20/11/2008 | Just like sideshow spruikers shouting ''Roll up roll up, every child wins a prize'', our Prime Minister ensured Australia's smallest councils walked away from Canberra this week with at least a $100,000 showbag.
18/11/2008 | MOTHER-of-three Nikki Harding is ``distraught'' at the possibility of sending her daughter to another child-care centre if the ABC Learning Centre at Kellyville Ridge is forced to close.
18/11/2008 | A MASSIVE jewfish tipped the scales to take first prize at the annual Hawkesbury Fishing Classic.
18/11/2008 | Officers commended
THE police officers who brought wife-killer Mark Galante to justice will receive an award for their work.
18/11/2008 | BAULKHAM Hills Council has refused a development application for a child-care centre in Baulkham Hills.
18/11/2008 | WE WERE promised ``strong medicine'' from the State Government in its mini-budget, and it's what we got.
18/11/2008 | THE Mayor of Baulkham Hills, Larry Bolitho, wants a refund of $40 million that the council has spent acquiring future open space parkland money jeopardised by the rail deferments of the Rees Government.
18/11/2008 | A BOX of chocolates was a woman's way of saying thanks to those who saved her life.
18/11/2008 | BAULKHAM Hills Shire Council is no longer - it's now officially the Hills Shire Council after the Department of Local Government approved the council's request for the name change.
18/11/2008 | PREPARE your taste buds for flavours, textures and all things gourmet at the Good Food Affare at the Castle Hill Showground this weekend.
18/11/2008 | THE effects of the global financial crisis are hitting hard, with more families in the north-west asking for food vouchers, second-hand furniture and clothes.
18/11/2008 | MORE than 1200 items of non-perishable and tinned food have been collected by Stanhope Anglican Church for needy families.
18/11/2008 | NAPPIES, feeding and sleeping habits are on the agenda when parents meet in Stanhope Gardens over drinks of the milk variety.
18/11/2008 | STUDENTS from 10 local schools are busy rehearsing for the Schools Spectacular 25th anniversary event on November 28 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
18/11/2008 | Tasty day
Saturday is the Farmers & Fine Food Market at the Rouse Hill Town Centre.
At 8am, Hawkesbury Harvest farmers will kick off their second market, at which there'll be lots of fresh loc...
18/11/2008 | STUDENTS at Tallowood School, Kellyville, have created art to bring Christmas cheer to families across the north-west.
18/11/2008 | SEATTLE Sound will perform at The Mean Fiddler on Saturday from 9pm.
18/11/2008 | Thursday
Castle Hill Bowling Club: 1950s Rock 'n' Roll dance classes and social dance, 7.30pm. No bookings required
18/11/2008 | PREPARE your taste buds for an overload of flavours, textures and all things gourmet at the Good Food Affare at the Castle Hill Showground this weekend.
18/11/2008 | CASTLE Taj restaurant in Castle Hill introduce you to a world of North Indian flavours with traditional dishes with tikka, masala and vindaloo sauces.