TWO luxury cars went up in smoke on Friday after an electrical fault in one started a garage fire in Carlingford. The female owner of a white Jaguar parked it in the garage of her home at Balaka Drive on Friday at 1.30pm. Not long afterwards her son smelt smoke and they called the fire brigade. Castle Hill police believe the fire started in the Jaguar and spread to the white Porsche parked next to it.
OFFICERS from Operation Countdown, a regional police initiative, have joined Hills police in increasing patrols …

The beautiful and extremely talented singer/songwriter Taylor Swift is heading to Australia on her Fearless World Tour. She will be playing at Acer Arena, Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday, 6 February 2010 and Sunday, 7 February 2010. Taylor’s unique sound is a mixture of country and pop. She is famous for songs like:- “Love Story”, “You Belong With Me”, Tim McGraw” and “Teardrops on My Guitar” and many many more… By the time Taylor was 18 she had 2 top 10 albums in the same year, this is a first …

YOUNG animators from Parramatta Marist High School have doodled their way into the finals of the national Screen It film competition.
Two of the Westmead school’s films were selected among the five finalists in the secondary animation category by a panel of industry experts.
The annual competition, held by Melbourne’s Australian Centre for the Moving Image, invited entries from school-age students Australia-wide.
This year all year 9 students at Parramatta Marist worked in pairs to produce films for the competition.
School year 9 co-ordinator Karyn West said the two finalists produced their films using …

FANCY taking a walk in Parramatta to discover sights you never knew existed?
Parramatta Council is hoping its new “wayfinding” system will allow people to peek into the area’s rich history.
To be called Walk Parramatta, the system will provide visitors on foot with an easy guide through interesting spots around the city and surrounds.
Details of the system are still under wraps and will be revealed in coming weeks exclusively in the Advertiser.
Lord Mayor Paul Garrard said Walk Parramatta would not only make it easier for pedestrians to navigate the city by …

WE’D heard plenty about this car - the new 3.0-litre twin turbo V6 with sports sedan performance and economy car fuel consumption.
The sexy Ian Callum-penned body reminiscent of something from Aston Martin and the new-age interior that ushers in a raft of new features, sonic sound and user-friendly controls. An impressive beast.
The price is up there against its direct competition from Audi, BMW and Mercedes but you would have the Jag on your shortlist because of the way it looks and goes - a real standout.
This is version two of …