3/09/2008 | She will journey over dusty desert plains and past sweeping pine plantations, but Starr Mifsud won’t be taking in the scenery on her epic thrill ride across Australia.
3/09/2008 | For most dads, Father’s Day is about socks and shiny new screwdriver sets; for Tony Schesser, it will mean an arduous trek throughout muggy Cambodia.
3/09/2008 | Mount Tomah Botanic Garden celebrated a very special birthday last month — the 10th anniversary of the first planting of the Wollemi Pine in its grounds.
3/09/2008 | Council has been forced to defend the state of its investments after criticism the global credit crisis has significantly devalued their worth.
3/09/2008 | Council has painted a positive picture in its progress report card for the past year.
3/09/2008 | An era ended in the Blue Mountains on Sunday when the final stand alone TAB agency in the area closed.
3/09/2008 | Sydney West Area Health Service (SWAHS) could not guarantee it last week but the promise to re-open Katoomba Hospital's maternity unit on September 1 was honoured on Monday.
3/09/2008 | Ending a fight that began before some of them were born, Winmalee’s youth have won the battle to have a skate park built in their town.
27/08/2008 | One contended with a painful foot injury; the other a crippled go-kart, but wild horses couldn’t keep Ashleigh and Nikki Briton from rocketing onto the podium at the sport’s recent NSW championships.
27/08/2008 | When humans think of what scares them, the catalogue can be reasonably predictable — spiders, heights and public speaking tend to top most lists.
27/08/2008 | Blackheath Public School will receive school zone flashing lights under a $46.5 million Iemma Government program, Member for Blue Mountains Phil Koperberg said last week.
27/08/2008 | The perceptible difference isn’t as clear as a cloudless day, but the NRMA says a switch to fluorescent signs used to warn motorists of school zones could save children’s lives.
27/08/2008 | The anticipated resumption of birthing services at Katoomba Hospital on September 1 will be marked by a gathering of “cautious” celebration.
27/08/2008 | Joel Milburn went away to Beijing as an Olympic rookie — he returned home as a proven performer amongst the biggest names in world sport.
21/08/2008 | When the Beijing Olympics come to a close on Sunday things will just be getting started for the Paralympic rowing team and their Mt Riverview coach.
21/08/2008 | If you’re searching for some peace and quiet at home but find the kids are making an unseemly ruckus in the kitchen, it’s entirely possible East Blaxland’s Nina Rycroft is to blame.
21/08/2008 | After nearly 20 years as Glenbrook Railway Station’s Stationmaster, Bill Higgins is set to resign his post.
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21/08/2008 | If there were medals awarded in the Olympic Games for gift giving, Leura Fine Woodwork Gallery would be going for gold.
21/08/2008 | The efforts of the convict road builders in the Blue Mountains will be given a new lease of life after remains of their historic work were uncovered in the upgrade of the Great Western Highway.
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21/08/2008 | Under bright blue skies Springwood’s Macquarie Road came alive on Sunday for the annual memorial day parade.
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