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The Bishop of Parramatta has welcomed the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope Leo XIV. Bishop Vincent Long said he looked forward to the new chapter with “prayerful optimism”. “This is a joyful moment for the universal Church and a deeply meaningful one for our local community in western Sydney and the Blue Mountains,”…

A Sydney man is expected to face Downing Centre Local Court today charged over his alleged involvement in a failed plot to import about 215kg of methamphetamine and 3kg of heroin in tiles sent from Southeast Asia. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested the man, 57, yesterday at his Drummoyne home after an investigation which…

Fire and Rescue NSW is rolling up the doors for its annual Open Day this Saturday, with firefighters urging the community to ensure it has a working smoke alarm in the lead up to winter. Fire stations across the state will be open from 10am to 2pm on May 10 with a range of free…

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Daley’s tough call The career-best form of Roosters fullback James Tedesco will force new Blues coach Laurie Daley to make a tough call when the New South Wales team is selected for the first game in a few weeks’ time. Penrith fullback Dylan Edwards is the incumbent and I’m told has his nose in front…

Many former soldiers had farms at Castlereagh during the early settlement, including John Lees who came to Sydney in 1797, left the New South Wales Corp in 1804, and became a farmer after being given a land grant. Lees went on to build the first Wesleyan Methodist Church in Australia in 1817, and Castlereagh Conference…