Tuesday, 13 May 2025 23:10
Mt DRUITT SWIMMING CENTRE UPGRADE
Activities galore in Blacktown city
BRAD BUNTING
HAVE you seen the news that Council will be giving Mount Druitt Swimming Centre the biggest upgrade in its 50-year history?
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Tuesday, 13 May 2025 23:07
CLEANAWAY OPENS A NEW FACILITY
CLEANAWAY Waste Management Limited (Cleanaway) has announced the opening of its state-of-the-art Western Sydney Material Recovery Facility (MRF), at Rooty Hill.
In a leap forward for the recycling and circular economy capabilities of Sydney and NSW, Cleanaway’s MRF will house advanced optical sorting technology, having the capability for up to 99.5% purity across recovered recycled material.
The new facility will improve the quality and increase the volume of resources recovered from NSW’s commingled recycling.
Using advanced technologies such as ballistic separators, optical sorting based on colour and shape, eddy currents, magnets, and wind sifting, the MRF will process up to 120,000 tonnes of commercial and residential recyclables per year.
Together with Cleanaway’s collection and post-collection assets, the MRF enables Cleanaway to offer a fully integrated solution to its customers in NSW. Cleanaway’s recycling efforts will make a significant contribution to building a domestic circular economy in Australia.
Blacktown City Council is a foundational partner in the facility
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Monday, 12 May 2025 22:48
QUAKERS HILL URGENT CARE CENTRE OPEN
A NEW Urgent Care Service ihas opened its doors to patients in Quakers Hill today. The Quakers Hill community will now be able to access non-emergency healthcare in a more timely way, and avoid unnecessary trips to the emergency department.
The Quakers Hill Urgent Care Service is now open 365 days a year from 8am to 8pm seven days a week. Healthcare provided at Quakers Hill Urgent Care Service is bulk-billed.
The service is staffed by general practitioners and nurses with important diagnostic services on-site including radiology and pathology and is well-supported to treat a range of illnesses and injuries that are deemed urgent, but not life-threatening. This includes minor wounds needing stitches, suspected broken bones and skin infections.
Patients should call Healthdirect on 1800 022 222 to access the service. A registered nurse will assess the patient's condition and then discuss with the patient the best place for their care needs.
This may include an appointment at the Quakers Hill Urgent Care Service, a telehealth appointment with the virtualKIDS or virtualGP services, or escalating their care to other services like NSW Ambulance if required.
The Quakers Hill Urgent Care Service is being delivered in partnership with the Western Sydney Primary Health Network.
The NSW Labor Government is working to improve access to care and reduce wait times, through the emergency department relief package which will invest an additional $100M to fund urgent care services for a further two years, providing a pathway to care outside of our hospitals for an estimated 114,000 patients once fully implemented.
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