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Firebugs: why on earth do they do this?
ALTHOUGH we’re only on the cusp of Summer, there has already been a series of emergency-level bushfires in the local region, with at...
Keegan Thomson
Nov 22, 20162 min read
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Recognition for an inspirational life
WAR, famine and genocide are things we only see on the six o’clock news but for Deng Adut these things shaped him into the man he is...
Keegan Thomson
Nov 22, 20162 min read
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Searching for the 'Prospect Six'
THERE is a decade old mystery afoot in Blacktown and you can help solve it. The Prospect Heritage Trust is on the hunt for the six names...
Keegan Thomson
Nov 22, 20162 min read
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The politicians are not happy
SYDNEY’s second airport at Badgerys Creek has been given the green light from the Turnbull government but there are plenty of politicians...
Keegan Thomson
Nov 21, 20162 min read
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New exhibition is out of this world
GRAVITY, like breathing and taxes, isn’t something we are thinking about in our daily lives, but it is something we all have to learn how...
Keegan Thomson
Oct 11, 20162 min read
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Muru Mittigar gives financial help to the community
MURU MITTIGAR has opened a new facility for disadvantaged people of western Sydney who’re looking for financial help under any...
Keegan Thomson
Oct 11, 20162 min read
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A day in the life of... A gallery director
WHILST wandering around a gallery it is easy to forget how much blood, sweat and tears go into the preparation and maintenance of a...
Keegan Thomson
Oct 10, 20163 min read
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Powerful role model
WESTERN Sydney based Senator Marise Payne, Minister for Defence, has been named as the fourth most powerful woman in the country. Senator...
Kerrie Davies
Oct 9, 20161 min read
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Generous $33,000 to diabetes research
A CHEQUE for $33,000 was presented to Associate Professor Wayne Hawthorne and Westmead Medical Research foundation’s Partnerships...
Keegan Thomson
Oct 7, 20162 min read
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Real Festival: Put it in your calendar
THE banks of the Nepean River will transform into a hive of activity when the inaugural River, environment, Art and Lifestyle (Real)...
Keegan Thomson
Oct 7, 20162 min read
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A new domestic violence plan for the west
PENRITH, BLACKTOWN and Mount Druitt have been named as domestic violence ‘hot spots’ according to a new government action plan aimed at...
Keegan Thomson
Oct 4, 20162 min read
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Snakes slither into spring
WITH the warm start to Spring, snakes are waking up early for their winter hibernations and we’re all being warned to be on the look out....
Keegan Thomson
Oct 4, 20162 min read
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Ban to cost kids footy team 17k
The wider ramifications of the NSW Premier’s ban on greyhound racing are being felt across western Sydney with a kids football club in...
Keegan Thomson
Oct 3, 20162 min read
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Leaders elected unopposed
PENRITH Council has a new Mayor and Deputy Mayor after last week’s Mayoral elections. Cr John Thain has been elected unopposed as Mayor...
Keegan Thomson
Oct 3, 20162 min read
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Police urge: dob in a dealer
MEMBERS of the public are being encouraged to help fight against the meth amphetamine and ice epidemic that is ravaging the state. The...
Keegan Thomson
Sep 28, 20162 min read
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Local girl wins bronze medals
MEMBER for Riverstone Kevin Conolly MP said he was delighted by the success of the Australian Paralympics team which competed in the Rio...
WS News Group
Sep 28, 20161 min read
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Western Sydney schools at breaking point
THE Baird Government is failing to provide the classrooms needed for western Sydney’s population growth according to the State...
Keegan Thomson
Sep 28, 20162 min read
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Chris ‘cains it’ when he gets on his guitar
THE Sydney Blues and Roots Festival in the Hawkesbury has become one of those events that you absolutely must circle on your calendar; it...
Kerrie Davies
Sep 28, 20163 min read
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Motown comes to the west
THE glitz and glamour of Las Vegas will be on show in western Sydney when Songs in the Key of Motown return with their spectacular live...
Keegan Thomson
Sep 28, 20162 min read
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A day in the life of... a human rights lawyer
LAWYERS are often seen as these ruthless, courtroom hawks who swoop down and take as much as they can before flying onto another case,...
Keegan Thomson
Sep 27, 20163 min read
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