Authorities are helping businesses prepare as the schoolies surge hits Byron while the Queensland border remains shut to NSW revellers.

Two tow truck operators have been fined a total of $23,000 and ordered to pay $34,877 in costs after being found guilty of offences arising from their partnership operating a Blacktown towing business trading as Westside Towing Services.

NSW Fair Trading has issued a public warning to consumers to avoid dealing with Sydney man Hong Thang Dang Tran, Maris Building Group Pty Ltd and A&J Group Services Pty Ltd after a high number of complaints about unlicensed, uninsured and incomplete building work.

Just days after the race that stops a nation, Australia’s largest online wagering company Sportsbet has been convicted again of gambling advertising breaches following investigations by Liquor & Gaming NSW.

The NSW Government is seeking community feedback on the proposed introduction of annual reporting requirements for the 83,000 strata schemes across the State, for Australia’s first ever Strata Hub.

A specialised operation run by NSW Fair Trading has led to disciplinary action being taken against 20 real estate agents, resulting in the cancellation of eight real estate agent’s licences and $173,500 in penalties for failure to comply with strict rules around trust accounts.

Sydney man Mitchell James Cole has been sentenced to a two-year Community Corrections 
Order, 200 hours of community service, fined $26,000, and ordered to pay $31,200 in compensation after pleading guilty to 17 charges arising from residential building work 
contracts.