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Jake McCallum
Jake McCallumEvening Chief of Staff

Jake McCallum is the Evening Chief of Staff for the Saturday and Sunday Telegraph, and an investigative reporter. He was previously the NSW Hyperlocal Deputy Editor, managing community mastheads across Greater Sydney and NewsLocal’s State Political Editor based in NSW Parliament.

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Skyscrapers to tower over homes

Skyscrapers to tower over homes

LANDMARK skyscrapers at the heart of Castle Hill are one step closer to becoming a reality, after the Hills Shire Council approved the finalisation of a multimillion-dollar proposal. However, the plan is expected to hit a major roadblock.

EXCLUSIVEHills Shire
Rick Allison at the location where the Glenhaven Mosque is being concidered.  Monday May 7 2018 (AAP Image/ Monique Harmer)

Decision deferred on Glenhaven mosque

HUNDREDS of Glenhaven residents objecting to the Glenhaven Mosque proposal gathered alongside supporters of the Hills District Muslim Society at a Sydney joint regional planning panel determination today.

Hills Shire
Artist impressions of Toplace Cherrybrook Village Precinct Plans on Castle Hill Rd. A masterplan for the development of a residential community neighbouring the Cherrybrook Station Precinct was revealed in May 2016

Investors walk from Cherrybrook

DEVELOPERS have walked away from a multimillion-dollar investment in Cherrybrook that would have seen the amalgamation of properties for a high-density development just metres from the metro station site.

Hills Shire
Micro lot housing plans

Micro lot housing plans

A MASTERPLANNED development proposal for 600 dwellings at the former IBM business park at West Pennant Hills has passed yet another major hurdle.

Revival of Castle Hill Showground

Revival of Castle Hill Showground

MULTI-MILLION dollar plans for the Castle Hill Showground precinct have been revived — after it was revealed several developers put proposals on ice earlier this year.

Rouse Hill
A supplied image obtained Tuesday, July 18, 2017 of raids taken place at the Parklea Correctional Centre. One week after a YouTube video of a Parklea Correctional Centre inmate wielding a knife was discovered, Police have uncovered mobile phones and drugs hidden in toilets, food packages and televisions in the prison. (AAP Images/ CORRECTIVE SERVICES NSW) NO ARCHIVING   --

Deadly past of new Parklea Prison operator

THE announcement of the contract for Parklea — a facility with well documented issues — comes following a series of reports surrounding ‘uninhabitable conditions, violence, abuse and riots’ at MTC private prisons across the US.

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