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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

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.

Penrith

CAR AND TRUCK IN HIGH SPEED COLLISION ON MOTORWAY INTERCHANGE A 36-year-old man has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after the car he was driving collided with a truck on the Lighthouse Interchange in Western Sydney this afternoon. The man’s sedan had exited the M4 Motorway off-ramp westbound when it collided with a truck on the M7. He was trapped for a period, with NSW Fire & Rescue working to free him. CareFlight’s rapid response rescue helicopter was tasked to the accident at 3.29pm, landing in a clearing opposite the motorway to drop off the critical care medical team. NSW Ambulance paramedics were also on scene treating the man. Source: CareFlight

Budget’s cash splash for Sydney’s west

UPGRADING infrastructure is one of the State Government’s top missions as part of the 2018 Budget, with major investments to revitalizing arterial roads and establishing world class hospital facilities in Sydney’s West.

Parramatta

Concept image of Westmead Hospital redevelopment. Supplied.

Budget: Westmead Hospital, Parramatta Police Station funding bonanza

WESTMEAD’s Health and Innovation Precinct is set to benefit from a major budget win, with $188 million secured for the redevelopment of Westmead Hospital.

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