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23 August 2025
COUNCIL ENDORSES SPECIAL RATE RISE
And comits to community consultation
BLACKTOWN City Council has endorsed a proposed special rate rise and will embark on a 42-day consultation period, starting September during which residents and businesses will be consulted on the proposed change.
BLACKTOWN City Council has endorsed a proposed special rate rise and will embark on a 42-day consultation period, starting September during which residents and businesses will be consulted on the proposed change.
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23 August 2025
LOCAL FILM MAKER DELIVERS NANNU
Traditions changing through immigration
PRODUCTION has officially wrapped on Nannu, an intimate and emotionally charged cultural drama inspired by writer/director and Blacktown local, Matthew C. Vella.
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12 August 2025
KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN DINNER WINS
Butchers buffet wins best restaurant
KNOWN for its neon-lit interiors, K-Pop energy and fresh not frozen high-quality products, all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ experience Butchers Buffet has just been named Best Restaurant in Blacktown City, taking out the top spot at the 2025 Local Business Awards.
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12 August 2025
GWS FURY 23U NETBALL NSW CHAMPIONS
Season of grit ends with dramatic 57-55 victory
ON a wet winter Sunday afternoon at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney Olympic Park, the GWS Fury 23U emerged victorious in the Netball NSW Premier League, taking out the premiership in an electrifying 57-55 thriller against the Penrith Panthers.
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09 August 2025
F1: THE MOVIE REVIEW
High-octane action supports in this
mile-a-minute driving extraordinaire!
mile-a-minute driving extraordinaire!
By JACOB RICHARDSON
WITH his F1 team on the ropes, owner Ruben (Javier Bardem) enlists the help of washed up former racing buddy Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt).
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03 August 2025
MCC OPENS NEW CAMPUS AT Mt DRUITT
Equipping people to upskill and succeed
AS part of its 75th anniversary, Macquarie Community College (MCC) opened a new campus at Mount Druitt recently, in time for Term 3 classes.
AS part of its 75th anniversary, Macquarie Community College (MCC) opened a new campus at Mount Druitt recently, in time for Term 3 classes.
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31 July 2025
FUNDING TO STRENGTHEN MT DRUITT NETWORKS
Suppport to drive change for families
SEVEN community networks working to strengthen connections and opportunities in Mt Druitt will receive support to increase their impact through new place-based grants from the Paul Ramsay Foundation (PRF).
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31 July 2025
FIRST LOOK AT $120M HOSPITAL UPGRADES
Community invited to information session
THE community is being given their first look at the new 30 bed inpatient unit planned for Blacktown Hospital, which will increase the hospital’s capacity to support patients recovering from a range of urgent conditions.
THE community is being given their first look at the new 30 bed inpatient unit planned for Blacktown Hospital, which will increase the hospital’s capacity to support patients recovering from a range of urgent conditions.
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26 July 2025
BLACKTOWN ARTS SECURES FUNDING BOOST
Support for local creative community
BLACKTOWN City Council has announced that Blacktown Arts has been awarded $450,000 per year through Create NSW’s Multi-Year Investment program from 2026 to 2028. This represents a significant increase on current investment.
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06 July 2025
MOBILE LIBRARY A HIT WITH RESIDENTS
Making reading more accessible
BLACKTOWN City’s Mobile Library is all about making it easier for the community to access books by providing them at a range of convenient locations.
