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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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Rouse Hill

Artist Impressions of the $450 million residential development at 23-27 Schofields Rd, Schofields.

Buyers take their Kew

FARMLAND will be transformed into hundreds of apartments in Schofields, as developers prepare to commence construction on a $450 million residential development.

Hills Shire

Hills Councillors (L to R) Robyn Preston and Mayor Michelle Byrne with landowner, Mr Rocco Polistina at his Annangrove property Tuesday July 24, 2018..They are pushing for an amendment to planning laws to allow larger secondary dwellings to be built in rural properties. (AAP IMAGE/Simon Bullard)

My second dwelling rules too

A PROPOSAL to allow secondary dwellings to be built on rural properties has been championed by the Hills Shire Council.

Hills Shire

Artist impression of the Bull 'n' Bush redevelopment. Frontage from Windsor Rd, Seven Hills Rd

Battle for the ‘Bush

THE HILLS Shire Council has been stripped of yet another planning power — following an ongoing battle with developers Dyldam over plans to transform the Bull’n’Bush Hotel site into high-rise towers.

Hills Shire

Council ballot a ‘waste of money’

THE Liberal Party has won another seat on The Hills Shire Council, following the by-election on Saturday.

Hornsby

L to R: Peter Leuver with his wife Joan Leuver. Peter -79, suffers from dementia and is cared for by his wife Joan. Picture: John Appleyard

Creating a dementia-friendly town

IT IS the single leading cause of death in women across the country and the second biggest killer in men — now Hornsby Shire Council will work to support dementia patients regionwide.

Hornsby

Claws out for cap on house cats

A SCHEME to restrict the number of cats per household in Hornsby was watered down at the last minute after community concerns.

Do Something

Izumi Nago with music therapy students (L to R) Yasco Pierce, Tachi, Michie Spain, Luke Abdullah and Phillip Pogossov at her studio in Pennant Hills Tuesday July 24, 2018.She runs music classes for kids with disabilities. (AAP IMAGE/Simon Bullard)

Music therapy for the disabled

MUSICAL Between Therapy celebrated Do something Day with a drum circle class for her students, who live with a disability.

Do Something

Hills volunteers #DoSomething

RANDOM acts of kindness are occurring across the Hills today, as part of NewsLocal’s #DoSomething Day campaign.

Hills Shire

The worst roads in the Hills Shire ranked

MOTORISTS have voted on the worst roads — the rat runs, lengthy arterial links and bottle-necked boulevards — in the Hills Shire and called for action to be taken to beat the bottlenecks. Find out which top the list.

Hills Shire

Plans for driverless shuttle

CONGESTION on our roads is the most significant concern of residents in the Hills, and one developer is looking to take driver error out of the equation.

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