Spotlight on Sydney Lifestyle
Sydney Harbour is the heart and soul of the city, providing spectacular views, zippy ferry transportation and a variety of recreation options to the city's four million residents. Its banks are home to the iconic structures of the Opera House and Harbour Bridge. Each of the areas along its 20-kilometre stretch offer a different perspective on this major port: Darling Harbour is flash and tourist-friendly, the North Shore suburbs are refined and trendy, and the various Sydney Harbour National Park areas provide a welcome break from the hustle and bustle of the city. The best way to experience Sydney Harbour is from one of the many cruises departing Circular Quay, champagne flute in hand
Loved by tourist and habour-seekers alike Meeting People & Experiencing Harbour Lifestyle Overheard in Sydney Sydneysiders always knew they lived in one of the world's great cities, but it wasn't until the 2000 Olympics that the rest of the world started to agree en masse.
Since the Games, Sydney has consolidated its position as one of the world's most enchanting cities, and the pre-Olympics building boom ensured Sydney can now hold its own in the five-star stakes. The city's food and wine scene is increasingly sophisticated, its arts scene thriving, its clubs hedonistic - and its prices very moderate in comparison to most European or North American cities.
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What is On ; They're big, they're blue. and they're waiting for you. No, not the Sydney police, the Blue Mountains just an hour and a half from Sydney
Blue Mountains • · · Sydney is a rare jewel - sparkling both day and night. Life is a beach at Cronulla. It is about 20 miles (33 Km) to the south from the CBD
The Cronulla Beach; Bondi Beach is one of Australia's most famous beaches and among the world's most well-known beaches about 10 km from the CBD. While tourists love it locals avoid it like a plague
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Sydney is a city of exiles; Need a good chocolate pedicure? Hankering for a taste of old Coney Island's Mermaid Festival?
Metro blogging sites are sprouting all over the world ; Los Angeles Rabbi Yaacov Deyo invented speed dating in 1998 as a way for marriage focused young Jewish singles to meet.
Fast Impressions is speed dating events service ; Apparently the only thing lower than Sydney's dam levels is the number of eligible men. However, the evidence points to the man shortage being a media-constructed myth
Single blokes confused by doublespeak ;
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Plenty Of Fish ; Watch for the sharks in other places: Hiding behind Match.com's portrait of online success is a very big, very dirty secret
Date bait ; A low-tech response to no-shows: more surprise quizzes. From n+1, the problem with dating is that it never ends.
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Getting Around Sydney
Fare and route information for all forms of public transport is available from State Transit (phone 131-500)
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Sydney's transport system is made up of trains, buses, and ferries. Until year 2000, the system was efficiently run. Still it is worth to see Sydneysiders in action travelling to and from work and it is not too expensive if you invest in an appropriate travel pass. It works best transporting commuters in and out of the city, but traveling within the city can sometimes be difficult. For information on buses, ferries and trains, including timetables and route details, call: 13-1500 between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. daily. To track down belongings you've left behind in a public transport, call: 9245-5777 (for buses and ferries), and 9379-3000 (CityRail). The State Transit Bus Information Kiosk, located at the corner of Loftus and Alfred Streets, Circular Quay, is open daily (Tel: +61-2 9219-1680). For further ferries information, contact the
Sydney Ferries Information Center located opposite Wharf 4, Circular Quay (Tel: +61-2 9207-3170) or Hegarty's Ferries (Tel: +61-2 9206-1167).
The four major taxi companies, with their phone numbers, are:
Taxis Combined Services: +61-2 13-1008 or +61-2 9332-8888
RSL Cabs: +61-2 13 1581 or +61-2 9699-0144
Legion Cabs: +61-2 13 1451 or +61-2 9289-9000
Premier Cabs: +61-2 13 1017 or +61-2 9897-4000
Water Taxi:Harbour Shuttles: +61-2 9810-5010
Harbour Taxi Boats: +61-2 9555-1155
Taxis Afloat: +61-2 9955-3222
Beachhopper: +61-2 9326-9546
For taxis that can take in wheelchairs, call: 1-800-043-187 or +61-2 9332-0200
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Position, Position, Posicion
At no other time in the history of business has the search for competitive advantage been greater for both employers and job seekers
How to get a pay rise Employment & Recruitment in Sydney and Beyond: Talking Dream Jobs : People, Places & Punts The mission of "representing and servicing the interests of its members for the increased profile and professionalism of the industry" is the driving force behind the RCSA.
The Recruitment & Consulting Services Association Ltd. (RCSA) is the peak body for the employment services industry throughout Australia and New Zealand. It is a not-for-profit association and is managed by a Board of Directors ... Pillars of any industry: individual professionalism, commercial best practice, workplace safety and standards
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• · US bias, but with universal applications - There are many avenues of job-hunting for job-seekers looking for full-time employment to follow
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Helpful job hunt site • · · Although IT unemployment fell markedly over the past three years - much faster than the national rate - IT workers generally still find it more difficult to get a job than workers in other industries
This is your next job ; Australia's children are victims of the new economy that has turned increasing numbers of men into casual or part-time workers
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Small Business ; New Players Offer Deep Web Access to Facilitate Online Job Search:
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Indeed, upstarts less than a year old, are getting attention for their Google-like approach to helping people find jobs. They do for job listings what Google does for general information -- crawl or "scrape" listings from thousands of sites and create a free, searchable index in one spot."
Simply Amazing; Glenbrook, run by a father-daughter team, demonstrated its technology by building a search engine that scoops up job listings from the databases of various Web sites, something the company claims most search engines cannot do
Duo's search engine scours 'hidden' sites
