Channel Nine's News Poll On Same Sex Marriage ' Yes or No'

This is a chance to  provide your vote prior to the postal vote happening  soon, on same sex marriage. This is a good chance to give an indication, of 'Yes or No', your choice so far:

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Rooty HIll 'Australia Day 2017 Fireworks' - Blacktown City Council

On the 26th of January,  people of Mount Druitt and Blacktown Local Government Area came to The Rooty Hill at Rooty Hill to celebrate our great day of when Australia was discovered by Captain James Cook from the European sub-continent 240 years ago.

This was the day our country Australia started to be a nation of people as we are today. People have migrated from all around the world and from many many different nations with taken with dream their life long dreams. These people and us live in Australia because of our land, beauty, nature, people and it has always been a a land of promised life long  and  many opportunity goals, being achieved. That is, families migrating to Australia raising children and these children are first generation born Australians that really make a mark of their life on our land.

By this, I don't mean being famous, each one of us  have personal goals to achieve in life and in doing  so a majority of us reach them and make  their  home a great home, make their suburb/town a great suburb/town,  make our Cities a great State, make our States/ Territories a great State/Territory and make our country a great country to live in.

Australia comes form the Latin word 'Southern' and was originally called 'Terra Australis' by Matthews Flinders, meaning 'Land of the Unknown' until it was modernised to its current name 'Australia'.

Our history shows we are all truly spirited people and care for each other in all times of happiness: neighbour with neighbour, friend to friend and family to family.

I would like to say that on the night, light drizzle of rain was falling onto Rooty Hill and I'm pretty sure, the hundreds of people that left before the fireworks event, were not prepared for this to happen. Yet they missed out on again, a wonderful event.

So without further hesitation here is the Australia Day Fireworks at Rooty Hill sponsored by Blacktown  City Council, Channel 9 and Featherdale Wildlife Park Click here for Part 1 video and Click here for Part 2 video

Plese fimd an appropriate song for  Australia Day to sing too and its lyrics: Click here for 'I am Australian'

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Overcrowding Trains Admitted By NSW Government - NEW Services Missing Mount Druitt - Channel 9

Well it is good for the NSW Government to realize we are reaching in over capacity of over crowding trains, especially in peak hours.
This i has been reported to be in  many posts over the years, including overcrowding on train stations and vestibule areas,

So, is the NSW Government wanting to increase rail services but only from City to  Parramatta and miss the west and south west? That is what it sounds like. We applaud increase in rail services but we need  public transport funds to be spent in the right direction. 

Attending a  Blacktown City Council  Public Transport Forum number 41, I have year after year explaining that if money was spent to duplicate rail lines from St Marys to Emu Plains, there is that provision of allowing more trains and carriages to enter and  leave the NSW Sydney Trains network system. But we seem to want to clog up the rail network  first, before we think of the bigger picture.

So to announce further public transport train services is good, but to announce further public trains services but not to expand rail lines and not to duplicate lines is ridiculous. Especially, when this serves aas a more important role in  providing more efficient and reliable trains services.

The Channel news video reports on the struggle commuters face  currently on overcrowding but doesn't  touch on the necessity of   expanding current lines as previously discussed.


Blacktown City Council report on Public Transport Forum Number 41

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Channel 9 Filming "Elders Patrol" - Mount Druitt

Mount Druitt is full of good and great stories that are happening from within each house, from neighbour to neighbour and communitnd community.

Tonight we have something to tell you that a majority of community members are not aware of. The Samoan community have body a group of Elders patrolling hot spot areas in  and  surrounding Mount Druitt right through to St Marys.

Apparently, they travel in groups of at least six and from Hassal Grove, Plumpton, Rooty Hill, all suburbs within Mount Druitt right through to St Marys. They patrol at night both men and  ladies to  look after the Samoan youths, to make sure that they are not disturbing the community and stay at peace at night.

Channel 9 was filming this group as you will see yourself as this group has been doing this for 10 years. This is good that these 'Elders Patrol' are making sure the young representatives of the Samoan community do not get themselves in trouble, especially if they are  out at night  walking around the streets!

Also On Last Weeks NRL Footy Show...... Mark Geyer, Mount Druitt Footy & Local Legend!

I forgot to mentioned there was two people from Mount Druitt on the NRL Footy Show last week, myself and Mark Geyer, footy legend and great staunch supporter of our local area. Everyone has a story to tell of their life.

This is a success story of Mark and boy it  really touches your heart. It touched mine!



Click here for Mark Geyer's Story on the NRL footy show 


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