Blacktown City Coucil's Annual Garden Competition is back for 2020!

It's time to showcase your creative flair and have your hard work recognised during the annual Blacktown City Garden Competition. With all the changes happening in the world with COVID-19 and many families now home bound, this is a perfect opportunity to keep active and maintain your pride and joy. 

Council are on the lookout for the city's best gardens across the following categories (max 3 per entry):

• Best Front Garden
• Best Back Garden
• Best Commercial Garden (Retirement Village or Business)
• Best Education Facility Garden (all education facilities) 
• Best Edible Garden (Residential/education/business)
• Best Australian Native Garden 
• Best Sustainable Garden
• Best Community Garden
• Best Individual Residential (unit/townhouse)
• Best Garden by Senior Citizen (60 years +)
• Best Themed/Novel Garden
• Best Garden by a Person/Group with a Disability.

Preliminary judging will be conducted between 31 August - 11 September 2020 inclusive, with the final round judging by industry experts in Late September Early October 2020.

For full details or to enter the competition, visit Council's website.

Cumberland City Council is commencing works to upgrade Granville Park Community Sports Pavilion, with completion expected by May 2021.

The new sport facility will include a new grandstand, multipurpose rooms, kiosk, upgraded carpark and rugby field.


Mayor of Cumberland City Steve Christou says this is an exciting step in what will be the heart of community sports in the area.


“As I’ve said before, this is important work that we can deliver when Councillors work together for the community putting aside their political affiliations. Councillor Joe Rahme and I have a strong record of working together for the benefit of our local community,” Mayor Steve Christou said.
“This sportsground is a place for community and sports enthusiasts to bring activity and their passion for sports to life.


“We look forward to welcoming Two Blues Rugby Union Club back to a revitalised home ground.”
The works will also see the reconstruction of the field, field lighting, stormwater drainage, irrigation and re-turfing.
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The total value of the project is $10.74 million. Cumberland Council has received a $2.74 million grant from the NSW Government Greater Sydney Sports Facility Fund.

It might be kicking off 105 days later than originally planned but the 2020 Shute Shield gets underway this Saturday on SWR Sport with a mouth watering clash between premiership fancies Gordon & Eastern Suburbs at Chatswood Oval.

SWR Sport is gearing up for its third season of Shute Shield coverage, delivering more choice for Rugby fans in calling at least one match every round with every club featuring at least once throughout the season. This year SWR Sport is beefing up its rugby coverage with a new rugby program as well as a major acquisition to it's already experienced & respected commentary team.

Leading the commentary team once again will be SWR Sport Managing Director Julian Daw who has called rugby at every level from Test matches to Super Rugby, World Sevens Series to Shute Shield. A rising star in the broadcasting world prior to COVID shutting down the season he was the voice of the Waratahs coverage for Crocmedia.

Joining him will be Robbie Feldmann who has been a mainstay of the rugby coverage since SWR Sport's inception and has called test matches, NRC, World Sevens Series & Shute Shield. 

Former USA International and Australian Schoolboys rep Tom Coolican returns as SWR Sport's chief rugby analyst. A rising star in the commentary ranks he has called every form of the game for SWR Sport, Crocmedia & Fox Sports.

Rounding out the core crew for 2020 SWR Sport welcome their marquee off-season signee in Fox Sports commentator Andrew Swain.
​Swainy is one of the most respected commentators in Australian rugby and has called Super Rugby, Super W & NRC on Fox Sports for over a decade.
A former player himself with Brothers in the Brisbane comp & Colleagues in Sydney he's been a fixture of the Shute Shield's TV coverage in recent years and will feature as both a play-by-play & expert commentator on SWR's coverage in 2020.

The coverage will also feature additional members of the SWR Sport stable including Tom English, Ben Eisenhuth & Jessica Dunne among others throughout the year.

The coverage will also be complemented by SWR's new weekly rugby show "SWR Sport Rugby" which will air 2pm every Saturday with a full preview of each weeks round as well as a look at the ever-changing rugby landscape in this year of uncertainty.

To hear the coverage go to swr999.com.au/sport, we will also be expanding on further platforms throughout the year. 

SWR Sport is proudly sponsored by Virtual Builders Australia (virtualbuildersaustralia.com.au), follow us on twitter for up to date broadcast information @SWR999Sport