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A man aged in his 40s has been taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition after falling from several metres height onto a large steel skip bin at a waste management facility in St Marys this morning (Thursday). The Mounties Care CareFlight Helicopter was tasked by NSW Ambulance shortly before 10:30am and landed […]

Former Blacktown Girls High principal, Beryl Simes Smith, now has a park named in her memory in the heart of the city near her beloved school. Located on the corner of Fourth Avenue and Prince Street, opposite Blacktown Mosque, the park features  an outdoor gym, volleyball court, play equipment and undercover picnic areas. Costing $2 […]

An investigation is underway after a man was hospitalised suffering gunshot wounds in Londonderry last night (Tuesday, 10 May). Emergency services were called to a home on Milford Road just before 9pm. Officers attached to Nepean Police Area Command found a 37-year-old man inside the home suffering gunshot wounds to both his legs. Police have […]

An Albanese Labor Government will help Hawkesbury people find refuge in times of crisis by committing $2.5 million to help redevelop the North Richmond Community Centre so it can operate as a first response emergency evacuation point, said Macquarie MP Susan Templeman. The need for improved facilities is evident following devastating bushfires and repeated floods […]

Around 9am this morning (Saturday), five NSW Ambulance paramedic crews including the Careflight Rescue helicopter attended a  three vehicle crash, with persons trapped, on The Great Western Highway, Colyton. One patient, a male believed to be aged in his 20’s, was located in a critical condition with head injuries, with two other patients sustaining minor […]

Vincent Alauni, 13, was last seen leaving his home on Denbern Street, Dean Park, about 1pm on Wednesday (20 April). Vincent is of Maori/Pacific Islander appearance, thin build, about 160cm tall, with black hair and brown eyes. He may be wearing a grey coloured tracksuit. Vincent is known to frequent the Blacktown, Mount Druitt and […]

In less than 20 years Blacktown City is projected to have a population larger than the state of Tasmania, so it needs urgent investment in infrastructure and services, which a Labor government will prioritise if it wins office at the election, according to NSW Labor leader Chris Minns. Joining with NSW Labor’s deputy leader and […]

School children are encouraged to put their best foot forward and get walking as part of Walk Safely to School Day. School P&Cs are being asked to get on board on health kick too by hosting a healthy breakfast for the children as well. An initiative of National Road Safety Week which runs 15-22 May, […]

A re-elected Morrison Government will invest up to $750,000 to make the proposed BMX pump track at Colonial Reserve, Bligh Park, a reality says Liberal candidate for Macquarie, Sarah Richards. With its design process due to start next financial year, Ms Richards said she has listened to the community and “took on this cause because […]

A Kenthurst home was searched and a 59-year-old man was charged following an investigation by detectives from the State Crime Command’s Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad into alleged online procurement in the north-west. Earlier this month, detectives from the Child Abuse and Sex Crime Squad’s Child Exploitation Internet Unit (CEIU) began engaging online with […]

An Albanese Labor Government will invest in the wellbeing of Hawkesbury and Blue Mountains veterans by establishing a $5 million one-stop-shop for specialised services in the region, says Macquarie MP Susan Templeman. Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel Shayne Neumann and Ms Templeman met recently with Windsor RSL Sub-Branch wellbeing advocate Bonnie Rieusset […]

A man, 22, has been charged – and his number plates confiscated for three months – after he was detected allegedly driving at more than 100km/h above the speed limit at Eastern Creek this morning (Saturday), during the double-demerit points Anzac Day long weekend. The location was the M4 Motorway, not the adjacent Sydney Motorsport […]