SWR Triple 9 is a finalist in the 2020 Community Broadcasting Association of Australia Awards!

The Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA) received over 300 nominations for 27 award categories. ​With more than 30 categories, the CBAA Community Radio Awards aim to celebrate innovation, perseverance and community champions within our sector.

Dylan Caple is representing SWR Triple 9 as a finalist in the 'Outstanding Youth Contribution'. Dylan volunteers on our Digital, Technical & Programming Committees, alongside presenting a weekly radio program, Saturday Wake Up.

Best of luck to Dylan and all the other local radio stations who have been nominated for the 2020 CBAA Awards! Check out the full list of finalists here, on the CBAA website.

Please join us in giving a big, warm SWR welcome to these new SWR999 Programs, that will begin broadcasting within the next few weeks:

• Thomas English: Early Mornings with Tom (Weekdays 4-5:30am)
• Sean Castle: Beyond the Lyrics (Monday's 9-10pm)
• ​Harrison Green: The Tuesdaily Show (Tuesday's 6-7pm)
• Sheila Cabacungan: Greater Western Business Booster (Wednesday's 7-8pm)
• Thomas English: Top 40 Today with Tom (Saturday's 7-8am)
• Paul Rands: Power Zone (Saturday's 12-1pm)
• Paul Hengpoonthana: Thai Esan (Sunday's 12-2pm)

Some programs have moved around to different times in our Program Schedule. Before the next episode of your favourite programs, we recommend you visit our Program Guide and see if any of your shows are now on-air at a different time.

This October, join in with Kids with Cancer Foundation's latest Fundraising Campaign to 'Scare Cancer'!

You can get involved with the Scare Cancer Campaign by hosting your own scary event, getting your workmates in the office to dress-up or wear orange and black, or getting your sporting club, school and local community involved! Help Kids with Cancer Scare Cancer away from our Kids!

The goal is to raise $50,000 for the Kids with Cancer foundation. The Foundation supports families, helping to relieve the financial burden from families that have a child being treated for a cancer diagnosis. 100% of donations received in the Foundation's Gift Account will go straight to families who need it most, with the Foundation receiving no financial gain from the donations. 

Sign up now and get involved with the Kids with Cancer Foundation's 'Scare Cancer' Campaign today at fundraise.kidswithcancer.org.au, or find a local event happening near you. 

The WORKARY is hosting an online Small Business Forum on Tuesday 13 October in celebration of SMALL BUSINESS MONTH!

A panel of four business experts will share their insights on a range of topics to assist your business’s growth and development. There will be an interactive Q&A session, as well as workshopping & networking opportunities, via breakout rooms.

Topics include:

• Financial Stress Testing Your Business - Angela Haynes, KPMG
• E-commerce - Rebecca Di Noia, Western Sydney Business Centre
• Communicating to customers and employees during the COVID 19 pandemic - Bailey Leach, Founder Space Jump Media
• Tax Support for small business and business viability - Linden Regina, Australian Tax Office

Don't miss this FREE great networking opportunity! Places are limited so book now!

For Father's Day, our young guns from Saturday Wake Up will be hosting a Father's Day Special Show, full of dad jokes! Hear some of Adam, Dylan & Harry's jokes, then get some dad jokes from actual dads! Adam's father Rod, KP from SWR & Harry's dad will join the Saturday Wake Up crew (remotely).

It'll be a jam-packed episode of Saturday Wake Up! Catch it live on SWR 99.9 FM on Saturday from 9am! 

If you are a young person who enjoys public speaking, meeting new people, helping your community and would like to represent the youth of Blacktown City then this is the program for you! 

The Youth Ambassador Program involves the selection of two young people to serve as Ambassadors of Blacktown City for a period of 12 months.

The ambassadors must be residents of Blacktown City and be aged between 15 to 18 years.

The two young people who are selected are given the opportunity to represent the youth of our City by way of public speaking at events such as Citizenship Ceremonies and Civic Receptions, the opportunity to meet high profile individuals at special events and the chance to attend a Local Government related conference.  The ambassadors also get to participate as members of both the Sister Cities and Youth Advisory committees. 

The program is a fun way to learn new skills and gain invaluable experience outside the schooling environment.  

For more details or to apply, visit Council's website.

NSW Health have recenty opened a new COVID-19 Drive-Through testing clinic at our home in Blacktown Showground.


Bookings are not required, though children ages 5 or under cannot be tested at this clinic and should instead visit Blacktown Hospital.


The clinic operates from 9am to 4pm weekdays, and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays. The clinic is not open on Sunday's.

For more information on COVID-19 and testing, SWR Triple 9 FM highly reccomends that you to visit the NSW Health website - https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/.

Busco paid a visit to Foodbank NSW & ACT’s Glendenning Warehouse and had a chat to John Robertson, the Chief Operating Officer about the wonderful works of Foodbank, particularly during the COVID-19 crisis.

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.