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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

Aerodrome given new life

CONSTRUCTION has commenced at the former Schofields Aerodrome site, which will be home to more than 1100 new homes as part of a multimillion-dollar Defence Housing Australia residential development.

Hills Shire

Artist impressions of the pedestrian link between Castle Towers and the Sydney Metro station at Castle Hill.

All aboard to shopping central

CASTLE Towers shopping centre will have a direct underground link to the Sydney Metro station at Castle Hill — giving commuters the opportunity to shop all the way up to the train.

Hills Shire

‘Time to halt high-density development’

BAULKHAM HILLS state Liberal MP David Elliott has come out swinging against developers proposing high-density construction near Memorial Ave and Windsor Rd, Kellyville.

Hills Shire

Leffler Simes Architects have designed a new 23-storey hotel with a ground floor convention centre. It includes a grand ballroom that can seat 550 people and a level two featuring cafes, spas and retail. Level three will feature a roof top garden over part of the area and the start of the residential tower building. The plan is to build it in the grounds of the Novotel Sydney Norwest at 1 columbia Court Baulkham Hills at the corner of Norwest Blvde and Windsor Rd Baulkham Hills. They should go before Hills Shire Council in July 2017

Norwest hotel is in new hands

THE Novotel at Norwest has been sold in an off-market deal including plans for a 23-storey slimline hotel and convention centre on the grounds of the hotel next to the existing building.

Hills Shire

Pictures from The Australia Day (2018) Programme launch at Hickson Road Reserve, Sydney, on 15th January 2018. Pictures show Ray Williams, NSW Minister for Multiculturalism speaking at the event. (Pictures by Julian Andrews).

MP juggles his two hats over mosque

CASTLE Hill state Liberal MP and Multiculturalism Minister Ray Williams is between a rock and a hard place over an application for a large, 24-hour mosque at Glenhaven.

Hornsby

Capital BLuestone delivered the display suite for their sales office at Wahroonga Estate despite not holding DA approval to do so.

Residents hit out over development plans

PARENTS of Wahroonga Adventist School students were shocked when cranes delivered a sales display suite for a high-rise development to an adjoining carpark — while students were walking to school and without development approval.

Hills Shire

Hills Mayor Michelle Byrne and Parramatta Mayor Andrew Wilson pictured on Windsor Rd. Monday May 7 2018 Campaigning for a mass transit route to be constructed between Norwest and Parramatta to free up traffic on local roads. (AAP Image/ Monique Harmer)

Call for Hills to Parramatta tram

THE HILLS Shire and Parramatta councils have joined forces to rally for light rail from the Hills to Parramatta to ease congestion on arterial links — wanting to remove 15,000 vehicles off roads every day.

Local

Journalists are seen inside the 2018 Budget Lockup at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Mr Morrison today handed down his third budget (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

What the Budget means for Western Sydney

BILLIONS of dollars will be injected into Greater Western Sydney as part of a groundbreaking infrastructure plan, laid out in the 2018 Federal Budget.

Northern District Times

Artist impressions of the Ivanhoe Estate precinct in Macquarie Park.

Chance to comment on Ivanhoe Estate masterplan

THE COMMUNITY has one day to comment on a masterplan for 3500 homes, a school and other community facilities in the Ivanhoe Estate in Macquarie Park.

Hills Shire

Artist impressions of Kellyville North Public School

Kellyville North Public School approved

RESIDENTS in Kellyville will benefit from a $35 million state-of-the-art public school to house 1000 students.

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