Boxing Day trade OK
NSW Parliament has passed a legislation to allow all shops in the state to trade on Boxing Day.
Under the legislation, no employee can be forced to work and no shop can be forced to open.
Minister for Industrial Relations Gladys Berejiklian said the old law was "unfair" to people in western Sydney.
"For small business owners and local communities, this means local dollars in local shops," she said.
Opal replaces last tickets
From January 1 public transport paper tickets will no longer be sold and commuters will have to own an Opal card for travelling on buses, trains or ferries.
Opal cards can be ordered through opal.com.au where commuters can also set up an automatic top-up when credit gets below $10.
Transport NSW will hold a free presentation and Q&A in English and Mandarin at the Dundas Community Hall, on how to change over to the card system, from 10.30am.
Details: 9806 5960.
Chamber backs WestConnex
The Sydney Business Chamber has welcomed the release of an updated business case for WestConnex, as well as another milestone in the M4 Widening project.
Western Sydney director of the chamber David Borger said completion will improve productivity.
"The main source of funding will be user charges, allowing greater public investment in new public transport projects," he said.
"While Parramatta Road will not be a retail nirvana we were expecting, improvements will allow new higher-density neighbourhoods in streets behind the roadway.
This will add housing supply in areas close to jobs and transport in places like Granville.
