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02 April 2021
NEW NURSING CHIEF HAD PASSION FROM 12
Driving excellence at local hospitals
BLACKTOWN and Mount Druitt hospitals’ new Director of Nursing and Midwifery Marie Baxter knew she wanted to be a nurse from age 12.
BLACKTOWN and Mount Druitt hospitals’ new Director of Nursing and Midwifery Marie Baxter knew she wanted to be a nurse from age 12.
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30 March 2021
2021 EASTER SHOWBAGS GOOD TO GO
Minister approves all 375 showbags
ALL 375 showbags on offer at this year’s Sydney Royal Easter Show have been given the thumbs up for sale following a rigorous safety inspection by Fair Trading officers.
ALL 375 showbags on offer at this year’s Sydney Royal Easter Show have been given the thumbs up for sale following a rigorous safety inspection by Fair Trading officers.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
