Wednesday, 17 May 2023 04:58
FEEDBACK SOUGHT ON NAMING SCHOFIELDS RESERVE
THE Geographical Names Board (GNB) is requesting community feedback on a proposal by Blacktown City Council to name a reserve in Schofields as Galungara Park.
The name Galungara is derived from the Dharug language and is also the name of the adjacent public school. The park, spanning 10 hectares, is situated between Farmland Drive and Jerralong Drive.
The name Galungara references the Grass Tree, a significant tree in Aboriginal Dreaming, and translates to "the stem or the flower stalk" of the Grass Tree.
The GNB seeks community sentiment on the proposed name and is not currently accepting alternative name suggestions.
Feedback can be submitted online or through written submissions until May 21, 2023.
Chair of the GNB, Narelle Underwood, emphasizes the importance of place naming in preserving traditions and fostering a sense of belonging.
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Thursday, 11 May 2023 06:50
IT'S TIME TO FIGHT FOR BOWMAN HALL
Reflecting on Labor's Temple Of Victories
DI BARTOK
IT'S TIME could soon be ringing out from Blacktown’s Bowman Hall - but in a different way from when Gough Whitlam rallied his supporters back in 1972.
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Wednesday, 10 May 2023 07:00
MT DRUITT RANGERS GAME READY
BLACKTOWN City Council’s Charlie Lowles Leisure Centre Emerton, has teamed up with local National Premier League team, Mount Druitt Town Rangers as they go for glory in this year’s soccer league.
The partnership will help keep the player’s game-ready during the 2023 soccer season and provide indoor facilities during unpredictable weather.
“It is so important that we nurture and support community sports groups. They are helping build Blacktown as the ‘sporting city’ we know it is. Clubs such as Mount Druitt Town Rangers bring so much joy to people of all ages and backgrounds in our local area and provide valuable sport and fitness opportunities for our youth,” said Mayor Tony Bleasdale.
Town Rangers Football Club has over 650 members and players from junior to representative level and teams in the male and female National Premier League NSW.
The new partnership comes as the $5.5M redevelopment of Popondetta Park – home of the Town Rangers, by Blacktown City Council. The redevelopment project includes a new synthetic sporting field and upgrade to parking and landscaping.
Charlie Lowles Leisure Centre Emerton and the Mount Druitt Town Rangers Football Club are long-time neighbours and working together will further help raise the Town Rangers profile as it seeks to rise through the various soccer leagues in NSW.
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