40 years since Granville
WEDNESDAY marked 40 years since the Granville rail disaster, which claimed the lives of 83 and injured 213 others. On January 18, 1977, a...
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Keegan Thomson
- Jan 19, 2017
- 2 min
Perfect conditions for grass fires
ALREADY in 2017 we’ve seen a spate of grass fires rage across western Sydney due to the ongoing hot and dry conditions, but RFS...
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Keegan Thomson
- Jan 18, 2017
- 2 min
Australian first for western Sydney
FEEDBACK from patients, carers and their families staying in some of western Sydney’s busiest hospitals can now be offered and addressed...
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Keegan Thomson
- Jan 13, 2017
- 2 min
From the assistant editor's desk
IF you ask me what is one of the main characteristics and ethics that define what is Australia I’d have to say it would be hard work....
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Keegan Thomson
- Dec 20, 2016
- 2 min
Watch your kids this summer, warns Mayor
THE warmer weather brings people flocking to the local swimming centres, backyard pools and swimming holes but the Mayor of Blacktown,...
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Keegan Thomson
- Dec 15, 2016
- 3 min
A day in the life of... Santa Claus
CHRISTMAS is known as the most wonderful time of the year thanks to all the gift giving, partying and the summer holidays but for one man...
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Keegan Thomson
- Dec 14, 2016
- 3 min
Bobby the Brave's attacker gaoled
SITTING in the Darlinghurst Supreme Court last Friday, we heard the sentence handed down to the man who has been called a ‘monster’ who...
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Keegan Thomson
- Dec 14, 2016
- 2 min
Christmas lights shining bright
WITH more than a quarter of a million christmas lights decorating the house at 12 Carpenter street, Colyton it is clear that Sharon Peach...
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Keegan Thomson
- Dec 13, 2016
- 2 min
A Christmas lunch for all
A GOOD old fashioned Christmas arvo nap is the best way to process and breakdown the excess prawns, ham, cakes and wines we all...
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Keegan Thomson
- Dec 12, 2016
- 2 min
Council feuds over airport
PRESSURE is being put on Penrith Council to change their stance on the Badgerys Creek Airport which was signed off on earlier this week....
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Keegan Thomson
- Dec 6, 2016
- 2 min
TAFE woes worsen
DAMNING new evidence has been uncovered about the ailing state of TAFE funding across western Sydney. According to figures uncovered by a...
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Keegan Thomson
- Dec 6, 2016
- 3 min
A day in the life of... A nurse
IN A HOSPITAL nurses are quite often overshadowed by doctors but if you’re sick and end up needing treatment the one person who mainly...
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Keegan Thomson
- Dec 6, 2016
- 2 min
Tackling an issue by talking about it
PENRITH has been talking about domestic violence and it is all for a special reason. November 25 marked the beginning of 16 days of...
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Keegan Thomson
- Dec 6, 2016
- 2 min
MP opens up about violent past
FAMILY violence is a hard topic to talk about at the best of times, but Lindsay MP Emma Husar has used White Ribbon day to open up about...
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Keegan Thomson
- Nov 29, 2016
- 2 min
Park named in honour of much-loved Dr Torrance
COUNCIL has voted unanimously to name a park in St Clair in memoriam to much loved local GP, Dr Elizabeth Torrance. The reserve on the...
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Keegan Thomson
- Nov 28, 2016
- 3 min
Premier commits $550 million to Nepean Hospital
NEPEAN Hospital will receive a $550 million upgrade under a new plan announced by Premier Mike Baird, who joined Health Minister Jillian...
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Keegan Thomson
- Nov 22, 2016
- 3 min
A day in the life of... A Minister
RELIGION often goes hand in hand with charity work and Minister Martin Beckett knows this better than anyone else. “Christianity,...
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Keegan Thomson
- Nov 22, 2016
- 2 min
Penrith: Sydney’s trendiest destination
TRENDY is not a word you would have used to describe Penrith ten years ago, but with the rising population and the access to affordable...
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Keegan Thomson
- Nov 22, 2016
- 2 min
Award for hardworking midwife
MIDWIVES and teachers are two of the most thankless jobs in the world. Often midwives are left to clean up all the gross, messy stuff...
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Keegan Thomson
- Nov 22, 2016
- 2 min
World cup event for western Sydney
2017 will be an exciting year for polo enthusiasts in western Sydney after the Sydney Polo Club was announced as the venue for the 2017...
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