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28 January 2022
FIVE SUBURBS IN THE TOP 10
Greater Blacktown the rental capital
BLACKTOWN has listed second in the top 20 tenant-friendly suburbs within commuting distance of Sydney’s CBD.
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28 January 2022
FIGURES REFLECT PROPERTY BOOM
Western Sydney land values up 18.5%
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
LAND values have shot up by 18.5% across Western Sydney, reflecting the region’s booming property market.
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20 January 2022
LOCAL CLIMATE CHANGE FEARS
Blacktown the wild weather king
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
IT doesn’t take much to convince Blacktown’s residents that the area has some of the most diverse weather conditions in Australia at times.
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18 January 2022
10 YEAR VISION REALISED
Locals open first Doonside gym
IT'S a vision 10 years in the making, including a pandemic delay, but four Doonside locals have finally realised their dream of opening Doonside’s first ever gym.
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13 January 2022
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS
Mayor Bleasdale re-elected with new deputy
CR Tony Bleasdale was re-elected Mayor of Blacktown City at this week’s first meeting on the newly elected council.
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10 January 2022
100 MILLION RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS FOR NSW
Access for essential workers, vulnerable
THE first batch of 100 million Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) will be distributed to NSW essential public workers and vulnerable communities from this week to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
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06 January 2022
COVID FORCES CHANGE OF HOURS
Local pools, gyms and libraries affected
DUE to the impact of COVID-19 infections, a number of Blacktown City Council venues will operate at reduced hours over the coming weeks.
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03 January 2022
A SHADOW PANDEMIC IS EMERGING
Little lives matter in Blacktown
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
A SHADOW pandemic has emerged in the child safety sector with Blacktown’s child protection organisation Act for Kids’ waiting lists for services increasing right across the region.
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31 December 2021
MASSIVE SPIKE IN BLACKTOWN COVID CASES
Testing stations overloaded
A MASSIVE spike in COVID-19 cases including the Omicron variant in Western Sydney has led to an immediate change in rules and regulations implemented by the State Government.
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31 December 2021
TRAVEL TRENDS REVEALED BY EXPEDIA
Travelers going the GOAT in 2022
TRAVEL EDITOR | DALLS SHERINGHAM
TRAVELERS will have the GOAT mindset in 2022 according to industry leaders Expedia.
