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Voting well underway – early and brisk turnout west of the river this morning

by Wagner | May 21, 2022 | News

We’ve been out and about this morning visiting some of the polling stations west of the river, and the number of people voting early has certainly been steady. Labor MP Susan Templeman was at North Richmond first thing and we had a chat with her and also with...

For some, the most pressing election issue – where can I get a democracy sausage on polling day?

by Wagner | May 20, 2022 | News

It’s an Aussie voting tradition – turn up to pick your favourite candidate and grab a sausage in bread at the same time. Many of these events also help schools and organisations raise funds, so we’re all winners on the day. Here are the ones we know about now,...

Big day Saturday for local basketball fans as World Cup Trophy on display with Hawkesbury Jets

by Wagner | May 20, 2022 | News

The Women’s Basketball World Cup Roadshow Tour is coming to Hawkesbury Basketball Association at Hawkesbury PCYC this Saturday and a star appearance will be the real World Cup Trophy. Officially called the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup trophy, its...

Man charged with additional offences in relation to alleged murder of 9-year-old girl in January

by Wagner | May 19, 2022 | News

Homicide detectives today charged a man with additional offences as part of investigations into the alleged murder of a girl in the Blue Mountains earlier this year. The body of the girl was found in a barrel following a search near the Colo River on Tuesday...

Early voting numbers as a percentage for our Federal seat of Macquarie – large early turn out

by Wagner | May 19, 2022 | News

The ABC’s Antony Green – the man with his finger on the pulse of every election – has just released numbers of postal and pre-poll votes as a percentage of the total number of voters. For Macquarie – which is our Federal seat – some 37.7 percent of eligible...