POWERHOUSE has announced a public call out for photographs, ephemera and personal stories that capture the social and cultural spirit of Western Sydney’s shopping malls from the...
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A NATIONAL survey from Specsavers has revealed that many Australians aged 35 to 50 are struggling with blurry or unclear vision during everyday tasks — yet the vast majority rem...
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DUNDAS Sports & Recreation Club recently brought together rugby league royalty and comedy gold on for their inaugural 2025 Sportsman’s Lunch, raising vital funds for mental heal...
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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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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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WESTERN Sydney has emerged as a national powerhouse of Australia’s night-time economy, with Parramatta, South West Sydney and Blacktown all securing places among the country’s top-performing after-dark precincts.
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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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CONSTRUCTION of the new $540M Westmead Centre for Mental Health has reached its highest point, marking a major milestone for what will become NSW’s largest mental health facility.
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