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03 February 2022
TURBO-PETROL, HYBRID AND PHEV POWER
All available alongside next-gen safety
MATT BROGAN
NEXUS will roll out its next-generation NX into Australian showrooms from January 2022.
03 February 2022
BELFAST - 5 STARS: A BEAUTUIFUL MOVIE
Musing on the importance and extent of family
FILM REVIEW | JACOB RICHARDSON
MUCH like family, though at times the film may frustrate, ultimately you feel more fully realised and whole on leaving the cinema than on entering.
30 January 2022
BLACKTOWN LAW AND ORDER UPDATE
Police call for road safety in school zones
LAW & ORDER | JADE HOBMAN
NSW road safety and police are reminding drivers to look out for changing speed limits in school zones as kids head back to school.
28 January 2022
FIVE SUBURBS IN THE TOP 10
Greater Blacktown the rental capital
BLACKTOWN has listed second in the top 20 tenant-friendly suburbs within commuting distance of Sydney’s CBD.
28 January 2022
FIGURES REFLECT PROPERTY BOOM
Western Sydney land values up 18.5%
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
LAND values have shot up by 18.5% across Western Sydney, reflecting the region’s booming property market.
20 January 2022
LOCAL CLIMATE CHANGE FEARS
Blacktown the wild weather king
DALLAS SHERRINGHAM
IT doesn’t take much to convince Blacktown’s residents that the area has some of the most diverse weather conditions in Australia at times.
18 January 2022
10 YEAR VISION REALISED
Locals open first Doonside gym
IT'S a vision 10 years in the making, including a pandemic delay, but four Doonside locals have finally realised their dream of opening Doonside’s first ever gym.
13 January 2022
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS
Mayor Bleasdale re-elected with new deputy
CR Tony Bleasdale was re-elected Mayor of Blacktown City at this week’s first meeting on the newly elected council.
10 January 2022
100 MILLION RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS FOR NSW
Access for essential workers, vulnerable
THE first batch of 100 million Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) will be distributed to NSW essential public workers and vulnerable communities from this week to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
06 January 2022
COVID FORCES CHANGE OF HOURS
Local pools, gyms and libraries affected
DUE to the impact of COVID-19 infections, a number of Blacktown City Council venues will operate at reduced hours over the coming weeks.