Ben Nguyen launched the now popular Hai Au Lang Nuong Vietnamese restaurant in Sydney’s western suburb of Canley Vale more than 20 years ago, when nearby Cabramatta was widely seen as the centre of authentic Vietnamese dining. Cabramatta is still known as Little Saigon, but Canley Vale is growing as a restaurant destination and Nguyen …read more

Residents of Western Sydney now routinely dread the baking days of summer, when temperatures can soar into the 40s in some districts – heat of 44 degrees has been recorded at Badgerys Creek, 43.9 at Penrith Lakes, 43.8 at Richmond Airbase. Days when it’s too hot to let the kids play outside, too hot to …read more