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08 March 2025
FROM OLYMPIAN TO MENTAL HEALTH AMBASSADOR
Melissa’s call to action for our youth
MELISSSA Wu is a name synonymous with strength, resilience, and excellence.
07 March 2025
LOCAL BUSINESS AWARDS NOMINATIONS OPEN
Vote for your favourite business
TIME is running out to nominate outstanding businesses in the 2025 Blacktown City Local Business Awards, with voting closing on Tuesday, March 11.
06 March 2025
FUTURE PROOF YOUR CHILD'S CAREER
Careers of Today - a special event
AS we enter 2025, the landscape of work continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Transformational breakthroughs, particularly generative AI, are shaping industries, tasks, and the way business is done across all sectors.
06 March 2025
PARKLEA BACK IN PUBLIC HANDS
Govt de-privatises correctional facility
THE NSW Government will bring the management of Parklea Correctional Centre back into public hands in one of the largest de-privatisation moves in NSW history.
01 February 2025
COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY AND LIBRARY REBUILT
Blacktown’s lifeline for the vulnerable
BLACKTOWN based the Harman Foundation has announced the transformation of its long-standing community food pantry and Library at the HOPE Multicultural Hub.
31 January 2025
ONE IN FOUR PATIENTS CAN'T FIND A GP
As more turn to telehealth options
CHALLENGES in accessing primary care are continuing to put pressure on busy emergency departments.
22 December 2024
BLACKTOWN CITY'S SHINING LIGHTS
Christmas Lights Competition winners
WITH Christmas just short time away, The Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Brad Bunting has congratulated the winners of the 2024 Blacktown City Christmas Lights Competition.
18 December 2024
NEW VOLLYBALL COURTS AT GLENWOOD
New facility offers access for all ages
WESTERN Sydney is set to spike into action with the opening of the new state-of-the-art Blacktown City Beach Volleyball Courts at Glenwood Reserve, Glenwood.
WESTERN Sydney is set to spike into action with the opening of the new state-of-the-art Blacktown City Beach Volleyball Courts at Glenwood Reserve, Glenwood.
10 December 2024
GRADUATE POLICE OFFICERS FOR BLACKTOWN
18 new police officers join local area command
THE Class of 364 graduated one of the largest class in the past 10 years with 298 new police officers and 18 are bound to the Blacktown City Local Government area with seven new Probationary Constables in Blacktown Local Area Command (LAC), seven in Mt Druitt LAC and four at Riverstone LAC.
01 December 2024
NEWS CONFIRMS AWARDS SPONSORSHIP
Support for Blacktown local business program
HOLLYWOOD has the Oscars, and the music industry has the Grammys – but for many small businesses in Blacktown it is the long-standing Local Business Awards that represent the pinnacle of recognition.