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31 January 2024
MATCHING JOBSEEKERS TO HOME CARE JOBS
Employers gather for SydWest event
JOBSEEKERS interested in a career supporting seniors to live independently at home turned out to connect with Home Care employers in person at the first Employment Accelerator event for 2024.
31 January 2024
THE MASTER PLAN FOR RIVERSTONE
MP leading charge for town centre revamp
ALISON ADAMS
RIVERSTONE is set to get a new lease of life with a plan to revamp the town centre.
31 January 2024
AUSTRALIA DAY KICKED OFF AT FEATHERDALE
200 new citizens call Blacktown home
ELIZABETH FRIAS
AFTER a patriotic flag raising, a lively breakfast in the company of gazing wildlife homed at Featherdale Wildlife Park in Doonside kicked off Australia Day for Blacktown residents.
31 January 2024
CITY"S OUTSTANDING CITIZENS SHINE
Australia Day honors in Blacktown
ELIZABETH FRIAS
A SUPERSTAR fundraiser, a law student listed in Australia’s Top 100 Future Leaders, a staunch teen environmentalist and tireless organisers of annual seniors Christmas lunch were named in the coveted Blacktown City Australia Day Awards.
26 January 2024
1,400 BLACKTOWN CITY RESIDENTS NEW CITIZENS
75 years since the first citizenship ceremony
BLACKTOWN City Council is hosting its first Citizenship Ceremonies for 2024 with over 1,400 residents becoming Australian Citizens in the two days of ceremonies at Council’s Bowman Hall.
25 January 2024
BLACKTOWN BACKS TRADITIONAL AUSTRALIA DAY
Amid mixed approaches from NSW councils
ELIZABETH FRIAS
ELIZABETH FRIAS
THE state’s largest council, Blacktown, including neighbor Hawkesbury Council, has put a stay on January 26 as their traditional celebration of Australia Day amid calls to change the date with a multitude of proposals.
23 December 2023
THE INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY RETURNS
It's a bright racing future at Eastern Creek
SPEEDWAY racing will make a long-awaited but welcome return to Eastern Creek in early 2024 following the appointment of a new venue manager and operator for Western Sydney International Speedway.
18 December 2023
HOW CAN I KEEP COOLER AT HOME THIS SUMMER?
We asked an urban heat expert for tips
DR Negin Nazarian, an award-winning researcher in urban heat from UNSW Sydney, shares her expertise to help us keep cool at home.
16 December 2023
WESTPOINT UNVEILS ITS NEW PRECINCT
Dining and entertainment PLUS for Christmas
CHRISTMAS arrives early for shoppers at Westpoint, Blacktown, with the completion of its $19M-dollar dining precinct upgrade, transforming the centre’s top level into a world-class family dining and entertainment destination.
10 December 2023
DONATION TO SUPPORT CHILDREN IN NEED
KidsWest steps up for Christmas
THE youngest and smallest patients at Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals (BMDH) will benefit from medical supplies and equipment thanks to the generous donation from local children’s charity KidsWest.