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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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Hills Shire

Doctor Anne Howard from Norwest Health Medical Centre poses for a photo today, June 24, 2018. The doctor is discussing the need for a local hospital. (AAP Image/David Swift)

A $75m health injection

MILLIONS of dollars for a public hospital at Rouse Hill has been allocated in the State Budget, but we are no closer to finding out where the hospital will be located.

Hills Shire

Residents stage walkout over M9

RESIDENTS in Oakville and Maraylya have staged a walk out during a community meeting with Hawkesbury Council this week, following an uproar of concern over the Outer Sydney Orbital.

Hills Shire

Government backdown from Hawkesbury M9 corridor

BREAKING: THOUSANDS of submissions against the planned corridor for the Outer Sydney Orbital to cut through Sydney’s North West has resulted in a backflip from the State Government today.

Hornsby

Council declares war on wily foxes

HORNSBY Council is preparing for battle against feral foxes across the Shire, which has seen a dramatic rise in sightings.

Penrith

180,000 extra homes coming for Western Sydney

A GROUNDBREAKING plan to build 180,000 homes in Western Sydney has been cemented by a $15 million funding commitment by the State Government.

Hornsby

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian watch the first tunnel breakthrough of the NorthConnex project in West Pennant Hills in Sydney, Wednesday, December 13, 2017. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Candidate, MP battle over budget

HORNSBY MP Matt Kean has championed wins for NorthConnex, Hornsby Hospital and black spot funding, but Labor candidate Katie Gompertz has hit out over a lack of new projects announced.

Macarthur

The NSW Government has announced funding to start the upgrading of Campbelltown Rd, to complement the development at Edmondson Park.

Controversial road upgrade secures funding

STAGE one of the Campbelltown Rd upgrade is full steam ahead, following a multimillion-dollar commitment by the State Government.

Liverpool

RMS has just announced plans for a new motorway for the upcoming Badgerys Creek airport, to be called the M12 motorway. corner of Luddeham Rd and Elizabeth Drive.Photographer: Adam Yip

M12 from M7 to Luddenham new airport

A TEN year plan to construct the M12 link from the M7 Motorway to the new Western Sydney Airport has been announced as part of the State Budget.

Hills Shire

Traffic on Memorial Ave Kellyville. Kellyville, Friday, May 18th 2018. Generic traffic shots of Memorial Ave and Windsor Rd for a story about the liability of the area with increased density and population. (AAP Image / Angelo Velardo)

A hospital, roads and school funding for The Hills

GROUNDBREAKING funds for the Rouse Hill Hospital, the upgrade of Memorial Ave and new schools across the Shire are just some of the major wins for Hills residents in the NSW Budget.

Liverpool

Western Sydney Parkland City secures record funding

WESTERN Sydney Parklands City will be established as the next powerhouse master planned community, following record amounts of funding as part of the State and Federal Government’s Western Sydney City Deal.

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