Social media the key to customer feedback
MORE than 8 in 10 Australian businesses are acting on feedback given through social media and review sites to improve the services they offer, according to research from American Express.
How Gen X is driving an acreage property boom across Australia
By John Lindeman
EVERY generation of Australians has left its individual and indelible imprint on the housing market, but it is the current generation of Baby Boomers and their children who are about to make the biggest impacts ever on the demand for acreage properties. John Lindeman, Chief Property Consultant at Property Power Partners explains why and where this is likely to happen.
NSW Bushfires: Pilot dies, Princess laments as blazes continue
By Anthony Stavrinos
THE pilot killed while assisting fire fighting efforts on the NSW South Coast has been identified by the Rural Fire Service as David Black.
Pirtek secure naming rights to Parramatta Stadium
SPORTS Minister Gabrielle Upton, has joined Venues NSW Chairman John Quayle and Pirtek CEO Stephen Dutton to announce Pirtek as the new naming rights sponsor for Parramatta Stadium.
Flying kangaroo hops away from Richmond for $80m
By Red Dwyer
THE Flying Kangaroo has fled one of the largest defence industry clusters in Australia in pursuit of selling non-core assets in recent years.
New Hills arts centre a step closer
HILLS Shire Council has awarded a tender to Auscorp Corporations to build an amphitheatre outdoor stage, subject to Heritage Council approval, at Bella Vista Farm Park.
Diabetes and presenteeism threatens growth
By Mike Walls
PLANS to further develop Western Sydney as a hub for economic growth are unrealistic unless Australia takes the fight against chronic disease and ‘presenteeism’ more seriously, says the Australian Diabetes Council (ADC).
By Theo Fotopoulos
AFTER 10 years of football wilderness since the former National Soccer League (NSL) was shut down dramatically by the newly appointed Frank Lowy-led administration with former rugby boss John O’Neill at the helm, one of Australia’s largest football nurseries had been ignored and was now reborn again in the form of Western Sydney Wanderers FC.
MOTORING: They're a robust lot in Auto Alley
By Kate Hill
Partner Deloitte Private
I STILL remember the excitement of buying my first car. It was a much pre-loved Mini, and the feeling of freedom it gave me is something I’ll always remember.
Limited FREE tickets to business success event
By Anthony Stavrinos
“IT stands to reason that businesses are more likely to seek guidance on improving their performance when encountering a problem or crisis”, says executive business coach Ralph Anania.