Officers from our Building Investigations Branch recently completed an investigation in Western and North Western Sydney called ‘Operation Switch’ to assess electrical licence compliance within the NSW residential building sector. Inspectors were pleased to find that most workers had valid licences. From the 200+ site inspections and 190 licences checked, only two penalty infringement notices were issued. http://ow.ly/P00g50uiOj4

Liverpool real estate agent, George Marando, has been prosecuted after fraudulently transferring $41,400 into his personal bank account. Mr Marando was sentenced to a 12-month intensive correction order and 200 hours of community service work. http://ow.ly/nHw350uc9q7

We know many of you will be making last-minute purchases for Mother’s Day on Sunday, just a reminder to think it through before parting with your cash. Last minute orders for online deliveries can often lead to disappointment. We received 20 complaints about flower deliveries in the lead up to Mother’s Day last year.