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7 unusual facts about Government of New South Wales


Andrew Andersons

He became an architect with the former New South Wales Department of Public Works in 1964, Principal Architect Special Projects Section in 1967, Assistant Government Architect in 1984.

Carcoar Dam

In the early 1990s, the NSW Government assisted to establish wetlands at Carcoar Dam in an effort to control blue-green algae which had made the dam unusable for recreation and made the water discharged from the dam unusable, even for domestic animals.

Division of Cook

The most prominent members were Don Dobie, who held the seat from its 1969 creation until his retirement in 1996 (with a brief break from 1972 to 1975) and Bruce Baird, a former minister in the Greiner and Fahey governments of New South Wales before transferring to federal politics.

Monty Porter

He won a job managing the New South Wales State Government's sports administration arm Sports House which during the 1970s and '80s provided free administration facilities for amateur sports.

Queen's Counsel

The NSW Government replaced the office of Queen's Counsel with the office of Senior Counsel in 1993.

Tanning booth

In February 2012 the state Government of New South Wales in Australia announced its intention to ban new solariums (including tanning beds), starting in 2014.

West Metro

It was to be undertaken by the NSW State Government.


Business Events Sydney

Business Events Sydney is a 40-year partnership between the Government of New South Wales and the tourism industry.

Dennis Ferguson

In September 2009, in response to public anger at Ferguson living in the Ryde area in the Northern Suburbs region of Sydney, the Government of New South Wales under Premier Nathan Rees and the Housing Minister David Borger moved to introduce legislation to allow the government to evict child sex offenders from public housing.

Griffith High School

Griffith High School is a coeducational, New South Wales government public school located in Griffith, New South Wales, Australia.

Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of New South Wales

IPART was established in 1992 by NSW State Government with the primary purpose of regulating the maximum prices for monopoly services by government utilities and other monopoly businesses such as public transport.

Penrith Whitewater Stadium

The total cost of construction was $AU6 million, of which $1.5 million was paid by Penrith City Council, $1.5 million by the International Canoe Federation (including $300,000 by Australian Canoeing) and $3 million by the Government of New South Wales.

Sydney Ports Corporation

Sydney Ports Corporation, a corporation owned by the Government of New South Wales, is responsible for the management, development and operation of seaport facilities within metropolitan Sydney, and two minor seaports located in Eden and in Yamba, within the state of New South Wales, Australia.

White Bay Hotel

The New South Wales Government purchased the site in June 2010 for A$2.5 million.


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