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• 06/11/2009 Students encouraged to enter poster competition to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Riverstone

  Blacktown City Council, Riverstone Families Connect and Riverstone Youth Centre are encouraging local students to enter a Poster Competition as part of the activities and events being planned to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the suburb of Riverstone.

• 06/11/2009 Blacktown City Council supports Mt Druitt Homework Centre

  Blacktown City Council will provide financial assistance to the Mt Druitt Homework Centre.

• 05/11/2009 Tertiary Scholarship applications open now!

  Blacktown City Council is offering tertiary scholarships of $1,500 each to eleven Blacktown City residents who have completed at least one year of a current enrolment at a recognised tertiary institution by the end of 2009 and continues study in 2010.

• 05/11/2009 2009 Blacktown City Lights Up for Christmas!

  Blacktown City Council will once again get into the Christmas spirit on Thursday, November 19, 2009 when it lights up the first of its Christmas Trees in the Civic Plaza, Blacktown (Flushcombe Road, Blacktown) from 6.00pm.

• 05/11/2009 Council lends its support to NSW’s young Rugby League stars

  Blacktown City Council has committed its support for the next three years to the NSW Rugby League (NSWRL) All Schools State Carnival.

• 03/11/2009 Blacktown City Council named as Australia’s best in customer service for 2009

  Blacktown City Council has been awarded Australia’s highest accolade in customer service for 2009 having won both the state and national Service Excellence Awards at the Australian Service Excellence Awards held in Sydney on Thursday, October 22, 2009.

• 03/11/2009 Blacktown City Council named as one of 12 Councils to

  Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Charlie Lowles has confirmed that Blacktown City Council will be one of only 12 Role Model Councils in NSW to trial a new planning program: the ‘Electronic Housing Code Pilot’

• 02/11/2009 Over $114,000 raised for cancer at Blacktown’s Relay for Life

  The 2009 Blacktown City Relay for Life has been hailed a huge success with 82 teams participating over the weekend at Blacktown Olympic Park and raising an amazing $114,000 for the Cancer Council – with this amount set to rise as teams continue to bank their fundraised money.

• 02/11/2009 Start preparing for the 2009 Blacktown City Decorate Your Home Christmas competition

  It almost Christmas, with less than 8 weeks to go, Blacktown City Council is calling on all Blacktown City residents to get into the festive spirit by nominating a neighbour, friend or residents for the 2009 Blacktown City Decorate Your Home Christmas Competition.

• 02/11/2009 Donate a gift to help those less fortunate over Christmas

  Lady Mayoress, Alma Saga-Lowles is calling on local businesses, community groups and residents to donate gifts to the 2009 Lady Mayoress Christmas Gift Appeal for distribution to those less fortunate in Blacktown City.

• 23/10/2009 Mayor calls on The Ministry for Transport to pay for the relocation or construction of bus shelters and NOT slug Blacktown City ratepayers

  Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Charlie Lowles is calling on the Ministry for Transport to foot the bill for the relocation and/or construction of bus shelters following the Ministry’s introduction of the new bus routes in the Blacktown City Local Government Area.

• 21/10/2009 Council’s Leisure Centres in Emerton and Stanhope Gardens make waves in NSW Awards

  Blacktown City Council’s two leisure facilities; Emerton Leisure Centre and Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope were both recognised at the 2009 NSW Austswim Awards on October 8.

• 21/10/2009 Local Schools get involved in Regenesis

  Blacktown City Council’s Regenesis Program will host a School Tree Planting Day on Monday, October 26 with students from William Dean Public School.

• 20/10/2009 2009 Relay for Life sees biggest entertainment line-up ever!

  Fireworks, live entertainment, fun and games are some of the great draw cards for the 2009 Cancer Council’s Blacktown City Relay for Life event scheduled over the October 31 and November 1 weekend at Blacktown Olympic Park, Eastern Road, Rooty Hill.

• 14/10/2009 Councillor Collins takes on the Sandakan Death March Trek

  Blacktown City Ward 3 Councillor, Kathie Collins, OAM is currently completing the Sandakan Death March Trek to raise money for the Cancer Council’s Blacktown Relay for Life.

• 14/10/2009 Safety Watch Program for Ropes Crossing

  Blacktown City Council in conjunction with Delfin Lend Lease have developed a Safety Watch Program for Ropes Crossing.

• 14/10/2009 Upgrades in Blacktown CBD now complete

  Blacktown City Council has completed the latest stage of its embellishment works in the Blacktown CBD at a cost of $600,000.

• 12/10/2009 2009 STATE INDOOR ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS AT BLACKTOWN LEISURE CENTRE!

  Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope hosted the inaugural 2009 NSW Indoor Rowing Championships over the weekend.

• 12/10/2009 Council’s Leisure Centres in Emerton and Stanhope Gardens make waves in NSW Awards

  Blacktown City Council’s two leisure facilities; Emerton Leisure Centre and Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope were both recognised at the 2009 NSW Austswim Awards on October 8.

• 07/10/2009 Get rid of your household chemicals the right way for FREE !

  Residents are encouraged to dispose of their household chemical clutter the right way during the Free Chemical CleanOut Day on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at Blacktown City Council’s Works Depot (Station Street, Rooty Hill) between 9.00am to 3.30pm.

• 07/10/2009 Over 8,000 plants are given away at Blacktown City Council’s Travelling Plant Giveaways

  Blacktown City Council’s Travelling Ward FREE Plant Giveaways that were held between August and September, 2009 have been hailed a success across all Wards in Blacktown City.

• 05/10/2009 Row against the World at Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope

  This is your chance to get a World Ranking! Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope is hosting the inaugural NSW Indoor Rowing Championships from 10am on Saturday, October 10, 2009.

• 02/10/2009 World Masters Games Hit Into Blacktown Olympic Park

  Blacktown Olympic Park will play host to the 2009 Sydney World Masters Games Baseball and Softball Competitions as part of the World Masters Games from October 10 to 18. The Sydney 2009 World Masters games will see athletes aged 25 and over from across the world compete in 28 different sports across 72 venues throughout Sydney.

• 01/10/2009 Largest Rubbish Collector in Blacktown City

  Blacktown City Council will install the largest of six new gross pollutant traps for Blacktown City on Monday, September 28, 2009 at Goroka Street, Whalan.

• 01/10/2009 Blacktown City Mayor expresses condolences to the people affected by the recent tragedies across the Pacific

  Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Charlie Lowles has extended his condolences to the people of Manila, Samoa, and Indonesia and who have all been struck with natural disasters over the past week.

• 01/10/2009 Have a ‘Blast’ at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope these school holidays!

  ‘Blast for Kids’ is returning to Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope these coming school holidays from October 6 – 9, 2009!

• 24/09/2009 Blacktown City Council Libraries hailed as one of Australia’s best e-learning innovators

  Blacktown City Council’s Library Service has been hailed as one of Australia’s top 15 e-learning innovators for 2009-2010; it was announced by Tutoring Australia’s CEO Jack Goodman today, Thursday 24 September 2009 at Blacktown City's Max Webber Library.

• 21/09/2009 Council’s lobbying for additional commuter car parking pays off with plans for new car parks now on exhibition

  Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Charlie Lowles has welcomed the State Government’s initiative to publicly exhibit draft proposals for the development of additional commuter car parking at two of Sydney’s busiest railways stations; Blacktown And Seven Hills Station.

• 21/09/2009 Blacktown's Creative Wares on Sale

• 21/09/2009 Premiere of the First Major Work by African Communities in Australia

• 21/09/2009 Inspiring Art Emerges from Blacktown Arts Centre

• 21/09/2009 2009 Blacktown City Art Exhibition

• 18/09/2009 Council’s lobbying for additional commuter car parking pays off

  Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Charlie Lowles has welcomed the State Government’s initiative to publicly exhibit draft proposals for the development of additional commuter car parking at two of Sydney’s busiest railways stations; Blacktown And Seven Hills Station.

• 18/09/2009 Congratulations to the winners of the 2009 Ratepayer Rewards Scheme

  The Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Charlie Lowles, announced the winners of Council’s 2009 Ratepayer Rewards Scheme including the first prize winner of a $20,000 Solar City Household package after drawing their names out of a barrel last Monday, September 14, 2009 at Council.

• 18/09/2009 Council secures Nurragingy Reserve for 75 years

  Blacktown City Council will enter into a 50 year lease with a 25 year renewal option for Nurragingy Reserve, with the State Government it was officially announced this morning at Nurragingy Reserve, Knox Road Doonside.

• 17/09/2009 Be a part of National Youth Week 2010

  National Youth Week will be held from April 10 – 18, 2010 and Blacktown City is gearing up for a huge week of activities especially designed to engage, entertain and bring out the best in local young people.

• 16/09/2009 Mitchell High School students help establish a carbon forest in rural NSW

  Blacktown City Council is expressing its thanks to the students and teachers at Mitchell High School, who recently visited Council’s sister city, Liverpool Plains to plant trees as part of the Regenesis Project.

• 11/09/2009 Spring School Holiday Guide for Blacktown City

  If you are stuck for ideas on what to do this coming October School Holidays, then Blacktown City Council has the solution – the Blacktown City School Holiday Guide!

• 09/09/2009 $2 million federal funding for Whalan Reserve

  Blacktown City Council has been successful in its bid for funding through the Australian Government Jobs Fund, receiving $2 million that will be spent on the redevelopment of Whalan Reserve.

• 05/09/2009 Weekend Warriors Launch at Birthday Bash

• 05/09/2009 3rd Birthday Bash

• 05/09/2009 Beach Volleyball Official Launch

• 03/09/2009 Celebrate Spring at the Mt Druitt Community Festival

  Blacktown City Council is gearing up for the 2009 Mount Druitt Festival on Saturday, September 12 in the Mount Druitt Town Centre.

• 03/09/2009 Ladies of Leabons Lane gear up for Relay for Life 2009

  The staff at Leabons Lane Child Care Centre in Seven Hills are gearing up to enter their first Relay for Life at Blacktown Olympic Park over the October 31 and November 1 weekend, and their encouraging others to do the same!

• 03/09/2009 Mayor Lowles re-elected as Mayor of the largest Council in NSW

  Councillor Charlie Lowles has been re-elected the Mayor of Blacktown City and Councillor Stephen Bali elected as Deputy Mayor, following an Extraordinary Meeting of Blacktown City Council’s on Wednesday, September 2, 2009.

• 28/08/2009 FREE Dog Grooming for each Dog of the Week

  Aussie Pooch Mobile are offering FREE grooming to each Blacktown City Council Animal Holding Facility’s Dog of the Week that is given a new home.

• 27/08/2009 Start Spring at the Tregear Festival

  Blacktown City Council is gearing up for the 2009 Tregear Festival on Saturday, August 29 at Tregear Reserve, cnr Aurora Drive and Wilkes Crescent, Tregear.

• 27/08/2009 FREE Homework help at Emerton Youth Recreation Centre

  Emerton Youth Recreation Centre (ERYC) is offering local young residents, aged between 7 and 17 years of age, the opportunity to access FREE homework help each Tuesday and Wednesday at the centre from 4pm-6pm.

• 25/08/2009 Blacktown's Youth get ARTY

• 20/08/2009 Local clubs to hand over $ 500,000 to assist the Blacktown City community

  The Blacktown City Community Development and Support Expenditure (CDSE) Local Committee is handing $500,018.90 to non-profit community groups in the Blacktown City Local Government Area for 2009. The successfully funded organisations were invited to a special cheque presentation ceremony this morning at 10am on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at Mount Druitt Workers Club, Woodstock Ave, Dharruk.

• 20/08/2009 Start Spring at the Tregear Festival next Saturday

  Blacktown City Council is gearing up for the 2009 Tregear Festival on Saturday, August 29 at Tregear Reserve, cnr Aurora Drive and Wilkes Crescent, Tregear.

• 19/08/2009 Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope celebrates 6 million visitors

  Local resident Elizabeth Farkas of Quakers Hill, made history on Monday August 3, 2009, when she walked into Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope and became the award-wining Centre’s 6 millionth visitor.

• 18/08/2009 Blacktown Aquatic Centre’s Heartmoves celebrates its 5th Birthday!

  This Wednesday, August 19, Blacktown Aquatic Centre’s Heartmoves program will celebrate 5 years of outstanding success with a huge birthday celebration from 11am - 12noon with participants encouraged to embrace the theme of ‘5’.

• 18/08/2009 Blacktown's Teenagers Connect with the Arts

• 17/08/2009 A Community Planting Event for the whole Family

  Blacktown City Council is inviting residents to a ‘Come and try Bushcare and Regenesis Community Tree Planting’ day at Tregear Reserve, Wilkes Crescent, Tregear (behind the softball fields) on Saturday, September 5 between 9am – 12noon.

• 17/08/2009 Community groups invited to paint our future

  Blacktown City Council is pleased to announce that it will continue the community pride project - ‘Electric Art ‘in 2009, following a very successful 2008!

• 17/08/2009 Be Part Of History - Official Opening of the AFL/Cricket Precinct at Blacktown Olympic Park

  Be part of history and celebrate the Official Opening of the new AFL/Cricket Precinct at Blacktown Olympic Park on Saturday 22nd August. The celebrations get underway at 1pm with the annual Blacktown City ‘Family SportsFest’ with lots and lots of FREE sports activities and clinics.

• 13/08/2009 Travelling Ward FREE Plant Giveaways this August & September!

  Council’s popular annual Travelling Ward FREE Plant Giveaways are on again throughout August and September with residents able to pick up two free plants from a selection of native and exotic species.

• 12/08/2009 Children enjoy new features of Blackett Child Care Centre following Council’s refurbishment works

  Children who attend Blackett Child Care Centre are enjoying a range of new features and facilities following Council’s $140,000 refurbishment of the Centre’s playground area and yard.

• 11/08/2009 Australia’s largest Filipino population mourns death of former President of the Philippines, Corazon Aquino

  Many local Filipino residents of Blacktown City are in mourning following the passing of former President of the Philippines, Corazon Aquino last weekend at the age of 76 following a battle with colon cancer.

• 10/08/2009 New Library & Leisure Centre for Stanhope Gardens

  The Dennis Johnson Branch Library in Stanhope Gardens, in-conjunction with the stage 2 extensions to Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope was officially opened by the Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Charlie Lowles on Friday, August 7.

• 06/08/2009 Pat Parker Memorial Fellowship 2009

  Blacktown City Council is proud to launch the inaugural Pat Parker* Memorial Fellowship 2009, offering $5,000 to support the career development of a Blacktown City resident working (paid or volunteer) in the fields of cultural planning, arts administration or community cultural development (community arts).

• 06/08/2009 Sports Spectacular at Blacktown Olympic Park

  Celebrate the official opening of the brand new AFL/Cricket Precinct at Blacktown Olympic Park in style with a ‘Sports Spectacular’ taking to the venue on Saturday 22nd August 2009. Boasting two first class AFL/Cricket Ovals, with the main oval having a capacity for 10,000 spectators with grandstand seating for 1500, catering and function facilities, an indoor cricket practice centre and a practice fielding area the new AFL/Cricket Precinct complements the Blacktown Olympic Park’s existing high quality softball, baseball, athletics and goalkeeping facilities.

• 04/08/2009 Win a Nintendo DS just by colouring!

  Children can also get involved in the opening of the Dennis Johnson Branch Library when it opens on Saturday, August 8 by taking part in a colouring competition to win some great prizes!

• 04/08/2009 Drive through book return – convenience plus!

  Drive through the new Dennis Johnson Branch Library’s new drive through and return an item between 9.30am, Saturday, August 8 - 6pm, Friday, August 28 and you could win one of two book hampers valued over $350 each!

• 31/07/2009 FREE plants for Blacktown City residents

  Blacktown City Council will celebrate Local Government Week in 2009 with its annual Local Government Week FREE Tree Giveaway on Tuesday, August 4 (Blacktown) and Thursday, August 6, 2009 (Mount Druitt)

• 31/07/2009 New plan to tackle graffiti in Blacktown City

  A new plan to tackle graffiti in the States largest local government area, Blacktown City, proactively involves the entire community and is a result of Blacktown City’s Taskforce Against Grafitti (TAG).

• 31/07/2009 FREE IMMUNISATION

  Blacktown City Council, in partnership with Blacktown-Mount Druitt Health, is conducting FREE OF CHARGE immunisation clinics for children aged between 0-5 years at the following centres during the month of August, 2009.

• 30/07/2009 New Spin Studio for Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope

  The new spin studio at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope is now open - as part of the stage two developments at the Centre.

• 28/07/2009 Council continues to help locals find work and to get skilled

  In partnership with Blacktown TAFE, the 2nd Blacktown City Careers and Employment EXPO will be held on Thursday, September 3, 2009, 10am-2pm at Blacktown TAFE - Conference Block C, South Campus Blacktown College (opposite Workers Club carpark) corner Newton Rd and Main St, Blacktown.

• 27/07/2009 2009 Westlink M7 Cities Marathon hailed a success

  The internationally accredited Westlink M7 Cities Marathon held yesterday Sunday, July 26 has been hailed a success with Kenyan runner Julius Maratim of Surry Hills completing the course in 2 hours, 23 minutes and 12 seconds (02:23:12).

• 25/07/2009 Blacktown Artists invited to enter Blacktown City's Largest Art Prize

• 24/07/2009 Community Open Day - New Library for Stanhope Gardens

  Blacktown City’s new community hub of recreation, education and leisure will soon be complete with the extensions to Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope and the newly constructed Dennis Johnson Branch Library set to open to the community on Saturday, August 8.

• 24/07/2009 Can you help with Blacktown City’s history?

  Blacktown City Libraries is undertaking an oral history project to collect the recollections of people connected to the local Blacktown City area.

• 24/07/2009 Australian of the Year Award nominations NOW OPEN!

  Nominations for the National Australia Day Council’s 2010 Australian of the Year Awards are now open and the Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Charlie Lowles, is encouraging you to nominate a great Australian who has made a significant contribution to the life of the nation at either a community, national or international level.

• 24/07/2009 Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope - Community Open Day

  The stage two developments at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope are nearing completion with new facilities set to open to the public in a Community Open Day on Saturday, August 8, 2009 in conjunction with the neighbouring Dennis Johnson Branch Library.

• 22/07/2009 Blacktown City get your Gardens ready for the 2009 Garden Competition

  Entries are now open for one of Blacktown City Council’s most popular events; the 2009 Blacktown City Garden Competition.

• 21/07/2009 Softball Gets Friendly at Blacktown Olympic Park

  The Softball diamonds at Blacktown Olympic Park were very friendly this July with the Softball Australia International Friendship Series taking to the diamonds from July 12 to 17.

• 17/07/2009 $2,500 reward for information leading to the conviction of vandals in Blacktown City

  As part of a 12 month trial, Blacktown City Council is offering its residents a $2,500 reward for information that leads to the conviction by the courts of offenders responsible for damaging property, equipment, trees and shrubs across the Blacktown City Local Government Area in a bid to help decrease vandalism.

• 17/07/2009 Sydney Symphony Fellows Concert 2009

  Roger Benedict, The Sydney’s Symphony’s Principal Viola and Artistic Director of the orchestra’s Fellowship Program will lead seven of this nation’s up-and-coming talented young musicians in an afternoon filled with the serene sounds of Mozart, Debussy, Strauss and Bax on Saturday 15 August from 2pm at the Blacktown Arts Centre.

• 17/07/2009 Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope adds squash, spin and more gym

  The stage two developments at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope are nearing completion with new the squash court opening to members and the public on Monday, July 20, 2009.

• 16/07/2009 Sydney Swans Make A Mark at Blacktown Olympic Park

  Sydney Swans Stars Ed Barlow and Nick Smith made their mark at Blacktown Olympic Park on Tuesday 14th July at the NAB Auskick Sydney Swans Holiday Camp.

• 15/07/2009 NAIDOC Week Family Fun Day

• 14/07/2009 Blacktown City Relay for Life set to kick off 2009!

  The Blacktown City Relay for Life Committee will officially launch the Blacktown City Relay for Life 2009 in a special launch event at the Blacktown Workers Club Diamond Auditorium, on Friday, August 28, 2009 from 7.30pm.

• 10/07/2009 Find out what’s ahead for public transport in Blacktown City

  Residents can find out about the latest changes and plans for public transport that affect Blacktown City at Blacktown City Council’s Public Transport Forum on Thursday, July 23, 2009 at 10am in Council’s Nirimba Room, Level 5, Civic Centre, Flushcombe Road, Blacktown.

• 10/07/2009 Quakers Hill Police target drink driving and speed

  Blacktown City Council and Quakers Hill Police will be encouraging motorists to watch their drinking and to slow down in Blacktown City with the introduction of Operation Avenger II.

• 07/07/2009 Mark Schwarzer Visits Blacktown Olympic Park

  Australian Footballer of the Year and current Socceroos Keeper, Mark Schwarzer, made a special appearance at the International Goalkeepers Academy, Blacktown Olympic Park on Friday 26th June 2009.

• 02/07/2009 Council to donate 20 plants to participating National Tree Day schools

  The Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Charlie Lowles is encouraging primary and secondary schools in the Blacktown City Local Government Area to plant a tree on School’s National Tree Day on Friday, July 31 - to help improve the local environment and contribute to one of our City's best features - our bushland and trees.

• 02/07/2009 Plant a tree, save the environment in 2009!

  The Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Charlie Lowles is encouraging the local community to plant a tree on National Tree Day on Sunday, August 2, 2009 to help improve the local environment and contribute to one of our City's best features - our bushland and trees.

• 01/07/2009 New look 'Kidz Blitz' program at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope

  Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope has ramped up its very successful ‘Kidz Blitz’ school holiday program and added fresh and exciting new activities to its fun packed program. Guaranteed to keep kids active and entertained these school holidays!

• 01/07/2009 Mums-to-be get fit and healthy at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope

  Expectant mothers can keep fit and healthy during their pregnancy with the award winning Aqua Natal program at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope. This unique program is delivered in partnership with Sydney West Area Health Service and is designed specifically for expectant mums from 16 weeks to birth and for new mums from 6 weeks onwards.

• 29/06/2009 Acceler8 your swimming skills at Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope!

  ‘Acceler8’ is an intensive learn-to-swim program for children aged 6 to 12 years and runs during all school holidays. The program focuses on teaching basic swimming skills and increasing competence in all four strokes. The program aims to produce strong and safe swimmers, with all instructors AUSTSWIM accredited.

• 26/06/2009 2009 Winter School Holiday Guide for Blacktown City

  If you are stuck for ideas on what to do this coming July School Holidays, then Blacktown City Council has the solution – the Blacktown City School Holiday Guide!

• 25/06/2009 THE RIOT ACT

  Blacktown Arts Centre will stage a short season of the new Australian theatre work The Riot Act, by Karen Therese over three nights, July 2 – 4 at 7.30pm.

• 25/06/2009 ARTISTS TELL BLACKTOWN’S STORY

  Black Town bloomed then almost died. The name survived, and today’s City of Blacktown is the flower of Governor Macquarie’s experiment. Not a pretty name, Blacktown, but a name of character, born of history (source: Jack Brook, Historian).

• 25/06/2009 Upgrade works for Blacktown CBD

  Blacktown City Council commenced work on Tuesday, June 23 on the next stage of embellishment works in the Blacktown CBD.

• 23/06/2009 Gone Fishing! 2009 Family Fish In now over two weekends!

  The annual Blacktown City Family Fish-In is on again from Friday, August 7 to Saturday, August 8 and Friday, August 14 to Saturday, August 15, 2009. You and your family can enjoy this unique fishing experience with set times that have been arranged to maximise each fisherperson’s opportunity of getting a bite!

• 23/06/2009 Blacktown City Council Rejects Joint Regional Planning Panels

  Blacktown City Council on Wednesday night, 17 June 2009, voted unanimously to join a growing number of Councils across New South Wales to not nominate any Councillor as Council Members on the Joint Regional Planning Panels (JRPPs) recently set up by the State Government and which can be convened to determine Development Applications in the City of Blacktown for certain classes of development nominated by the New South Wales Government.

• 23/06/2009 $100,000 funding for children’s literature development in Western Sydney

  Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Charlie Lowles today applauded the State Government’s ongoing commitment to arts development in Western Sydney with the announcement of funding of $100,000 towards the establishment of a Young People’s Literature Centre in Western Sydney.

• 23/06/2009 NAIDOC Week Family Fun Day

  Emerton Leisure Centre will celebrate NAIDOC Week with a Family Fun Day between 11am – 3pm on Wednesday, July 15, 2009.

• 23/06/2009 Australian Footballer of the Year Kicks Into Blacktown Olympic Park

  On the back of the Socceroos 2010 World Cup Qualification, Australian Footballer of the Year Mark Schwarzer will be making a special appearance at International Goalkeepers Academy, Blacktown Olympic Park on Friday 26th June from 5.30pm.

• 19/06/2009 2009 Blacktown City Festival Street Parade winners announced!

  The Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Charlie Lowles announced the winners of the 2009 Blacktown City Festival Street Parade at Council’s meeting on Wednesday, June 17, 2009.

• 11/06/2009 Sports Development Opportunity for Local Sporting Clubs

  In collaboration with the NSW Department of Sport and Recreation, Blacktown City Council is pleased to announce a Club Development Training Seminar titled ‘Running Your Club’ at 6.30pm on Monday, July 6, 2009 at the Blacktown City Council Civic Centre, Flushcombe Road, Blacktown.

• 05/06/2009 Congratulations to Martha Lynch named the 2009 Senior Citizen of the Year

  Congratulations to Martha Lynch of Doonside, who was named Blacktown City’s 2009 Senior Citizen of the Year at the Senior Citizen Luncheon and Concert on March 22 as part of Blacktown City’s Seniors Week celebrations.

• 05/06/2009 Wow! 23,370 trees planted since October

• 05/06/2009 Blacktown resident challenges himself to 24 hrs

  Local Blacktown resident, Ivan Ruming has set himself the challenge to walk non-stop for 24 hours as part of the Blacktown City Relay for Life over the weekend of Saturday, October 31 to Sunday, November 1, 2009.

• 02/06/2009 Blacktown City Council Animal Holding Facility 2nd Annual Pet Festival

• 02/06/2009 Training Badminton Champions at Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope

  At only 16 years of age and a member of the Under 19 Badminton NSW State Team, Honesto Buendia, also known as Jeff, is no ordinary teenager, currently ranked number one in the Under 19 age group in New South Wales.

• 01/06/2009 2009 Blacktown City Festival Streets Alive & Parade Day hailed a success!

  This year’s Blacktown City Festival Streets Alive Day was a huge success with over 80,000 people braving the grey skies and exploring the 400 street stalls, 6 performance stages, amusement rides and displays that lined the Blacktown CBD on Saturday, May 30, 2009.

• 29/05/2009 Mayor slams Court’s decision to approve Coles Express service station on Sunnyholt Road

• 26/05/2009 Council thanks volunteers at a morning tea

• 25/05/2009 Blacktown City Libraries presents: 2009 HSC Lectures at Max Webber Library

  Blacktown City’s Max Webber Library will host a number of lectures to assist students with their HSC in June.

• 12/05/2009 Major League Hero Inspires Baseball Stars Of The Future

  NSW Baseball have proudly announced the ‘signing of the season’ with Australian Olympian...

• 08/05/2009 $294 million budget announced for NSW’s largest and fastest growing local council

  The State’s largest Council, Blacktown City Council, will announce a proposed $294 million balanced budget and Management Plan for 2009/10 on Thursday May 7. The Budget and Management Plan will be exhibited for public comment from Friday, May 8 to Thursday, June 4, 2009.

• 07/05/2009 ‘Report It, Don’t Ignore It’ pad now available

  Blacktown City Council’s Community Safety Coordinating Committee is reminding residents about its “Report It Don’t Ignore It” reporting pad for Blacktown City residents which was first implemented in 2007, following a request from the Bidwill Community Group.

• 07/05/2009 $50,000 up for grabs at the 2009 Westlink M7 Cities Marathon

  It’s time for serious athletes in Western Sydney to gear up for the 2009 ‘Westlink M7 Cities Marathon’ on Sunday, July 26, 2009. This year marks the fourth time the Westlink M7 Cities Marathon has been held and it will incorporate two events.

• 07/05/2009 Celebrate the Sydney Writers’ Festival in Blacktown City

  Join a week of moving words from May 18 -24, when hundreds of leading international and Australian writers converge on Sydney – including Blacktown City, to take part in Sydney Writers’ Festival.

• 07/05/2009 Time to register and start the 2009 Blacktown Cities Kids Marathon

  The Blacktown Cities Kids Marathon is back in 2009 and is set to run as part of the Westlink M7 Cities Marathon on Sunday, July 26 at Blacktown Olympic Park, Eastern Road, Rooty Hill.

• 07/05/2009 Homelessness Taskforce drafts plan for Homelessness

  The Affordable Housing and Homelessness Taskforce for Blacktown City has developed a Draft Blacktown City Affordable Housing and Homelessness Strategic Plan 2009.

• 07/05/2009 Blacktown City Libraries launch the Persian Collection

  A new Persian Collection will be launched at Mount Druitt Branch Library at 6.30pm, Friday, May 15, 2009 by Councillor Kathie Collins.

• 07/05/2009 Building triathlon athletes at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope!

  Members of Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope use the ‘state-of-the-art’ facility for a number of reasons; some to keep fit, some to lose weight, and others like Felicity Davis and Julie Roche to train for triathlons and duathlons.

• 05/05/2009 Sports Safety Awards

  Emerton Leisure Centre was awarded the 2008 NSW Sports Safety Award for Outstanding Education and Promotion of Safe Sports Practices at the NSW Sports Safety Awards on Friday, November 14, 2008. The award recognises Emerton Leisure Centres achievements in the Waterwise Indigenous Aquatic Education Project. The project is a water safety initiative designed to improve and engage the health and wellbeing of the local Indigenous community.

• 05/05/2009 Australia's Biggest Morning Tea

  Everyone is invited along to Emerton Leisure Centre on Thursday, May 28 for Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. From 10am – 12noon, visitors can enjoy a delicious morning tea while helping raise money to find a cure for cancer. All you need to bring is a smile, a gold coin donation and a delicious snack to share. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided free for the event.

• 05/05/2009 International Men's Health Week

  Emerton Leisure Centre will celebrate International Men’s Health Week on Saturday, June 20 with free health assessments for men. The FREE Health Assessments during International Men’s Health Week are an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of men’s health and encourage men of all ages to regularly monitor their physical condition.

• 04/05/2009 Bolton Inspires Young Talent!

  Sydney FC and Socceroo Goalkeeper, Clint Bolton, dropped in for school holidays...

• 30/04/2009 International Soccer Kicks Off At Blacktown Olympic Park!

  The finest Kshatriya football players from around the world held their action packed International...

• 27/04/2009 Time to register and start the Blacktown Cities Kids Marathon

  The Blacktown Cities Kids Marathon is back in 2009 and is set to run as part of the Westlink M7 Cities Marathon on Sunday, July 26 at Blacktown Olympic Park, Eastern Road, Rooty Hill.

• 27/04/2009 Golf Day for cancer is gearing up to be a success!

  Blacktown City is getting into the swing for another NSW Cancer Council Relay for Life in October 2009, and to get donations started, the Blacktown City Relay for Life committee has organised a Golf Day at Fox Hills Golf Club (Springfield Ave, Prospect) on Friday, May 8, 2009 from 7.45am.

• 27/04/2009 $50,000 up for grabs at the Westlink M7 Cities Marathon

  It’s time for serious athletes in Western Sydney to gear up for the 2009 ‘Westlink M7 Cities Marathon’ on Sunday, July 26, 2009. This year marks the fourth time the Westlink M7 Cities Marathon has been held and it will incorporate two events.

• 21/04/2009 Fitness for birth at Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope

  Expectant mothers can keep fit and healthy during their pregnancy by joining the award winning Aqua Natal program at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope.

• 20/04/2009 Liam’s ‘Reddy’ for the Goalkeeper’s Challenge!

  A-League Goalkeeper and former Australian U20 International, Liam Reddy...

• 17/04/2009 My Lords and Ladies Medieval Fayre Festival’s opening event

  The 2009 Blacktown City Festival will open in spectacular fashion on Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24 between 10am – 4pm, as Nurragingy Reserve (Knox Road, Doonside) plays host to Knights in armour, Lords and Ladies, castles, dragons and fair maidens.

• 17/04/2009 Get active at the race track Blacktown City Fun Runs \ Walk 2009

  For the first time, participants of the Blacktown City Festival Fun Runs and Community Walk on Sunday, May 24 will be able to run on the internationally acclaimed Eastern Creek Raceway Track!

• 17/04/2009 Calling all dancers, entertainers, singers and musicians – we’re looking for a STAR!

  Can you sing, dance or play music – then we’re looking for you! As part of the 2009 Blacktown City Festival, a new event Search for a Star is being introduced over three nights – May 25, 26 and 27.

• 17/04/2009 Go where no Festival has gone before: Star Trek 11 – FREE Screening

  Celebrate the 2009 Blacktown City Festival and the International Year of Astronomy and come along to a FREE screening of Star Trek 11 at Hoyts Mount Druitt and Blacktown on May 26 and 28 (consecutively).

• 17/04/2009 Bush Poets 2009 to amuse with tales from yesteryear

  Join Warren ‘Arch’ Bishop and special guests as they recite poetry and verse with a typically Australian Flavour. At 7.30pm, on Friday, May 29, the 2009 Blacktown City Festival will take on a traditional feel as the Royal Cricketers Arms Inn, Prospect and the Alroy Tavern, Plumpton each host a special evening of poetry and verse with a typically Australian flavour, Bush Poets.

• 17/04/2009 Reconciliation gathering, walk and concert 2009

  Join in this year’s National Sorry and Reconciliation Week activities on Saturday, May 23, 2009 from12noon at Dawson Mall, Mount Druitt.

• 17/04/2009 Experience the world from Above & Beyond

  Join the spooks and listen to tales of the skies at a special Above and Beyond event as part of the 2009 Blacktown City Festival. Above and Beyond will feature over three nights (May 27 – 29) of the Festival at St Bartholomews Church. Each night over two-hours, visitors will be able to take a journey through the heritage listed church and graveyard on a guided ghost tour with local historian Hazel Magann and hear true ghost stories and spooky tales.

• 17/04/2009 Rhythm ‘n’ Beats – A night of Music and Dance!

  Rhythm ‘N’ Beats is a MUST for music and dance lovers and is one event of the 2009 Blacktown City Festival you should not miss!

• 17/04/2009 Western Sydney’s Largest Street Parade

  Over 100,000 people are expected to make their way into Blacktown City’s CBD for one of the highlights of this year’s Blacktown City Festival; Streets Alive! 8.00am - 4.00pm, Saturday, May 30, 2009.

• 16/04/2009 'Shooting Star' makes a Splash at Surfees Swim School

  Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope is pleasured to announce the recipient of the ‘Surfees Swim School Shooting Star’ Award for Term 1, 2009 as four year old, Chloe Pilarski of Beaumont Hills.

• 08/04/2009 Festival’s opening event My Lords and Ladies Medieval Fayre

  The 2009 Blacktown City Festival will open in spectacular fashion on Saturday, May 23 and Sunday, May 24 between 10am – 4pm, as Nurragingy Reserve (Knox Road, Doonside) plays host to Knights in armour, Lords and Ladies, castles, dragons and fair maidens.

• 08/04/2009 Get active at the race track Blacktown City Fun Runs \ Walk

  For the first time, participants of the Blacktown City Festival Fun Runs and Community Walk on Sunday, May 24 will be able to run on the internationally acclaimed Eastern Creek Raceway Track!

• 08/04/2009 An invitation from Regenesis for 2009

  Blacktown City Council is thanking the 280 community members who joined in the Regenesis Community Planting Days at Mujar Bija Reserve, Faulkland Crescent Reserve and Tregear Reserve during 2008.

• 08/04/2009 Council’s Sustainability Street™ Program is back!

  Blacktown City Council is giving residents the opportunity to learn wiser ways of reducing their impact on the environment by attending an information evening on Thursday, April 30, 2009 for the popular environmental program, Sustainability Street.

• 07/04/2009 Brazilian Flair At Blacktown Olympic Park!

  During March, Blacktown Olympic Park hosted the an exclusive 4...

• 31/03/2009 Blacktown City’s Autumn School Holiday Guide

  If you are stuck for ideas on what to do this coming Autumn School Holidays, then Blacktown City Council has the solution – the Blacktown City School Holiday Guide!

• 31/03/2009 'Kidz Blitz' makes a splash at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope 2009

  School holidays at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope are guaranteed to be packed with excitement with the Kidz Blitz School Holiday Program offering an amazing array of activities to keep kids active and entertained.

• 31/03/2009 Acceler8 your swimming at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope 2009

  ‘Acceler8’ is an intensive program that runs for the duration of the school holidays for children aged between 6 and 12 years. The program’s focus is on teaching basic swimming skills and increasing competence in all four strokes.

• 27/03/2009 Find out where your household waste goes?

  Would you like to see how your garbage waste is sorted and converted into new products such as composting and green power? Then come along to a site tour at the Eastern Creek UR-3R Facility, which will be running a series of FREE tours from May, 2009.

• 25/03/2009 Surfees Swim School Hits Record Numbers at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope

  Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope’s ‘Surfees Swim School’ has hit a record number of enrolments for its learn to swim program - an astounding 3,550 students to be exact!

• 20/03/2009 Rooty Hill residents to find nothing in common with the Commonwealth Bank

  Plans by the Commonwealth Bank to close its Rooty Hill branch have been slammed by Councillor Charlie Lowles - Mayor of Blacktown City, labelling the decision as disadvantaging the disadvantaged for more profit.

• 20/03/2009 School Holiday Drama Workshops

  Is your child a natural performer? Or maybe they enjoy story-telling and surprises you with their imaginative thinking? Or are you looking for a key to unlock their shyness and lack of confidence?

• 18/03/2009 Blacktown Into Major League Grand Final

  Watch Blacktown Workers’ first and third grade side go head-to-head for the ultimate prize...

• 12/03/2009 Greatest Shave Fundraiser

  Emerton Leisure Centre supports local family by being brave and shaving.

• 11/03/2009 Join in Blacktown City’s Harmony Day celebrations!

  Harmony Day will take place across Australia on Saturday, March 21, 2009 and celebrated throughout March 2009 in Blacktown City. The day celebrates our many successes as a diverse and harmonious multicultural society and coincides with the United Nations ‘International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination’.

• 11/03/2009 Bicycle Recycle launches into 2009

  Blacktown City Council has announced the first Bicycle Recycle giveaway for 2009 will be held on Saturday, March 21 at Emerton Youth Recreation Centre (56 Copeland Road, Emerton) between 10.30am and 12.00pm.

• 10/03/2009 Mayor of Blacktown City calls for duplication following announcement by Premier

  The Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Charlie Lowles has welcomed Premier of NSW, Nathan Rees’ announcement that the draft plans for the development of the Riverstone West Precinct within the North West Growth Centre are to be placed on public exhibition.

• 10/03/2009 Changes well under way at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope!

  Stage II developments are well on their way and Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope will soon become the ultimate in community leisure experiences, incorporating a variety of first class leisure, recreational and educational facilities and library resources, all under one roof.

• 03/03/2009 Sports development opportunities for local sporting clubs

  Blacktown City Council in collaboration with the NSW Department of Sport and Recreation is offering two training seminars in March and April to assist local sporting clubs and associations in the development and training of their respective sports.

• 02/03/2009 315 children read over 5,000 books during Summer

  On Thursday, February 19, Blacktown City Councillors Kathie Collins and Julie Griffiths congratulated the children who participated in the Blacktown City Libraries second Summer Reading Program, during a special presentation evening held in the Bowman Hall, Blacktown.

• 02/03/2009 Blacktown City Relay for Life to hit $1 million in 2009

  Blacktown City has been involved in the Relay for Life for the past seven consecutive years and has helped contribute over $900,000 to the Cancer Council NSW, and in 2009 is expected to hit $1 million (over eight years).

• 02/03/2009 How to build your business in tough economic times

  Blacktown City Council is inviting local businesses along to a FREE breakfast seminar on Wednesday, March 18 at 7.30am in Council’s Nirimba Room (Civic Centre, Flushcombe Road, Blacktown).

• 27/02/2009 Cricket Foresees Future At BOP!

  The NSW Cricket Board saw the new AFL/Cricket precinct taking shape...

• 27/02/2009 Talented Youth Proves Key To Sydney's Success!

  Hard work, training and commitment have paid off for Vedran Janjetovic ...

• 26/02/2009 Join in Blacktown City’s Film Club

  Blacktown City’s Max Webber Library is calling out to film lovers across Blacktown City to join their new Film Club.

• 26/02/2009 Softball National’s - A Great Hit!

  Player’s commitment and determination was tested...

• 25/02/2009 Grow your own vegies in our Community Gardens

  Have you ever wanted to grow your own vegetables and you didn’t know how or have enough space? By becoming a volunteer at one of our Community Gardens, you will be rewarded with a unique experience that will allow opportunities for socialising, relaxation, and developing skills.

• 25/02/2009 BLIND, AS YOU SEE IT

  BLIND, AS YOU SEE IT was originally developed by the ‘Shh Company’ and Polish Australian director/composer Michal Imielski. This hybrid performance blends puppetry, physical theatre and music to ‘enliven all the senses’.

• 24/02/2009 Our very own Biggest Loser at Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope!

  Rachael Ferguson of Dean Park and member of Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope since 2004 has a new lease on life after an extraordinary accomplishment; losing almost half her body weight - 73 kilograms, dropping from a size 26 to a size 10!

• 17/02/2009 Seniors Week Program now available

  To help seniors find that ideal event or activity during Seniors Week, Blacktown City Council has produced a comprehensive 24-page program, detailing Council’s range of Seniors Week activities, plus information on regular activities outside of Seniors Week and information on key services in the area.

• 17/02/2009 Nominations now open for Blacktown City’s 2009 Senior Citizen of the Year

  Seniors Week (15 – 22 March) is a great opportunity for the Blacktown City community to acknowledge the contribution that our senior citizens make to our community. Blacktown City Council is calling for nominations from all local residents and community groups for Blacktown’s Senior Citizen of the Year award.

• 17/02/2009 Council calls for action to help Clean Up

  Australians generate almost 32 million tonnes of rubbish each year, making us the second highest producers of waste per person in the world.

• 12/02/2009 Mayor thanks the community for their support to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal

  Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Charlie Lowles has congratulated the Blacktown City community for their overwhelming response and generosity towards the Victorian Bushfire Appeal.

• 12/02/2009 What are you waiting for? Boot Camp at Emerton Leisure Centre

  Emerton Leisure Centre will kick start its 2009 Boot Camp schedule on Monday, March 9, 2009 for five weeks on Monday and Wednesday nights between 6.30pm – 7.30pm in the grounds of Emerton Leisure Centre.

• 11/02/2009 NSW Firestars set to shine!

  The NSW Firestars are ready to ignite Blacktown Olympic Park...

• 11/02/2009 Men Step Up To The Plate

  Australia’s best will step up to the plate to represent their home state...

• 08/02/2009 Patriots fall agonisingly short of Claxton Shield

  The Patriots once again have fallen agonisingly short of the Claxton Shield...

• 05/02/2009 Australia's Best Compete For National Pride

  Softball’s brightest stars will shine amongst the diamonds this February at the National Softball Championships! Hosted at Blacktown Olympic Park commencing Monday 16th of February this event is one that the whole family will enjoy.

• 30/01/2009 Blacktown City Council calls for locals to lend a hand on Clean Up Australia Day

  Every year hundreds of thousands of Australians help clean up their environment on Clean Up Australia Day.

• 29/01/2009 Help recognise the amazing women of Blacktown City and nominate them for Blacktown City’s 2009 International Women of the Year Awards

  Nominations are now being called for the 2009 Blacktown City International Woman of the Year Awards to highlight and acknowledge the contribution that local women have made to the community, though paid or unpaid work.

• 21/01/2009 Blacktown City applauds the Federal Government’s plan to reduce Homelessness by 2020

  Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Charlie Lowles has applauded the Federal Government’s recent release of the Homelessness White (Policy) Paper.

• 20/01/2009 Social Netball on the rise at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope

  Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope has once again hosted a very successful season of Indoor Netball with forty eight teams taking part in the 2nd season of 2008. Games ran on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday’s, with participants of all ages and all abilities and with a main focus of having fun!

• 15/01/2009 NSW Patriots Secure Semifinal Spot

  The NSW Patriots completed a series clean sweep of South Australia last weekend in the 75th Claxton Shield at Blacktown Olympic Park (BOP) and Manly.

• 15/01/2009 'Hot' Competition From Across The Tasman!

  On the hottest day of the summer so far, some 350 young athletes...

• 14/01/2009 Council continues to be pro-active with the Environment

  Blacktown City Council is inviting all locals to free Environmental Workshops in 2009. There are Worm Farming and Composting Workshops, No-dig Gardening Workshops, Chooks in Backyards Workshops, Natural Cleaning and more. Due to popular demand new workshops have been introduced in 2009 including Biodiversity, Natural Personal Care, Natural Pest Control and more, be on the lookout for more upcoming dates!

• 14/01/2009 Australian rock group Mental as Anything headline Blacktown City’s Free Australia Day celebrations

  Blacktown City Council’s FREE Australia Day celebrations on Monday, January 26, 2009 at The Rooty Hill, Eastern Road, Rooty Hill, will start at 3.00pm with a variety of entertainment and finish at 9pm with a spectacular fireworks display.

• 10/01/2009 Balfour back down under to commemorate Claxton Shield

  Grant Balfour, the Australian baseball player who pitched for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 2008 World Series, is back in Australia this week following a dynamic season in US Major League Baseball.

• 18/12/2008 Blacktown City hosts Beijing Municipality Government

  Blacktown City Council over Friday, December 5 and Monday, December 8 hosted a delegation of 24 from Beijing Municipality Government as part of a Senior Civil Servant Training Delegation.

• 18/12/2008 New Blacktown City Taskforce for Homelessness

  Blacktown City Council on Monday, December 15 hosted the first meeting of the Affordable Housing and Homelessness Taskforce for Blacktown City.

• 17/12/2008 Visit Nurragingy Reserve’s Sensory Garden this weekend

  The Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Charlie Lowles visited The Fred Hollows Sensory Garden in Nurragingy Reserve on International Day for People with a Disability, Wednesday, December 3, 2008.

• 11/12/2008 Grahame Bond announced as Blacktown City’s 2009 Australia Day Ambassador

  Over 250 residents of Blacktown City will become Australian citizens at Blacktown City Council’s 2009 Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony starting at 11.00am on Monday, January 26, 2009, in the Bowman Hall, Campbell Street, Blacktown.

• 11/12/2008 Mental as Anything, Whip Cracking, Sheep Dog demonstrations and more at Australia Day in Blacktown City

  Blacktown City Council’s Australia Day celebrations on The Rooty Hill, Eastern Road, Rooty Hill, from 3.00pm is gearing up to be one of the largest in NSW with performances by Australian music and rock legends; Mental as Anything.

• 11/12/2008 RAAF Memorial Park, Mount Druitt gets a face lift

  The Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Charlie Lowles will unveil the recently restored RAAF Memorial Park (Woodstock Avenue, Mount Druitt), Mount Druitt on Thursday, December 11 at 11am, after it underwent over $400,000 of embellishment works,.

• 11/12/2008 Council allocates $2.4 million to 36 projects across Blacktown City

  Blacktown City Council at last night’s Ordinary Council Meeting (Wednesday, December 10) allocated the $2.4 million from the Federal Government as part of the Regional and Local Community Infrastructure Program (RLCIP), to 36 projects across the Blacktown City Local Government Area and resolved to apply for an additional $2 million of funding.

• 09/12/2008 Mum's The Word at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope

  Expectant mothers can keep fit and healthy during their pregnancy by joining the award winning Aqua Natal program at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope. This unique program is delivered in partnership with Sydney West Area Health Service and is designed specifically for expectant mums from 16 weeks to birth through to new mums from 6 weeks onwards.

• 09/12/2008 Stay in shape over summer- Play netball at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope!

  Why not get some friends together and come and experience the exciting netball program starting on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope. Netball is a fun social sport that provides a good exercise for people of all ages- a perfect fun way to stay in shape over summer!

• 04/12/2008 Acceler8 Your Swimming at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope!

  Don’t have time to fit learn-to-swim classes in during the school term? Then Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope intensive learn-to-swim program ‘Acceler8’ is for you!

• 04/12/2008 ‘Kidz Blitz’ makes a Splash at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope

  School holidays at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope are guaranteed to be packed with excitement with the Kidz Blitz School Holiday Program offering and amazing array of activities to keep kids active and entertained.

• 02/12/2008 Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope ON SHOW!

  On Wednesday 28th October 2008, the annual recreation industry ‘study tour’ once again visited Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope and thereby further enhancing the venue’s reputation as being at the leading edge of Australian recreation.

• 20/11/2008 Blacktown City celebrates The Magic Pudding’s 90th birthday!

  Celebrate 90 years of magic on Saturday, December 6 when Blacktown celebrates the birthday of Norman Lindsay’s classic Australian children’s book The Magic Pudding.

• 19/11/2008 Blacktown City Lights Up for Christmas 2008!

  Blacktown City Council will once again get into the Christmas spirit on Thursday, November 27, 2008 when it lights up the second of it’s Christmas Trees in the Civic Plaza, Blacktown (Flushcombe Road, Blacktown) from 6.00pm.

• 19/11/2008 Blacktown City 2008 Christmas Calendar of Events

  The Christmas Calendar was complied by Council to help residents find a carols events nearest them, whilst assisting local community groups in promoting their event.

• 13/11/2008