Monday, 22 September 2025 09:10
MORE PARAMEDICS FOR WESTERN SYDNEY
FRONTLINE emergency care across NSW has received a significant boost, with an additional 817 paramedics starting on road with NSW Ambulance since the start of the Strategic Workforce and Infrastructure Team (SWIFT) Program. This forms part of the NSW Government’s commitment to strengthen essential health services by strengthening the workforce. These additional paramedics provide life-saving emergency and mobile health care across the state and are based out of ambulance stations across regional and metro NSW, including in Western Sydney, South Western Sydney and Nepean Blue Mountains.
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Monday, 22 September 2025 09:09
$52.6M FOR ROAD SAFETY UPGRADES
THE NSW Government is investing $52.6M in critical road safety upgrades for communities surrounding the Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport.
Labor is stepping in to fix the existing road network. Traffic is already building and with the airport due to open in 2026, locals need safer, more efficient roads now.
Six priority projects will roll out from late 2025, with major construction starting in 2026 and completion expected by early 2027. These include:
• Signalising the Luddenham Road/Elizabeth Drive intersection with dedicated turn lanes and a traffic island to ease congestion and improve safety.
• A new right-turn lane at Mamre and Kerrs Road to improve heavy vehicle access between the airport and Erskine Park.
• Reconfiguring the Elizabeth Drive/Mamre Road roundabout to improve flow and capacity for freight.
• Extending the shared path along Badgerys Creek Road to support pedestrians and public transport users.
• Precinct-wide signage, linemarking and minor road improvements to lift safety.
• New CCTV cameras to support traffic incident response in the Airport Precinct.
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Monday, 22 September 2025 09:00
Madeleine’s story of creating empowerment with Wondiverse
SASWATI MUKHERJEE
AT a stage in life when many start to slow down, Penrith local Madeleine Jaine Lobsey is just getting started.
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