Tag: Lithgow 2790
Inmate charged over alleged drug ring
New South Wales Police have charged a 29-year-old prisoner with 16 offences related to an alleged organised crime network.[MORE]
Expansion for Lithgow arms factory
There will be a boost to job opportunities in Lithgow after the expansion of a small arms factory.[MORE]
Warning to Lithgow power workers about privatisation
The New South Wales Greens are warning power station workers in Lithgow that the State Government has not dropped its plan to privatise electricity.[MORE]
Potential routes chosen for highway upgrade
Five potential routes have been identified for an upgrade of the Great Western Highway between Mount Victoria and Lithgow.[MORE]
Call for western NSW to share in coal levy funds
The New South Wales Greens are urging the State Government to pass on the extra revenue from a proposed increase in coal royalties to mining areas in the state's western region.[MORE]
Local builders show no interest in theatre revamp
Lithgow City Council says it is disappointed no local builders have expressed an interest in renovating the Crystal Theatre in Portland.[MORE]
Baby hurt in Sydney train attack
A projectile thrown at a train has injured a 21-year-old woman and her one-year-old daughter at a western Sydney train station.[MORE]
Vote counting taking too long: MP
There are calls for an inquiry into the length of time it is taking to count votes in the local council elections.[MORE]
Police search for sexual attacker near Lithgow
Police are appealing for information after an 89-year-old woman was sexually assaulted near Lithgow last night.[MORE]
Snow closes Great Western Hwy
The Roads and Traffic Authority has closed the Great Western Highway, west of the Blue Mountains, because of snow.[MORE]
Gasworks site removed from market
The Lithgow City Council has withdrawn its old gasworks site from the property market.[MORE]
MP breaks ranks over axed maternity ward
NSW backbencher Phil Koperberg takes aim at his own Govt over its snap decision to close a busy maternity ward.[MORE]
Women face 50km trips to give birth
Blue Mountains women told to travel up to 50 kilometres to give birth.[MORE]
RTA to investigate Newnes Plateau highway alternative
A transport planner from the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) will start investigating a $450 million alternative highway route between Mount Victoria and Marrangaroo, near Lithgow.[MORE]
Man's torso slashed outside home
A 32-year-old man will face court today, accused of slashing a man on the torso outside a home in Lithgow, in central western New South Wales.[MORE]
Man slashed in knife attack
A 38-year-old man has undergone surgery in the Bathurst Hospital for a wound he suffered in an alleged knife attack yesterday afternoon.[MORE]
Support for Lithgow water fluoridation
The Centre for Oral Health Strategy has unanimously agreed that Lithgow's water supply should be fluoridated.[MORE]
Lithgow council gets effluent treatment grant
The Lithgow City Council has been granted $350,000 to help fund infrastructure that will allow treated effluent to be used on a local sporting club.[MORE]
Council shelves indoor pool plan
The Lithgow City Council has voted not to proceed with a proposed indoor aquatic centre or a special rate variation to fund the project.[MORE]
New X-ray machine for Lithgow
Lithgow residents will be able to have X-rays and scans at their local hospital within two weeks.[MORE]
Man to face court over hotel murder
A man is due to face court today charged with the murder of a father-of-three from the Lithgow district.[MORE]
Greens demand coal mines health inquiry
The New South Wales Greens say doctors in the Lithgow and Hunter regions have raised concerns about the health impacts of coal mining on local residents.[MORE]
Strike force probes Wallerawang hotel death
Police have established a strike force to investigate the death of a man who was assaulted at a Wallerawang hotel.[MORE]
Coal mine expansion promises jobs boost
A proposed $4 million expansion of a Lithgow region coal mine could create 20 full-time jobs.[MORE]
Western schools seek trade centre funding
A number of New South Wales regional high schools are seeking Federal Government funding to set up trade training centres.[MORE]
