CIVIC and business leaders fear new NSW Premier Kristina Keneally will shelve plans for improved transport to Parramatta. Lord Mayor Paul Garrard and Parramatta Chamber of Commerce president Trevor Oldfield have called on Ms Keneally to deliver on the State Government’s promise to the people of western Sydney for improved transport infrastructure, including the West [...]
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OATLANDS House is close and convenient to Parramatta, yet you would be forgiven for forgetting where you were given the greenery that surrounds it. Oatlands House sits next to Oatlands golf course. Your first impression of the elegance of the venue is the entrance, which sees the driveway lead you alongside the fairway of one [...]
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AUSSIE Rules officials might want to look at Merrylands Public if they are serious about finding talent in Sydney’s west. The school’s junior Aussie Rules team won the PSSA competition with an undefeated record. That culminated in the final against Parramatta West on Friday at Merrylands Oval, which the home team claimed 40-6. Manager and [...]
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AN historic bell that took pride of place in the playground of Parramatta West Public School has been stolen. Staff and students found the 100-year-old bell missing, as well as 22 bubblers, when they returned to class one Monday morning. Principal Anthea Donaldson said the bell played an important role at the school and was [...]
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WITHIN days of an 11-year-old boy calling for clean streets, Parramatta Council has announced heavy fines for people caught dumping rubbish on footpaths. Laith Jammal spoke out about household rubbish being dumped in his street, Virginia St, Rosehill, in last week’s Advertiser. The feisty boy said he was ashamed by all the rubbish and discarded [...]
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