Parramatta. Participation in a publicatioon

Parramatta City Council and the Centre for Social Impact (CSI), at the University of NSW are documenting stories of Australian social enterprises to be developed into a publication intended as a catalyst for change. Assistant Professor, Cheryl Kernot, CSI director, is leading the project, with Joanne McNeill, community capacity building officer, social enterprise, at council, as its co-ordinator. She is responsible for conducting interviews and co-authoring the publication. Professor Kernot said the publication would assist with increasing awareness and understanding of social enterprise activity in Australia and this would be beneficial for the field as a whole.

Parramatta. The Roxy as a cinema, again

The National Trust is campaigning to reopen two of Sydney’s most architecturally spectacular playhouses, the Roxy, in Parramatta, and the Hub, in Newtown, in an effort to revive suburban cinemas. The trust’s advocacy manager, Graham Quint, said the rebirth of the Roxy and the Hub would not only provide a boon for smaller Australian and independent films, which are often shunned by bigger cinemas, but would breath new life into some of Sydney’s unique buildings, according to The Sydney Morning Herald.

Region. Report on merger of clubs

NSW Racing Minister, Kevin Greene, has agreed to extend the date for finalisation of the report on the probable merger of the Sydney Turf Club and the Australian Jockey Club, to the end of January 2010, in the interests of ensuring the best options for Sydney Racing are achieved with strong club support

Parramatta. EOI in bike services

Parramatta Park Trust is seeking expressions of interest with the aim of developing a short list regarding the provision of a bicycle hire service and/or tourism and leisure services, at Parramatta Park.