Park hosts COVID-19 drive-through testing clinic
As the number of COVID-19 cases climb in Sydney, people are encouraged to check for symptoms at this park-turned-drive through clinic.
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Blind man has sympathy for wannabe rapper who attacked him
He went on a crime rampage that included assaulting a blind man and kicking his guide dog on western Sydney train but the victim has expressed sympathy for his attacker.
Parramatta Eels star gives evidence in mate’s rape trial
Eels star Reed Mahoney called a woman a whore and told her and two other people to leave his house because he was worried coach Brad Arthur might think he had been partying with them, he told a court at the trial of his former housemate.
Eels star’s housemate fronts court on rape charges
Parramatta Eel Reed Mahoney is due to front court as a witness after his former housemate was charged with sexually assaulting a teenager at the Oatlands home they shared with fellow footballer Bevan French.
Grand plans for western Sydney’s tallest tower
A proposal for a 75-storey residential apartment block for Parramatta — set to be nearly as large as the Crown casino and hotel at Barangaroo — would be the tallest building in Sydney’s booming west if it is approved. But already it has been slammed as ‘sheer madness’ over its intended use.
Young students drive safety campaign
Youngsters at a western Sydney school have shown they have a knack for fighting campaigns after successfully lobbying their local council for a pedestrian crossing.
CBD hotel will ‘only be fit for storing coffins’
Parramatta councillors have labelled a 22-storey hotel planned for the CBD as an “ugly concrete prison only suitable for coffin storage” despite supporting the proposal.
League player accused of sexual assault fronts court
Aspiring NRL player Kurt De Luis has fronted court charged with sexually assaulting a teenager at a party in his Oatlands home last July with a number of NRL players in attendance.
Ex-Westmead Hospital doctor’s horrific medical bungles revealed
A senior anaesthetist and former Liberal Party member has been prosecuted for inflicting pain on patients during a series of medical blunders.
Flood-risk site ‘spectacular’ place for museum
The State Government has backflipped and will retain the Powerhouse at Ultimo but is pushing ahead with plans to build a Parramatta museum on a floodplain, labelling the riverfront site “spectacular’’.
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