by Sam Magnusson | May 2, 2024 | News, Priority
Today, the names of 17 emergency service personnel, including NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) members, were added to the National Emergency Services Memorial, commemorating their ultimate sacrifice while protecting others. Among them was Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW)...
by Sam Magnusson | Dec 9, 2023 | News, Priority
Western Sydney experienced a day of extreme heat, with temperatures soared to a scorching 43.5 degrees at Penrith, just shy of the forecasted 44-degree peak. The Hawkesbury region, accustomed to warm days, found its residents up and about early in the morning,...
by Sam Magnusson | Dec 8, 2023 | News, Priority, Top News
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION When Lower Portland Ferry contractor Tono Group wrote to Hawkesbury City Council’s (HCC) procurement officer Gordon Sainsbury on July 11 this year, it was clear that council had no idea that its contract expired barely three weeks later. HCC had...
by Sam Magnusson | Dec 8, 2023 | News, Priority
Emergency services are urgently urging residents and visitors to take immediate precautions to ensure their safety after the Bureau of Meteorology issued a dire heatwave alert for New South Wales. Sydney’s western regions are preparing for scorching...
by Sam Magnusson | Sep 28, 2023 | News, Priority
It was a lucky escape for a Glenorie family last night as their 10-bedroom house was engulphed by fire, likely to have been started by a lightening strike. Emergency services including eleven fire trucks, bolstered by more than 70 firefighters, attended the blaze on...