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08 September 2024
BLACKTOWN NETBALL EXCELS
Top performances at 2024 Netball NSW titles
ALISON SHEPPARD
THE Blacktown City Netball Association (BCNA) is a vibrant and inclusive netball community located in the heart of the Blacktown City Council.
30 August 2024
EMPLOYMENT FORUM CONNECTS BOYS TO MEN
Success that stems from Clontarf
EMPLOYERS from 25 companies met impressive final year students at this year’s Clontarf Foundation’s Sydney Employment Forum and saw first-hand the success of a unique program developing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boys into young men.
EMPLOYERS from 25 companies met impressive final year students at this year’s Clontarf Foundation’s Sydney Employment Forum and saw first-hand the success of a unique program developing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boys into young men.
17 August 2024
BLACKTOWN SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL SOLD OUT
First time at the Sydney Opera House
FROM the ties that bind families, unfiltered stories of survivors and getting caught in community gossip, the Blacktown Shorts Film Festival has returned for 2024 with a sold-out event at one of Australia’s most iconic venues, the Sydney Opera House.
FROM the ties that bind families, unfiltered stories of survivors and getting caught in community gossip, the Blacktown Shorts Film Festival has returned for 2024 with a sold-out event at one of Australia’s most iconic venues, the Sydney Opera House.
09 August 2024
GOVT FUNDS WAGE INCREASE
Early childcare workers to benefit
EVERY day in Northwest Sydney, parents trust early educators with the most important thing in their world, and every day Australia asks early educators to do one of the most important jobs imaginable.
EVERY day in Northwest Sydney, parents trust early educators with the most important thing in their world, and every day Australia asks early educators to do one of the most important jobs imaginable.
07 August 2024
TEAM BLACKTOWN IN PREPARATION
Our paralympic swimmers in top form
ELIZABETH FRIAS
AUSTRALIA’S 200m Paralympic swimmer Tim Hodge and World Paralympic freestyle champion Chloe Osborn are shaking off the nerves at the Blacktown Aquatic Centre as they get ready for the Paris Paralympic Games opening on August 28.
04 August 2024
GREAT WEST WALK TURNS LEAFY
Govt funds planting of 238 trees
A PORTION of the popular 65-kilometre walking route from Blacktown City to the Blue Mountains looks greener these winter days.
A PORTION of the popular 65-kilometre walking route from Blacktown City to the Blue Mountains looks greener these winter days.
29 July 2024
MORE THAN JUST A SPORTING ORG
Proud history of Blacktown Netball
ALISON SHEPPARD
THE Blacktown City Netball Association (BCNA) is a vibrant and inclusive netball community located in the heart of the Blacktown City Council.
29 July 2024
WESTERN SYDNEY DIABETES NEXT STEPS
Campaign against type 2 diabetes ramps up
MORE than 200 Western Sydney doctors, nurses, community leaders, academics and politicians came together at Workers Blacktown on July 24 to plan the next step in the campaign by Western Sydney Diabetes to "beat diabetes together".
18 July 2024
WESTERN SYDNEY DIABETES: A CALL TO ACTION
Reasons why to BEAT DIABETES
THIS year marks the 10th anniversary of Western Sydney Diabetes (WSD), a pioneering initiative that has made significant strides in combating diabetes in the region.
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.