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'Scare Cancer' This Halloween

12/10/2020

 
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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. 

WOrkary's Forum for Small Businesses

3/10/2020

 
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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!
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Celebrate Father's Day With Saturday Wake Up

4/9/2020

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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! 
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Applications Are Now Open for The 2021 Blacktown City Youth Ambassador Program

20/8/2020

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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.
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COVID Drive-Through Testing Clinic Opens at Blacktown Showground

20/8/2020

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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/.

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Busco Visits Foodbank NSW & ACT's Glendenning Centre

6/8/2020

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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.

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Blacktown City Garden Competition 2020

20/7/2020

 
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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.

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Granville Park upgrade

18/7/2020

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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.
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Blacktown International Sportspark COVID 'bubble'

18/7/2020

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The Shute Shield Is Back And Sounding Better Than Ever!

17/7/2020

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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
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