St George ‘Green Team’
The St George Corporate and Business Bank Parramatta are taking their drive for a clean energy future to the next level, thanks to the trial of a new Mitsubishi i-Miev, a fully electric powered car. The Parramatta commercial banking team, has demonstrated its commitment to the environment through establishing its own ‘Green Team’ of volunteers, who will use the car in the local area for client visits and other business, in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint and raise community awareness about looking after the environment.

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Better Homes and Gardens LIVE, taking place from 23-25 September at the Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park, provides home makers, DIY enthusiasts, keen gardeners and cooks with inspiring new ideas and advice for a better home and garden. This fabulous live event is packed with over 300 exhibitors offering sensational shopping. Plus, there’s inspirational live demonstrations and educational hands-on workshops from your favourite Better Homes and Gardens experts. And with plenty of entertainment for the kids, this event, now in its second year, is an unbeatable day out for the whole family!

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Sydney, Australia: The St George Corporate and Business Bank Parramatta are taking their drive for a clean energy future to the next level, thanks to the trial of a new Mitsubishi i-Miev, a fully electric powered car.

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Many readers will be aware that the ACCC has been given some significant new powers as a result of amendments to the legislation formerly known as the Trade Practices Act (TPA).  Part of the changes introduced by the Federal Government was to rename the TPA, the Competition and Consumer Act (CCA). 

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Can you imagine what must go through a child’s mind as he looks into the eyes of his abuser? An abuser who, instead of protecting, nurturing and loving him, chooses to inflict lifelong pain and suffering. The abuser is his flesh and blood - the ultimate betrayal.

Everyday Parramatta Mission provides support, love and hope for youth in crisis. We house them, feed them, love them and hold their hand as they slowly develop the life skills and emotional strength to create a future for themselves.

Everyday Parramatta Mission needs your help. Today, we ask you and your business to help support a fundraising event to keep our programs alive.

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This week our Technology Delivery Group (TDG), which is the alumina refining R&D team, was honoured with the inaugural Australasian Industrial Research Group Medal. This is the third award TDG has won in the past 12 months for ground-breaking technology that’s helping to reduce our energy use. This team, based right here in Australia, is constantly developing innovative new equipment and processes for cleaner, more efficient production at Alcoa refineries worldwide and consistently helps to solve environmental challenges.  This is a much deserved win for technology that was more than 10 years in the making. Well done team.

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With the NSW Government returning planning authority and emphasis
to local government, we ask, are councils equipped to drive the
economic growth in the state?

What can we do to make local government more business friendly,
commercial, professional, viable and proactive in the way that it
addresses the needs of an expanding city?

Tuesday - 13 September 2011

Registrations:  4.00pm for 4:30pm – 6:00
Networking Drinks: 6:00 pm – 7.00 pm

Ballroom Establishment
Level 2, 252 George Street
Sydney

Member: $125
Non Member: $155

To register for this event, please visit Property Council of Australia and register online.

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Nirimba Business Centre based at the Quakers Hill Nirimba Education Precinct, recently hosted over
60 students and teachers from Western Sydney High Schools, as part of the Independent
Employment Service (IEAS) program. The group heard from one of Australia’s leading construction
and engineering employers, Laing O’Rourke.

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By St George Bank Economist, Janu Chan Global developments have taken centre stage in markets recent months with concerns about sovereign debt esc...

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Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) is today proud to announce another major investment in beverage manufacturing in Australia, the launch of its $57 million bottl...

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