28/08/2008 | POLICE have charged a Rooty Hill man in relation to sexual attacks on girls and women in Blacktown, Quakers Hill, Mount Druitt, Woodcroft, Castle Hill and Kellyville since April.
28/08/2008 | A Westmead nursing home is in lock-down after an outbreak of a gastric illness.
27/08/2008 | As in many national economic events these days, New South Wales isn’t a gold medal performer compared with the other states when it comes to labour market performance.
26/08/2008 | A KIND person recently suggested that perhaps I embellish my personal shortcomings in print, just for a laugh.
I guess it's time I came clean. I'm actually a size 10 glamazon that effortlessly ju...
26/08/2008 | TRADE unionists have given their support to 15 Labor candidates contesting the September 13 Blacktown council elections.
Unions NSW secretary John Robertson was the main speaker at their campaign l...
26/08/2008 | Bouquets for Good
Samaritan couple
I was appalled to read the item in The Sun on August 19 about three awful girls robbing a poor woman in Cobb Lane.
However, when I read about the man and t...
26/08/2008 | SEVEN Hills North Public School's principal, Howard Hawkins, retires after 19 years in the position.
He leaves on September 19.
``This has been my first and only school as principal,'' Mr Hawkin...
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26/08/2008 | OPERA Australia stars recently visited Blacktown to talk to music and drama students at Patrician Brothers' College.
The four visitors were from Oz Opera, which is touring Australia to provide remo...
26/08/2008 | BLACKTOWN Council has bought the most high-tech cleaning truck in the region for its 30,000 drains, pits and creeks.
The $620,000 Mercedes-Benz Sucker Truck meets European emission standards up t...
26/08/2008 | Pokie profits spread
Eight clubs gave 51 Blacktown community groups $367,000 in grants last week. They are Blacktown Workers Club, Blacktown RSL Club, Mount Druitt Workers Club, Demons Sports Club,...
26/08/2008 | Career breaks for sparkies
SIX Blacktown residents graduated from a government careers program to boost employment in the electrical trades sector.
They are Chris Patsaras from Prospect, Jarred ...
26/08/2008 | Stoppers on copper
INTEGRAL Energy in Blacktown is seeking public help to tackle the theft of copper from its installations.
It costs them more than $200,000 a year to repair or replace the los...
26/08/2008 | Name three people you would like to dine with: Golfer Greg Norman, basketballer Patrick Mills and model Miranda Kerr.
Your favourite way of spending a rainy day: Watching sport indoors.
The best...
26/08/2008 | STATE Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell has accused the NSW Government of abandoning Western Sydney by not giving the Western Fast Rail project proper examination.
Mr O'Farrell said that Premier ...
26/08/2008 | AS part of the 33rd St Marys Spring Festival, Robert Henry Statewide Realty will have a sausage sizzle to raise funds for The Children's Hospital at Westmead, along with free giveaways and balloons fo...
26/08/2008 | Red Cross stall: Blacktown branch of the Australian Red Cross will hold a stall at the entry to IGA Doonside on Friday, September 5, 9am-noon. There will be a wide variety of new and used goods for sa...
26/08/2008 | RESIDENTS of Riverstone are fielding candidates in the September 13 Blacktown council elections because of what they claim is neglect of their area.
Their candidates are local grocer Anthony Belca...
26/08/2008 | ABOUT 1200 volunteers will be knocking on doors in Blacktown and the surrounding areas for the Vinnies Appeal next Saturday, August 31.
The two weekends' operation, which started last week, aims t...
26/08/2008 | A COUPLE from Kellyville Ridge is raising funds for a community rescue helicopter flight service by joining a three-day charity driving trip.
Colin Coleman, 56, and his wife Lynette will join about...
26/08/2008 | BLACKTOWN will get $256,200 from the Federal Government to help it fix its two traffic black spots.
About $216,000 will be used to install a roundabout and traffic signs and to extend the raised me...