Customer Service media releases

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Choosing your retirement is now easier with live public register

29 Jan 2024

The NSW Government has introduced a public register for retirement villages to make it easier for retirees to choose a place to live in retirement.

Don’t compromise on quality or your qualifications could be going, going, gone

13 Dec 2023

NSW property agents and managers are being warned to only consider trusted, quality focussed and registered training organisations (RTOs) for professional development and licensing requirements or risk their qualifications being challenged.

Electronics company, notorious filtration supplier top complaints list

21 Aug 2023

Samsung Electronics has been ranked the number one most complained about business in the State so far in 2023, according to NSW Fair Trading’s complaints register.

Supporting small businesses across NSW to grow and prosper

02 May 2023

The Service NSW Business Connect program, which provides small businesses with free, tailored business advice from independent advisors who have experience running their own business, is supporting the City of Sydney’s Reboot webinar series to help small businesses and people across NSW looking to learn, innovate and grow a business.

Rides at Tamworth Show go under the microscope

02 Mar 2023

SafeWork NSW are on the ground at this year’s Tamworth Show, checking amusement rides and speaking to ride operators to help ensure safety.

Rides at Newcastle Show go under the microscope

02 Mar 2023

SafeWork NSW are on the ground at this year’s Newcastle Show, checking amusement rides and speaking to ride operators to help ensure safety.

Rides at Barraba Show go under the microscope

02 Mar 2023

SafeWork NSW are on the ground at this year’s Barraba Show, checking amusement rides and speaking to ride operators to help ensure safety.

First prosecution under tough building legislation

17 Feb 2023

SSC Group Holdings Pty Ltd is the first developer in the State to be prosecuted under NSW’s Residential Apartment Buildings Act.

NSW Fair Trading, SafeWork NSW inspectors visit Mid North Coast

15 Feb 2023

NSW Fair Trading and SafeWork NSW are visiting the State’s Mid North Coast this week to conduct safety inspections of residential building worksites.

Roofing company fined after worker seriously injured

15 Feb 2023

Parrish Group NSW Pty Ltd has been fined $300,000 after a worker was seriously injured falling from a roof in Kembla Grange near Wollongong in March 2020.

Valentine's Day with the Registry: Love at first sight to wedded bliss

14 Feb 2023

The iconic Sydney Opera House will be the stunning backdrop for more than 30 loved-up couples as they tie the knot in exclusive micro-wedding ceremonies hosted by the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages this Valentine's Day.

NSW to improve fire safety in buildings

22 Dec 2022

The NSW Government is introducing reforms to the State’s fire safety regulations to improve compliance with fire safety measures and reduce the number of fire safety defects in buildings.

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