DALLAS SHERRINGHAM THE worrying trend of juvenile crime destroying Alice Springs and Townsville’s struggling tourist industries has sadly meant travellers have to be vigilant ev...
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EXCLUSIVE by DI BARTOK DAVID Kingston remains as resolute in his plans to turn his iconic Roxy into a leading dining and entertainment hub as he was in 2022. He sees “the new Ro...
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By DALLAS SHERRINGHAM THE biggest public building project in NSW since the construction of the Opera House in the 1960s is taking shape on the banks of the Parramatta River. The...
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THE first ever Lecca Gelato Store will celebrate its grand opening at Rouse Hill Town Centre by giving away free Gelato on March 11. Lecca is an exciting new brand bringing feat...
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GREATER Western Sydney Giants will transform its training and community centre at Sydney Olympic Park into a new centre of excellence thanks to a $15M grant from the NSW Liberal...
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NOVA Employment has secured thousands of jobs for people with a disability across Greater Sydney for the past 32 years. “We aim to find jobs for people with disability that matc...
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A TEAM of archaeologists has unearthed a convict hut and historical artefacts that date as far back as 1792, during the start of work at the new Sydney Metro station at Parramat...
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A NEW Service NSW Centre will open in North Rocks Shopping Centre, North Rocks, in mid-2023. The centre will offer over 1000 NSW government transactions, including up to 180 dri...
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AN environmental champion who turns waste into bags and award-winning art has been named City of Parramatta’s 2023 Citizen of the Year, with local volunteers leading the charge ...
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CBD along the foreshore is forging ahead, with detailed planning and early works now underway. Minister for Active Transport Rob Stokes said an interactive map detailing a draft...
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HOP to the City of Parramatta and celebrate the Year of the Rabbit with a series of free and fun activities throughout January – culminating with a delicious noodle market under...
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GENERATIONS of motor mechanics have kept Western Sydney’s car population on the road with skills learnt over decades and vast knowledge of everything from faulty water pumps in ...
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DALLAS SHERRINGHAM THE days of parking the boat or caravan in the street for months on end have come to an end with new legislation strengthening the impounding powers of local ...
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THE new, lower cost of PBS medicines comes into effect on New Year’s Day, meaning the most patients will pay for a PBS listed medication is $30, down from $42.50. This follows P...
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AHEAD of the festive season, the NSW Government has released a new emotional, social media campaign featuring the Western Sydney Wanderers and the families of road trauma victim...
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PARRAMATTA is set to make sporting history this month by hosting Sydney’s first public AFL and AFLW double-header, with the GIANTS becoming the first club to stage elite men’s and women’s matches on the same day at the same venue.
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THREE superbly individual voices in songwriting and musical exploration come together in a dream collaboration with folk crossover string trio.
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THE proposed North Rocks Village development at the former 12.67 hectare site of the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children continues to face community opposition despite revisions to its Master Plan. The quiet, leafy suburb was ide...
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AMARIAH Tamaro from Our Lady of Mercy College Parramatta and Stella White from St Patrick’s Marist College Dundas in Parramatta is one of 18 students across the state to be awarded a NSW Government scholarship to travel to Greece on an...
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A NEW commercial workplace is designed to uplift Parramatta’s heritage and being billed as an iconic urban landmark. The $125M boutique development which opened in May, is in Parramatta’s vibrant civic heart and directly overlooks Ce...
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NICK NIKOLAIDIS | LOCAL doctors have responded to Australian Medical Association’s (AMA) warning about the proliferation of misinformation and distrust in the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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