ultimo Sydney has two main daily newspapers. The Sydney Morning
Herald is the oldest extant newspaper in Australia, having been published regularly
since 1831. The Herald's competitor, The Daily Telegraph, is a News Corporation-owned
tabloid. Both papers have tabloid counterparts published on Sunday, The Sun-Herald
and the Sunday Telegraph, respectively. The
three commercial television networks (Seven, Nine, Ten), as well as the government
national broadcast services (ABC and SBS) are headquartered in Sydney. Also a
community television station, TVS, broadcasts in the Sydney area. Historically,
the networks have been based in the northern suburbs, but the last decade has
seen several move to the inner city. Nine has kept its headquarters north of the
harbour, in Willoughby. Ten has its studios in a redeveloped section of the inner-city
suburb of Pyrmont, and Seven also has headquarters in Pyrmont, production studios
at Epping as well as a purpose-built news studio in Martin Place in the CBD. The
ABC has a large headquarters and production facility in the inner-city suburb
of Ultimo and SBS has its studios at Artarmon. Foxtel and Optus both supply pay-TV
over their cable services to most parts of the urban area. The
five free-to-air networks have provided digital television transmissions in Sydney
since January 2000. There are also nine additional Freeview Digital Services.
These include ABC2, ABC3, ABC News 24, SBS Two, 7TWO, 7mate, GO!, GEM HD and ONE
HD. Many
AM and FM government, commercial and community radio services broadcast in the
Sydney area. The local ABC radio station is 702 ABC Sydney (formerly 2BL).[82]
The talkback radio genre is dominated by the perennial rivals 2GB and 2UE. Popular
Music radio stations include Triple M, 2Day FM and Nova 96.9, which generally
target people under 40. In the older end of the music radio market, Classic Rock
95.3 and Mix 106.5 target the 2554 age group, while WS-FM targets the 4054
age group with their Classic Hits format mostly focusing on the 70s and 80s. Triple
J (ABC), 2SER and FBi Radio provide a more independent, local and alternative
sound. There are also a number of community stations broadcasting to a particular
language group or local area. On
1 July 2009, DAB+ Digital Radio officially started. ABC and commercial radios
provide full programing. Government Sydney's
Local Government Areas Apart from the limited role of the Cumberland County
Council from 19451964, there has never been an overall governing body for
the Sydney metropolitan area; instead, the metropolitan area is divided into local
government areas (LGAs) which are comparable to boroughs in cities such as London.
These areas have elected councils which are responsible for functions delegated
to them by the New South Wales State Government, such as planning and garbage
collection. The
City of Sydney includes the central business area and some adjoining inner suburbs,
and has in recent years been expanded through amalgamation with adjoining local
government areas, such as South Sydney. It is led by the elected Lord Mayor of
Sydney and a council. The Lord Mayor, however, is sometimes treated as a representative
of the whole city, for example during the Olympics. Most
citywide government activities are controlled by the state government. These include
public transport, main roads, traffic control, policing, education above preschool
level, and planning of major infrastructure projects. Because a large proportion
of the New South Wales population lives in Sydney, state governments have traditionally
been reluctant to allow the development of citywide governmental bodies, which
would tend to rival the state government. For this reason, Sydney has always been
a focus for the politics of both state and federal parliaments. For example, the
boundaries of the City of Sydney LGA have been significantly altered by state
governments on at least four occasions since 1945, with expected advantageous
effect to the governing party in the New South Wales Parliament at the time.
The 38 LGAs commonly described as making up Sydney are
Ashfield
Auburn Bankstown Blacktown Botany Bay Burwood Camden Campbelltown
Canada Bay Canterbury Fairfield The Hills Holroyd Hornsby
Hunter's Hill Hurstville Kogarah Ku-ring-gai Lane Cove Leichhardt
Liverpool Manly Marrickville Mosman North Sydney Parramatta
Penrith Pittwater Randwick Rockdale Ryde Strathfield Sutherland
Sydney Warringah Waverley Willoughby Woollahra The
classification of which councils make up Sydney varies. The Local Government Association
of New South Wales considers all LGAs lying entirely in Cumberland County as part
of its 'Metro' group, which excludes Camden (classed in its 'Country' group).
The Australian Bureau of Statistics defines a Sydney Statistical Division (the
population figures of which are used in this article) that includes all of the
above councils as well as Wollondilly, the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury, Gosford
and Wyong. Utilities
Water storage and supply for Sydney is managed by the Sydney Catchment Authority,
which is an agency of the NSW Government that sells bulk water to Sydney Water
and other agencies. Water in the Sydney catchment is chiefly stored in dams in
the Upper Nepean Scheme, the Blue Mountains, Woronora Dam, Warragamba Dam and
the Shoalhaven Scheme. Historically low water levels in the catchment have led
to water use restrictions and the NSW government is investigating alternative
water supply options, including grey water recycling and the construction of a
seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant at Kurnell. As of May 2009, the plant
was 80% completed, and was due to start supplying fresh water to Sydney at the
end of the year. In
late January 2010, the NSW government announced that desalination plant was operating
and people in different regions were being supplied with desalinated water. There
were no complaints or reports about water odour, which people had previously perceived
was going to be present.[citation needed] Sydney Water also collects the wastewater
and sewage produced by the city. Four
companies supply natural gas and electricity to Sydney: Energy Australia, AGL,
Integral Energy and Origin Energy. The natural gas supply for the city is sourced
from the Cooper Basin in South Australia. Numerous telecommunications companies
operate in Sydney providing terrestrial and mobile telecommunications services.
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