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05 July 2024
NSW BUDGET: BLACKTOWN CITY A BIG WINNER
Roads, schools and housing benefit
THE second Minns NSW Labor Government budget was delivered in June with schools, roads and housing all receiving a massive boost.
04 July 2024
WORKERS SLEEPOUT RAISES $52,000
Beneficiaries include a local support group
ANOTHER wonderful grass-roots Blacktown charity will gain precious extra funding for the year ahead, thanks to Workers Lifestyle Group’s CEO & Co Winter Sleepout.
21 June 2024
BASKET OF GOODS REPORT
Residents welcome shopping costs data
THE Federal Government has welcomed the release of CHOICE’s first quarterly report into supermarket prices.
20 June 2024
LOCAL TAFE TRAINEE RECOGNISED
Arianne shines at annual web awards
TAFE NSW Information Technology student, Arianne Milan from Doonside is making waves in the web development world, contributing to victory at the prestigious Australian Web Awards.
20 June 2024
MOUNT DRUITT FAITH COMMUNITIES SAFER
Funds for security upgrades
MOUNT Druitt faith communities will benefit as the NSW Government delivers on its promise to help ensure places of worship across the state are safer and more secure through the Safe Places for Faith Communities Program.
MOUNT Druitt faith communities will benefit as the NSW Government delivers on its promise to help ensure places of worship across the state are safer and more secure through the Safe Places for Faith Communities Program.
18 June 2024
SCHOOL PROJECT WINS AWARD FOR WORKERS
Pilot program at Blacktown North Public
A PROJECT at Blacktown North Public School helping children and their families repair the damage of COVID lockdown and who may have been affected by family and domestic violence has won Workers Lifestyle Group the Education category award in the ClubsNSW 2024 Clubs & Community Awards.
08 June 2024
NEW BUS SHELTERS IN YOUR AREA
Commuters want shade and protection
BLACKTOWN City Council has built five new bus shelters, with another five completed in the next six months, to keep up with demand from commuters wanting shade and protection from all weather conditions.
08 June 2024
TEMPORARY LIBRARY OPENS AT MARSDEN PARK
Community dermaid in high growth area
BLACKTOWN City Council has opened the Marsden Park Temporary Library to provide much needed community infrastructure in one of Sydney’s fastest growing suburbs.
BLACKTOWN City Council has opened the Marsden Park Temporary Library to provide much needed community infrastructure in one of Sydney’s fastest growing suburbs.
08 June 2024
BIG W OPENS AT STANHOPE GARDENS
New features for local shoppers
BIG W launched its new Stanhope Gardens store promising low prices and bulk-buy on everyday household items amid skyrocketing living cost concerns by consumers.
07 June 2024
BETTER FOUNDATION'S GALA DINNER
Giving generously to local hospitals
ON May 31 Blacktown came out to support the Better Foundation’s fundraising Carnivale Gala Dinner at the Workers Club Blacktown, and helped raise more than $50,000 for Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals.