RENOWNED surf coach, ex-pro surfer, keynote speaker, and mental resilience advocate, Blakey Johnston, is taking on a massive challenge this winter – aiming to break the record f...
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PARRAMATTA is on the brink of becoming Greater Sydney’s epicentre of arts and culture with its Creative Parramatta Cultural Strategy (2025-2034) set to foster creativity, cultur...
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POWERHOUSE Parramatta has marked a milestone, with the building reaching its full 75-metre height as the steel exoskeleton that wraps around the building is also officially comp...
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CARLINGFORD and surrounding communities are set to benefit from a new purpose-built ambulance station following the purchase of a site for the new station on Pennant Hills Road ...
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PLAN to refresh Parramatta’s iconic George Street in the CBD as part of a streetscape master plan to improve the landscape and revitalise the historic neighbourhood are open for...
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IN a landmark result Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has led the Labor Party to a decisive victory in the 2025 federal election, securing a second consecutive term with an incre...
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CONSTRUCTION of the state’s largest mental health facility has commenced at Westmead. $540M has been invested to deliver the Westmead Integrated Mental Health Complex. Set to be...
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SASWATI MUKHERJEE BY this time tomorrow, over 5 million native mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs stand to be killed by the millions of feral and roaming pet cats in Australia. ...
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CUMBERLAND City Council has successfully completed a series of major infrastructure upgrades aimed at improving roads, drainage, and essential public services in Merrylands. The...
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THE popular NBC Sports Clubs at Northmead has amalgamated with Doyalson-Wyee RSL Club (The Doylo) to strengthen community and club offerings. This strategic partnership marks a ...
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LEADING domestic violence organisation, Women’s Community Shelters (WCS) is struggling to keep up with demand as shelters are being forced to turn away at least one family a day...
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THE iconic Riverside Theatres redevelopment is a step closer to reality and the community is invited to have their say with this state-significant development being publicly exh...
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BLOOD donors across Parramatta are urgently needed as the impact of Cyclone Alfred in Queensland leads to a shortfall of more than 1,000 blood and plasma donations a day. Austra...
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KATIE MULLENS WITH International Women’s Day just around the corner, I’ve been thinking about the women who inspire me. And at the top of the list is my Nanna, Barbara Jean. Bor...
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VIEWS of Parramatta’s picturesque City skyline has reached new heights with the opening of the $1.4M Dixon Park Escarpment Lookout. This once unused piece of parkland on the cli...
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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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