GRAFFITI is about to be blasted out of Parramatta with council’s new graffiti removal unit. The truck uses environmentally-friendly sodium bicarbonate to blast graffiti off buildings and walls as quickly as possible after council has been notified of the vandalism. Parramatta Council bought the graffiti-blaster after councillors John Chedid and Michael McDermott campaigned for a [...]
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THERE has been a spike in stealing from motor vehicles around Granville and Guildford railway stations over the festive season while in Parramatta, the offence is under control, police report. Rosehill police are warning motorists to lock their cars and hide valuables such as GPS navigators, laptop computers and mobile telephones after a spike in [...]
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His outstretched arm rested on the table, with his fist clenched. Harold Moss held his chin high as he sat upright in his chair. Yet his eyes were red as tears welled inside. The 86-year-old Ballina man kept saying time heals old wounds. But then he agreed with a quick shake of his head: “Not [...]
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Most Rev Anthony Fisher has been made Bishop of Parramatta by the Pope. At 49 years of age, the appointment makes Bishop Fisher the youngest Catholic bishop in Australia. The Diocese of Parramatta covers a large area and includes the Blacktown, Holroyd, Parramatta and Penrith Council areas as well as some of the Liverpool Municipality. [...]
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The principal of Emmanuel College in Victoria has declared that Good Friday should be preserved as a holy day, in response to news that Old Collegians and Merrivale were proposing to play a game of football on Good Friday this year. The match would be held a day before the Warrnambool and District Football Netball [...]
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