30 Jun 10 | Australia boasts that it survived the global financial crisis without major damage to its economy, nor to its financial institutions.
Yet the self-congratulators ignore the extreme difficulties that have been faced by many households who have struggled to meet their mortgage repayments in recent years.
29 Jun 10 | 3Castle Hill RSL Club's Rattle'n'Hum
Car Show on Sunday attracted a large
crowd of enthusiasts and their
families.
29 Jun 10 | Thursday was a momentous day in Australian political history. Julia Gillard was elected as the country's first female prime minister. For the women of NSW, it means women have taken out the trifecta and the daily double when it comes to leadership positions: Governor-general, Prime Minister, Governor, Premier and Lord Mayor. The News asked locals, politics aside, for their reactions.
29 Jun 10 | THERE were cheers and applause when the Hills branch of the Sydney Women's Business Network met on Friday for lunch. Network co-founder Natalie Moutia had just asked the members how they felt about Australia's first female prime minister.
29 Jun 10 | NEIL Diamond fans will get their hit this Saturday, July3 as the Forever Diamond cast and crew present their uncanny performance of the original pop music performer.
29 Jun 10 | HAWKESBURY MP Ray Williams compared the government to the herpes virus in state Parliament last week.
29 Jun 10 | ALEX HAWKE said the removal of Kevin Rudd from the prime ministership had changed the public face of the government, but was unlikely to change its direction.
29 Jun 10 | COME and celebrate all creatures great and small at the Powerhouse Discovery Centre on our July monthly open day.
29 Jun 10 | A TEENAGER whose red P-plate licence had been disqualified until 2016 is due to appear in court next week.
29 Jun 10 | THE Hills Shire Council has voted not to acknowledge Aborigines before its meetings but Labor councillors plan to keep raising the matter until the words are included.
29 Jun 10 | IF YOU see Hannah Mitchell in Castle Hill this week, please stop to say hello.
29 Jun 10 | STEVE Paoli and Chris Brooks live and breathe guitar and want to share their passion with other players and enthusiasts during a show at the Castle Hill Tavern on July 8.
29 Jun 10 | A LAST-minute push for The Hills to remain a member of the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils has failed. The council voted last year to end its 35-year membership from June30.
29 Jun 10 | THE failure of Labor leader Kristina Keneally to come to listen to local voters during the Penrith byelection proves she is not interested in communities in the west and north-west,'' says the Liberal candidate for Riverstone, Kevin Conolly.
29 Jun 10 | HAWKESBURY MP Ray Williams has always been proud to live in Sydney's west. Now his interest is official.
29 Jun 10 | WHEN the Red Cross Blood Service's Donormobile rolls into Castle Hill RSL Club this Friday it will have a special significance for the club's group marketing manager.
29 Jun 10 | STATE MP Michael Richardson has questioned whether the Castle Hill Showground would be replaced by housing after The Hills Centre rail station was built.
29 Jun 10 | Castle Hill two-year-olds Jessica Woolnough and Noah Granero were happy to show off their red noses in support of the SIDS and Kids Foundation at Castle Hill RSL last week.
29 Jun 10 | WITH the 2010 Jeans for Genes Day only six weeks away it's on Friday, August6 Castle Hill RSL Club has asked all local business operators to use their creative flair to help reach the fund-raising goal.
29 Jun 10 | TAYLAH Pollard-Hughes, 11, is still beaming after winning two gold medals at the School Sport Australian Swimming National Championships.
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