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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.
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26 June 2025
WESTPOINT TO HOST WELLNESS EXPO
Focus on dibabetes education, prevention
WESTPOINT Shopping Centre, in partnership with Western Sydney Diabetes, is hosting a four-day Wellness Expo from Wednesday July 2 to Saturday, July 5, focused on diabetes prevention, education, and community support.
25 June 2025
AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENING!
Local businesses shine at gala event
THIS year’s Blacktown City Local Business Awards was a sensational spectacular that provided a fitting finale to the annual event.
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25 June 2025
FIRST LOOK AT EXPANDED HOSPITAL
60 more beds at Mt Druitt, Blacktown
THE Mt Druitt community is being provided with their first look at plans for the expanded Mount Druitt Hospital.
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12 June 2025
NEW BLACKTOWN BREAST SCREENING CLINIC
Local screening numbers need to improve
THE NSW Government and BreastScreen NSW have opened a new screening clinic in Warwick Lane, Blacktown.
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24 May 2025
COUNCIL SEEKS PARTNERS FOR $600M PROGRAM
Call goes out for construction tenders
BLACKTOWN City Council is calling on the construction industry to help deliver more than $600M in transformative infrastructure, with a formal Request for Tender (RFT) now open.
BLACKTOWN City Council is calling on the construction industry to help deliver more than $600M in transformative infrastructure, with a formal Request for Tender (RFT) now open.
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10 May 2025
BACKLASH GROWS OVER UNIVERSITY CLOSURE
WSU pushed to keep Nirimba campus open
STEPHEN Bali MP, NSW Member for Blacktown, has written to Western Sydney University (WSU) Vice-Chancellor Professor George Williams appealing to him to keep the Nirimba campus open.
