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19 March 2021
REPORT: SHOPPING TO BOUNCE BACK SOON
Resilient retailers reveal solutions
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
It’s no secret times have been the toughest on record for Blacktown's bricks and mortar retail industry, but this sector has a proud history of bouncing back from the hardest of times.
13 March 2021
NEW GREEN LINKS AT PARKLANDS
Blacktown International Sports Park connected
MORE than $6M in major works connecting Western Sydney Parklands to Blacktown International Sports Park have been completed at Bungarribee Park, Blacktown.
MORE than $6M in major works connecting Western Sydney Parklands to Blacktown International Sports Park have been completed at Bungarribee Park, Blacktown.
28 February 2021
RIVERSTONE SCIENTIST'S GAME-CHANGER
He's developed super fertiliser from fish
ELIZABETH FRIAS
ELIZABETH FRIAS
A RIVERSTONE scientist’s invention of fertiliser derived from barramundi fish excrement has been declared a success by experts and consumers – especially when it comes to growing crops in drought.
28 February 2021
POTENTIAL FOR THOUSANDS OF JOBS
Case for building trains in Australia
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
THERE is the potential for thousands of jobs to be created in NSW and to support the State’s economic recovery from COVID-19 if more trains were built locally.
28 February 2021
REFUGES PROVIDE SHELTER IN HEATWAVES
Council trials network of heat-safe venues
VULNERABLE residents will be able to seek shelter during heatwaves through a network of ‘heat refuges’ in an Australian-first trial in Blacktown City.
28 February 2021
DAD'S APP TO CONTINUE THIS YEAR
Helping dads with challenges of fatherhood
A PROGRAM that helps new and expectant fathers through the physical, mental and emotional challenges of parenthood, launched last year, will continue throughout this year in Western Sydney.
A PROGRAM that helps new and expectant fathers through the physical, mental and emotional challenges of parenthood, launched last year, will continue throughout this year in Western Sydney.
28 February 2021
WE WELCOME THE BLACKTOWN NEWS
It's vital we stay connected: CHAMBER
TREVOR OLDFIELD
IT is both exciting and humbling to provide an article for the new Blacktown newspaper.
28 February 2021
PUBLIC CAN INFLUENCE LAND SALE
Prime CBD block the focus of TEO project
BLACKTOWN City Council is inviting residents and business owners to have their say on a proposed sale of Council-owned land in Blacktown’s city centre.
28 February 2021
STATE-OF-THE-ART HEALTH CARE BOOST
Blacktown to get doctor boost
ELIZABTH FRIAS
ELIZABTH FRIAS
WESTERN Sydney has been given a boost with 151 newly graduated doctors, needed more than ever as we fight COVID-19.
28 February 2021
FIVE KEY TRENDS FOR PROPERTY
Why 2021 is tipped to be great year
EVERY year is tipped to be a “great year” for property in Blacktown, and that’s definitely been true in recent years, but 2021 is looking especially rosy for this vital sector of the city’s economy.
EVERY year is tipped to be a “great year” for property in Blacktown, and that’s definitely been true in recent years, but 2021 is looking especially rosy for this vital sector of the city’s economy.