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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
Boarding house knocked back

Boarding house knocked back

THE FINAL development application to be debated in the Hills Shire Council saw elected representatives continue a defiant stand against the development of boarding houses across the Hills.

Hills Shire
82-year-old Castle Hill resident Melody De Paoli has been screwed around by the state government, Hills Council and developers over her Carrington Rd home for many years.Melody is pictured in and around her home>Castle Hill, NSW, Australia, 24 February 2018. (AAP Image/Annika Enderborg)” sizes=”150px” src=”https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/9473fb47ab02f0921e796dda06a275c2″ srcset=”https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/9473fb47ab02f0921e796dda06a275c2?width=150 128w, https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/9473fb47ab02f0921e796dda06a275c2?width=150 150w, https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/9473fb47ab02f0921e796dda06a275c2?width=320 320w, https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/9473fb47ab02f0921e796dda06a275c2?width=650 650w, https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/9473fb47ab02f0921e796dda06a275c2?width=1024 1024w” loading=”lazy” /></div></a><h4 class=‘Mass developer exodus’ takes its toll

MELODY De Pauli was one of several Castle Hill residents negotiating with a developer to sell a group of houses in the Showground station precinct. That was before gazettal saw a mass exodus from residential developers.

Hills Shire
Kellyville Pets puppy farms approved

Kellyville Pets puppy farms approved

A 60-dog breeding facility that will provide puppies for Kellyville Pets has been approved by Bathurst Council this week — despite protests by the Animal Liberation group and the Animal Justice Party.

Hornsby
The Mayor of Hornsby, The Honourable Philip Ruddock, at one of Hornsby Stations car parks.(Newslocal commuter story about Hornsby Carpark). Picture: Justin Lloyd.

Ruddock: Don’t paint the town red

HORNSBY Mayor Philip Ruddock has proposed a ban on vibrant colour palettes used for businesses across the shire after revealing his distaste for hues used on a commercial buildings at Pennant Hills.

Hornsby
Portraits of Philip Ruddock (white shirt) and Cheltenham Beecroft Alliance representative Ross Walker in Ruddock Park Westleigh, on 15th November 2017.15,000 trees have been lost in the Hornsby shire last year and the gents are pictured with some of the remaining trees in the park. (AAP Image / Julian Andrews).

Our trees protected

RESIDENTS felling 15,000 trees in a year is what it took for Hornsby Council to strengthen tree protection laws across the shire.

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/journalists/jake-mccallum/page/199