MEMBERS of the public are being encouraged to help fight against the meth amphetamine and ice epidemic that is ravaging the state. The ‘Dob in a Dealer’ campaign has launched in the Blacktown area and will run for two weeks, during which police will conduct community activities organised to educate people on the dangers of illicit drugs. Across the two week initiative, police aim to also highlight the important role members of the public have in helping police shut down drug

MEMBER for Blacktown, John Robertson says western Sydney commuters could be slogged an extra $45 a week when the tolls on the M4 and WestConnex are switched on early next year. “Families travelling from Blacktown can’t afford an extra $45 a week in tolls,” Mr Robertson said. “The people of Blacktown shouldn’t be forced to pay to drive on roads that have already been paid for over a decade ago,” the former Opposition Leader said. A toll at $45 a week could cost a household an

AFTER food, sleep and water, wifi is the one thing humans need to survive, or at least that’s what some young people would say. to help keep the people of Blacktown and Mount Druitt connect the Blacktown City Council will roll out more than a dozen free wifi hotspots. the service was organised as a joint venture between the Blacktown City Council and telstra after it was recommended to the Mayor by the CBD Activation Committee. All up there will be 20 wifi hotspots rolled out

SCHOFIELDS will get an extended commuter car park at the local train station if the ALP is elected into government on July 2. Michelle Rowland, MP for Greenway, recently distributed a petitions to the locals of her electorate in which she told Western News “highlighted a need for more access”. If the ALP are voted into government, they’ll dedicated a $5 million extension to the carpark at Schofields Train Station, which will improve the commuter carpark capacity. In a stateme

CAMPAIGNING from Tregear Public School Ed Husic, MP for Chifley, launched an attack on the recent Federal Budget, in particular school funding. Mr Husic met with parents at Tregear Public School to discuss the detail of Labor’s plan for schools in Chifley. “Even though they promised to protect school funds, Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull will cut around $270m from Chifley’s schools over the next ten years,” Mr Husic claimed. School funding is a contentious issue within the