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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.

SPENCER - 5 STARS: A CAPTIVATING PERFORMANCE

Kristen Stewart anchors a beautifully presented taleFILM REVIEW | JACOB RICHARDSONIT’S Christmas time, and the Royal Family is taking a holiday break at the Sandringham estate...

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 an...

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 k...

COVID BUSINESS SUPPORT PACKAGE RELEASED

Grants up to $5,000 PW for small businessesBUSINESSES, workers and the performing arts across NSW are all set to benefit from a major financial support package of more than $1B ...

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.

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.

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 Au...

10 YEAR VISION REALISED

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.

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...

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.

A SHADOW PANDEMIC IS EMERGING

Little lives matter in Blacktown DALLAS SHERRINGHAM A SHADOW pandemic has emerged in the child safety sector with Blacktown’s child protection organisation Act for Kids’ wai...

HOUSE OF GUCCI - 3 STARS

Good, but prone to excess REVIEW | JACOB RICHARDSON HOUSE of Gucci is undeniably a good film; it’s just a little too bland, a little too safe, and a lot too long to be truly g...

$98B INVESTMENT IN BEV TECHNOLOGY

30 new models by 2030: Akio Toyoda MATT BROGAN TOYOTA global president Akio Toyoda has introduced no fewer than 16 new battery-electric vehicles at Toyota's Megaweb showcase in ...