‘Whack-a-mole’: $200k in drugs snared in prison contraband haul
Over $200,000 worth of Buprenorphine strips were snared by “eagle-eyed” officers at a western Sydney prison, as well as a haul of mobile phones, smokes, and a G-Shock watch.
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Shock reason western Sydney nurses could be forced to quit
Nurses and midwives at a major western Sydney hospital have revealed they could be forced to quit their jobs after management revealed a publicly-run childcare centre would be privatised.
600 extra students earmarked for $35m private school expansion
A Sydney private school’s dramatic expansion plans will see hundreds of extra students enrolled and a new senior campus, featuring a sport and wellness precinct. See the plans.
Commission ‘assessing complaint’ after surgeon’s child sex charges
A highly sought-after plastic surgeon could see his registration suspended after the HCCC received a complaint following child sex charges.
‘Unsatisfactory conduct’: Nurses face tribunal after prisoner death
Six Justice Health NSW nurses have been found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct following the death of an inmate in their care at a western Sydney prison.
‘It’s hard’: Volunteers battle to convince Forbes residents to flee
An RFS captain on the front line of flash flooding in the central west has revealed the battle to evacuate residents for inundated homes, as locals tell of their fight to save properties.
‘War zone’: Flood horror leaves families in state of shock
Communities have been decimated and homes ripped from the ground by the major flood event in the state’s central west, with some people forced to clamber onto rooftops to await helicopter rescues.
Meet the dogs busting drugs, stopping prisoners from escaping
They are the specialist dog squad tasked with keeping illicit drugs out of the state’s most dangerous prisons — and the inmates that call them home inside its walls. Watch the mini documentary here.
‘Devastating’: Foodie paradise shuts up shop in western Sydney
‘Devastated’ foodies are mourning the loss of a much-loved restaurant in Sydney’s west, after the popular chain shut up shop.
‘He doesn’t work here anymore’: Surgeon faces child sex charges
A veteran plastic surgeon facing 17 charges — including alleged child sex offences — remains a registered doctor with state and federal agencies while he sits in a Sydney remand centre awaiting his next day in court.
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