Error: no decision tree source folder detected The construction upgrade to Bareena Park and Fairfield Heights Park playgrounds is now complete thanks to a $4 million grant from the Public Spaces Legacy Program Bareena Park features a one-of-a-kind large koi fish slide and climbing rope feature to go with the ‘water theme’ playground Fairfield Heights Park’s ‘nature theme’ playground features a large treehouse piece with slide View of Koi shaped play equipment and small bridge at Bareena Park Under cover benches and tables at Bareena Park Swings and other play equipment at Bareena Park Frog shaped spring rider in front of play fortress and slide View of Fairfield Heights Park with tricycle path Three story climbing fortress with spiral tube slide small slide in foreground and large spiral tube slide in background We acknowledge the Cabrogal of the Darug Nation who are the Traditional Custodians of this Land We also pay our respect to the Elders both past Credit: Facebook.Officials are furious after a man allegedly vandalised and stole a range of sacred war memorial plaques from the grounds of one of Australia’s biggest RSL clubs a 34-year-old man has engaged in one of the worst kinds of thievery showing complete disrespect for Australia’s returned servicemen and women A total of seven plaques commemorating soldiers who fought in WWI were stolen from Fairfield RSL club in the early hours of Friday morning before police commenced a pursuit resulting in the offender’s arrest Get the first look at the digital newspaper curated daily stories and breaking headlines delivered to your inbox Get the NewsletterBy continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.Following the theft police spotted a Toyota sedan driving dangerously along Horsley Drive in Fairfield shortly before 2am which ended moments later as the vehicle crashed into a shopfront at The Boulevarde in Fairfield Heights Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze He was then transported to Liverpool Hospital under police guard Police established a crime scene and searched the vehicle uncovering the brass plaques which have been seized for examination Fairfield RSL sub-branch President Paul Bryant told the Daily Telegraph the incident was “very disappointing” “In total seven plaques were stolen,” he said “The plaques that were taken list the 192 men from Fairfield that served during WW1 would not impact the Sub-Branch’s Remembrance Day plans Police inquiries into the incident are ongoing Latest EditionEdition Edition 5 May 20255 May 2025All-powerful Anthony Albanese says give me some R.E.S.P.E.C.T One of my main priorities as Mayor has been to ensure local families can get out in the sunshine We have been working hard on some great new major recreational projects such as Avenel Park and Endeavour Sports Park for residents to use but also important are our everyday neighbourhood playgrounds to ensure play opportunities are within a short walk or drive of every household we have opened new playgrounds at Welcome Park I encourage you to get out with the kids and use these new playgrounds containing features such as slides In the coming few months we will open another 8 upgraded neighbourhood playgrounds at Macarthur Park Yennora; the young children’s playground at Fairfield Park: Bold Park In the next 12 months we will also be upgrading six more neighbourhood parks: Nelson Park Fairfield; Prout and Fiona parks in Mount Pritchard; Bowden Park We will also be installing new outdoor fitness equipment at Lalich Park We are a large City with suburbs stretching from Villawood to Horsley Park Given the scale of our refurbishment work across the City We are continually upgrading and installing new playgrounds across our City If a playground in your area has not yet had works completed To find a playground near you visit www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/parks NSW police allege multiple shots were fired from a dark-coloured sedan at about 8.30am on Stella Street A man has died after being shot dead outside his home in what police believe was a targeted attack The 20-year-old man, who was known to New South Wales police was found unresponsive on a footpath near his home in Sydney’s south-west on Tuesday Paramedics tried to revive him but he died at the scene Multiple shots were fired from a dark-coloured sedan before it left the area on Stella Street in Fairfield Heights about 8.30am Det Supt Michael McLean said the victim’s “history and other associations” would form part of the police investigation He added that it was fortunate no one else was hit “Any shooting that occurs on our streets is a concern for us but given the time of day clearly that heightens risk,” McLean told reporters “We’re satisfied that the shooting is targeted and we’ll conduct our further inquiries in respect to any links to other crimes throughout the day.” Police are canvassing CCTV in an attempt to trace the dark sedan’s movements Download our WHAT'S ON booklet for March to May 2025(PDF, 12MB) Library-Programs-Terms-and-Conditions(PDF, 103KB) Smithfield Library, 51-57 Oxford Street, Smithfield 2164 Bonnyrigg Library, 100 Bonnyrigg Avenue, Bonnyrigg 2177 561-583 Polding St, Wetherill Park 2176 165 Railway Pde, Cabramatta 2166 Whitlam Library Cabramatta, 165 Railway Parade, Cabramatta 2166 Fairfield Library, 1-3 Hamilton Road, Fairfield 2165 Wetherill Park Library, 561-583 Polding St, Wetherill Park 2176 This is probably not the page you’re looking for CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) Police believe a 20-year-old man who was shot dead in Sydney's south-west on Tuesday morning was the victim of a targeted attack A police investigation is underway after a man was shot dead in Sydney's south-west.  emergency crews were called to Stella Street in Fairfield Heights following reports of a shooting outside a property.  Officers arrived at the scene to find a 20-year-old male unresponsive on the footpath.  Despite ambulance paramedics' efforts to treat the man detective superintendent Michael Mclean said reports suggest there were a number of shots fired from a vehicle towards a home on Stella Street.   The 20-year-old male is known to us and believed to have resided at the premises," he told reporters on Tuesday a dark-coloured sedan approached the premises in a westerly direction the shooting occurred and the vehicle drove off "We're appealing for anyone who may have been in the street at the time or who may have information in respect of this matter."  Superintendent Mclean said the male victim was outside the property when he was shot.  "There were a number of people nearby but I don't believe anybody was directly in his vicinity," he said.  "We don't know if there are links to other crimes in the area."  with an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the man’s death underway.  A trail of Covid seeping across Sydney's south-west and a long list of new exposure sites means lockdown won't be lifted on Friday. Authorities are struggling to contain the outbreak concentrated in a cluster of outer suburbs centred around Fairfield, with government messaging and media coverage having little effect on an area where most have English as a second language. Workers are also less likely to have jobs that can be done from home.  Tradies, labourers and taxi-rideshare drivers are also among the five most popular jobs in Fairfield, the outbreak's new epicentre; spreading those workers out across Sydney and taking the virus with them. The 21 new exposure venues listed on Monday night, mostly centered in the coronavirus-ravaged south-west, includes two Woolworths, a Coles, a Big W and Kmart plus 12 bus routes and 17 trains. Deputy Premier John Barilaro admitted that 'we've lost control of the virus' and said more stringent lockdowns would likely. 'We may have to go further or tighten restrictions in some local government areas, we accept that but what does that mean?' he told Sky News. 'It means making sure there's less movement of people going into homes, going into construction sites, going into retail. 'I don't believe we will get to the state of curfews and radiuses around where you can go and how much time you can spend in the open air.'   Premier Gladys Berejiklian revealed the 'vast majority' of the 112 new community transmission in figures announced on Monday had occurred in the Fairfield local government area, 30km from the city's centre. Nine suburbs in the south-west - Fairfield, Smithfield, Bossley Park, Fairfield West, Wakeley, Bonnyrigg, Glenfield and West Hoxton - are at now at the heart of the outbreak.  Mr Barilaro said lockdown would remain in some form beyond this Friday but dismissed the use of night curfews, which were implemented during Melbourne's 112-day lockdown last year. 'I can promise you that there's never been a conversation around curfews or going even further,' he said. A closer look at the demographics shows Fairfield has a slightly lower median age of 36, compared with 38 in the rest of Australia. Those in Fairfield are also more likely to live with more people, have more children and are less likely to have office jobs. The average house size of 3.3 people is much bigger than the national average of 2.6 but many more homes in this part of Sydney typically have five people living under one roof.  Demographer Mark McCrindle said the area also had relatively less office workers and therefore less option of working from home. 'Your mobility out and about in the community is what you get a lot more of,' he told Daily Mail Australia. Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant's call for people to only shop for groceries once a week was more difficult for people who had less money in the bank and more mouths to feed. 'Lower earnings and lower wealth, people don't have the ongoing money to stockpile the food or to get by for a few weeks of a lockdown,' Mr McCrindle said. Machinery operators and drivers: 12.2 per cent Source: Census data, Australian Bureau of Statistics  'It's very much the culturally-diverse supermarket and so people are just going in every day or so and buying what they need - it's a different approach to grocery shopping that we find with a lot of these migrant communities. 'These areas are not the leafy suburbs that might be well-heeled to do the once-a-week trolley shop.' In Fairfield, less than 25 per cent of people speak English-only at home, which means three-quarters of residents have English at least as a second language. Vietnamese is the most spoken language with 20.4 per cent, followed by Arabic on 7.9 per cent. 'Residents in these areas are connecting through their community media, through their language media,' Mr McCrindle said. This has made community leaders more important to communicate health messaging to a multicultural population.  'That's where a lot of people look to for their advice.'   Mr McCrindle said that meant fewer residents would have heard official Covid messages from the government through English-language news media.  Ms Berejiklian said health officials were also still seeing high levels of transmission in the nearby Canterbury-Bankstown and Liverpool council areas. 'The risk is everywhere in those areas,' she said.  'We have to be upfront with where the virus is circulating at the moment.' There are parallels with Melbourne where the virus last year circulated among multicultural communities in the city's north-west with a higher proportion of people in service jobs who couldn't work from home. The Victorian capital was locked down for 112 days from early August until late October. Unfortunately for the Covid-weary city, Sydney's outbreak has already moved across state lines after an infected family and a group of removalists got exemptions to travel interstate. The Ariele Apartments in Maribyrnong, 8km north-west of the city centre, has been put into lockdown after the infected removalists visited on July 8.  The complex has since been listed as a Tier 1 exposure site, which means anyone at the apartments from 1pm to 11.59pm on that day must get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the results. Anyone who's even been to the block at any time between July 9 and 12 must also get tested and isolate until they test negative.  A Mobil service station, a McDonald's, a shopping centre, a Metro petrol station and a Coles are also on alert after the virus-infected family travelled from Sydney. Tier 1: Get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days from exposure Ballan: Mobil Ballan (westbound) - 08/07/21, 5pm - 7pm Ballan: McDonald's Ballan (westbound) - 08/07/21, 5pm - 7pm Craigieburn: Coles in Craigieburn Central Shopping Centre - 10/07/21, 5.28pm - 6.38pm Maribyrnong: Ariele Apartments (anyone present) - 08/07/21, 1pm - 11.59pm Tier 2: Get tested urgently and isolate until you have a negative result Maribyrnong: Ariele Apartments - July 9, 10, 11 and 12, 12am - 11.59pm Broadmeadows: Metro Petroleum - 11/07/21, 1.19pm - 2.04pm Qantas flight QF1542: Launceston to Melbourne - 02/07/21, 10.15am - 11.20am  Craigieburn: Craigieburn Central Shopping Centre - 10/07/21, 5.28pm - 6.38pm  NEW: USE DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA'S TRACKER TO FIND THE LATEST EXPOSURE SITES NEAR YOU  University of New South Wales Adjunct Professor Bill Bowtell, who spearheaded Australia's 1980s fight against HIV and AIDS, said Sydney would have to adopt a stricter, Stage Four lockdown like Melbourne did under Victoria's Labor government. 'It's disappointing we're not moving to Stage Four lockdowns - that means closing non-essential big retailers and construction sites,' he told Daily Mail Australia. 'The longer we don't move to Stage Four lockdowns, the longer it will take to come out of it.' Residents in nine suburbs have been warned they hold the key to getting the city out of Covid-19 lockdown as authorities pile pressure on Sydney's west to follow strict stay-at-home orders. Ms Berejiklian on Monday said she needed to 'call out' the Fairfield local government area - where health officials found the vast majority of the 112 local coronavirus cases recorded overnight. 'I need to call that out,' she said. 'Everybody in Fairfield should be staying at home unless they absolutely have to.'  Of those new locally-acquired cases, 48 are unlinked to known infections and 34 were out in the community for at least part of the time they were infectious.   Dr Chant singled out Fairfield, Smithfield, Bossley Park, Fairfield Heights, Fairfield West, Wakeley, Bonnyrigg, Glenfield and West Hoxton in the south-west as the 'key suburbs' where authorities were battling to contain the virus. 'The reason I am reading these locations out is we need to make sure that every member of that community understands that every time they go out of their house for an essential good, they need to assume that someone next to them has Covid,' she said.  'Everyone across greater Sydney should assume that but we are conveying that in these areas, the risk is even greater.  Under the rules of the stay-at-home lockdown Sydneysiders can leave the home to shop for essential items, although they have been warned not to browse and 'get in and get out' of stores as quickly as possible. But Dr Chant urged residents in the suburbs she named to take extra care to limit the time they spent outside their homes. Rail Bus and Tram Union national secretary Mark Diamond said many workers in these suburbs didn't have the choice to stay at home. 'It is hypocritical of the NSW and federal governments to lecture these people about staying home when neither level of government has offered them any income support,' he said. 'If they refuse to work then they risk getting sacked, but if they go to work they risk getting a deadly disease. What are they supposed to do?' The new exposure site list revealed Monday night has prompted contact tracers to frantically seeking shoppers who attended two Kmarts, where hundreds of people may have been exposed to the virus. Anyone who attended Casula Kmart at the Casula Mall on Thursday July 8 between 6pm to 6.45pm is considered a casual contact and must immediately get tested and isolate until a negative result is recorded. It is the same story for shoppers who visited Bankstown Kmart at Bankstown Central on Friday 9 July from 11am to 11.30am. Health authorities are also concerned about various other retail giants in the area which have also been flagged as casual contact sites.    Bankstown Big W was issued with a public health alert for July 9 from 11am to 11.30am.    Wetherill Park Woolworths was identified as an exposure site for Friday July 9 between 3pm to 3.15pm and on Saturday July 10 between 12pm to 12.35pm. Anyone who visited the following venues is considered a close contact and should get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of result:  Lakemba: Mataam Al Mandi - Saturday July 10, 3.15pm – 3.30pm Roselands: Roselands Fruit World - Wednesday July 7, 4pm - 4.15pm Fairfield: Ware Street Medical Practice - Thursday July 8, 2.40pm - 3.40pm  Fairfield:  Westpac Fairfield, Neeta City Shopping Centre - Thursday July 8, 1.20pm - 1.40pm Bondi Junction: 99 Bikes Bondi Junction - Saturday July 10, 12.45pm - 2.45pm Green Valley:  Priceline, The Valley Plaza 2 - Friday July 9, 2.30pm – 3.15pm Yagoona: Cedar Valley Meats - Saturday July 10, 1.30pm – 2pm Greenacre:  Mr Shawarma - Saturday July 10, 8.30pm – 8.45pm Anyone who travelled on the following bus routes at the times listed is a close contact and must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result Redfern to Beaconsfield: 309 bus - Monday July 5, departed 5.49pm – arrived 5.56pm Redfern to Beaconsfield: 309 bus - Tuesday July 6, departed 5.52pm – arrived 5.57pm Fairfield Heights to Fairfield: 817 bus - Tuesday July 6, departed 2.19pm – arrived 2.22pm Fairfield to Fairfield Heights: 800 bus - Tuesday July 6, departed 3.02pm – arrived 3.07pm Haymarket to Forest Lodge: 438X bus - Tuesday July 6, departed 9.44am – arrived 9.50am Ultimo to Haymarket: 438X bus - Thursday July 8, departed 7.09pm – arrived 7.15pm Jannali to Kareela: 968 bus - Tuesday July 6, departed 2.32pm – arrived 2.39pm Miranda to Kareela: 968 bus -  Wednesday July 7, departed 12.35pm – arrived 12.54pm Sydney to Neutral Bay: 173X bus - Thursday July 8, departed 6.24am – arrived 6.35am Neutral Bay to Sydney: 170X bus - Thursday July 8, departed 8.23am – arrived 8.32am  Sydney to Zetland: 304 bus - Friday July 9, departed 2.46pm – arrived 3.09pm Zetland to Sydney: 320 bus - Saturday July 10, departed 7.40am – arrived 7.57am NSW Health also wishes to advise of additional times to previously announced venues. Anyone who attended these venues at the times listed is a close contact and must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result Fairfield: iMedic iCare Medical Centre - Friday July 9, 8.30am - 6.30pm and Saturday July 10, 8.30am - 6.30pm Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed is a casual contact who must immediately get tested and isolate until a negative result is received  Glebe: Schnitz Broadway - Thursday July 8, 6.30pm – 6.45pm Centennial Park: Centennial Homestead Café - Wednesday July 7, 12pm – 12.30pm Camperdown: 7-Eleven service station - Tuesday July 6, 10am – 10.20am Bankstown:  Pharmacy 4 Less, Bankstown Central - Friday July 9, 9am - 9.15am  Bankstown: Kmart, Bankstown Central - Friday July 9, 11am – 11.30am Bankstown: Big W, Bankstown Central - Friday July 9, 11am – 11.30am Hurstville: No.1 Malatang Restaurant - Tuesday July 6. 5.10pm – 6pm Bondi Junction: Australia Post, Westfield Bondi Junction - Tuesday July 6, 12.50pm – 1.10pm Fairfield West: Coles Fairfield West - Saturday July 10, 12.30pm – 1.30pm Casula: Kmart, Casula Mall - Thursday July 8, 6pm – 6.45pm Wetherill Park: Woolworths Wetherill Park - Friday July 9, 3pm – 3.15pm, Saturday July 10, 12pm – 12.35pm Oran Park: Woolworths Oran Park - Friday July 9, 6am – 2pm, Saturday July 10, 6am – 4pm, Sunday July 11, 6am – 11.20am Anyone who travelled on the following train routes at the times listed is a casual contact and must immediately get tested and self-isolate until a negative result is received  T2 Line: From Lidcombe Station to Auburn Station - Sunday July 4, departed 4.10pm, arrived 4.20pm T2 Line: From Lidcombe Station to Redfern Station - Sunday July 4, departed 5.55pm, arrived 6.20pm T9 Line: From Burwood Station to Wynyard Station - Monday July 5, departed 5.40am, arrived 6.02am T8 Line:  From Wynyard Station to Green Square Station - Monday July 5, departed 10.15am, arrived 10.33am T8 Line: From Green Square Station to Wynyard Station - Monday July 5, departed 6.11pm, arrived 6.15pm T9 Line: From Central Station to Burwood Station - Monday July 5, departed 6.23pm, arrived 6.34pm T8 Line: From Green Square Station to Lidcombe Station - Monday July 5, departed 2.29pm, arrived 3pm T2 Line: From Lidcombe Station to Redfern Station - Monday July 5, departed 5.24pm, arrived 5.47pm T8 Line: From Kingsgrove Station to Circular Quay Station - Monday July 5, departed 5.43am, arrived 6.04am T8 Line: From Circular Quay Station to Kingsgrove Station - Monday July 5, departed 3.07pm, arrived 3.36pm T2 Line: From Lidcombe Station to Redfern Station - Tuesday July 6, departed 5.26pm, arrived 5.47pm T4 Line: From Bondi Junction Station to Central Station - Tuesday July 6, departed 9.08am, arrived 9.28am T4 Line: From Hurstville Station to Jannali Station - Tuesday July 6, departed 2.06pm, arrived 2.18pm T4 Line: From Penshurst Station to Hurstville Station - Tuesday July 6, departed 10.21pm, arrived 10.34pm T4 Line: From Hurstville Station to Miranda Station - Tuesday July 6, departed 11.49am, arrived 12.17pm T3 Line: From Central Station to Sydenham Station - Saturday July 10, departed 2.28pm, arrived 2.42pm T3 Line: From Sydenham Station to Central Station - Saturday July 10, departed 3.59pm, arrived 4.16pm  NSW Health also wishes to advise of additional times to previously announced venues. 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Why Gladys Berejiklian is so worried about Sydney's south-westCommenting on this article has endedNewest{{#isModerationStatus}}{{moderationStatus}} Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time A man police believe is linked to organised crime has been shot dead outside a home at Fairfield Heights in Sydney’s south-west emergency services were called to Stella Street after reports of a shooting,” NSW Police said in a statement on Tuesday NSW Police attended the home and found a man unresponsive on the footpath.Credit: The Sydney Morning Herald “Officers attached to Fairfield City Police Area Command attended and located a man unresponsive on the footpath Police sources say the man was linked to organised crime A crime scene has been established as police investigate the circumstances surrounding the death A man police believe is linked to organised crime has been shot dead outside a home at Fairfield Heights in Sydney\\u2019s south-west after reports of a shooting,\\u201D NSW Police said in a statement on Tuesday \\u201COfficers attached to Fairfield City Police Area Command attended and located a man unresponsive on the footpath \\u201CNSW Ambulance paramedics treated the man It’s that time of year again where we light up the City to celebrate Christmas The City has come to light and we have lots planned so you and your family can celebrate the festive season The festivities have already started with the popular lighting of the Christmas lights at roundabouts and intersections with three new sites this year When you drive around the City you will be dazzled with Christmas cheer spread across 20 intersections and roundabouts at Abbotsbury Keep an eye out as you drive around our City with a variety of exciting Christmas family events happening around our City including: I want everyone to get involved in lighting up our City. So deck your house in lights and decorations and bring an extra dose of Christmas cheer to your street for local families to enjoy. Enter or nominate in our Light Up Christmas competition, where you could win one of 10 hampers to the value of $150. Don’t forget to nominate your favourite house by sending a photo to Council’s Facebook page You can also spread cheer to families and individuals doing it tough by donating to the Mayor’s Christmas Appeal Drop off new and unwrapped toys or non-perishable food items at any of our five libraries or select Woolworths stores by Friday 15 December 2023 Council is partnering with local charities to make sure your donations reach those in need You can find participating Woolworths stores on our website There will be an extra recycling bin collection between 25 December 2023 and 5 January 2024 to help you dispose of Christmas wrapping paper All you need to do is leave both your yellow and red-lidded bins out together on your normal red-lidded bin collection day I look forward to the upcoming festive season and seeing residents spread cheer in our City There are grave fears for a young woman who vanished from her home a month ago with police hoping a public appeal will help them find the missing teen Merna Kasha, 18, was last seen when a family member dropped her off on Kihilla St in the western Sydney suburb of Fairfield Heights around 8pm on Thursday, April 28.  Ms Kasha is described as being of Middle Eastern/Mediterranean appearance, about 160cm tall, slim build, with dark brown, shoulder-length hair and brown eyes. She has a tattoo along the middle of her back, and piercings in her lip, nose, and cheek. Ms Kasha regularly uses public transport and is known to associate around the Fairfield Heights and Liverpool areas. The post on the NSW Police Facebook page has received messages of support for the family. One person commented 'very sad news I hope she's found safe and very soon our prayers are with you Feryal...hope God helps you to find your beautiful daughter.' 'WOW that was a while ago now, that would be terrible for her family, it doesn't sound good, praying for a good outcome,' another added.  While a third person commented 'missing for a whole month and you are just posting about it now?...I hope she is found safe and well'. Anyone with information about Ms Kasha's whereabouts is urged to contact either Inner West Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Fears for missing teen who disappeared in Sydney a month agoCommenting on this article has endedNewest{{#isModerationStatus}}{{moderationStatus}} graduate teachers at Fairfield Heights Public School attend a mentoring program The course runs for a year but for the first six months they only focus on one thing: behaviour management Deputy principal Tanya Benetel with year 6 school captains Anabella Aghostin and Yaco Lazer at Fairfield Heights Public School.Credit: Dion Georgopoulos “That is the most challenging thing facing a brand new teacher coming into any school,” says principal Susan Craig “You have to earn their respect by demonstrating your respect for the children That’s not taught at university so we actually have to teach the teachers how to do that.” Fairfield Heights Public School is one of 100 NSW schools identified by the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority as high achieving in this year’s NAPLAN results meaning students showed above-average literacy and numeracy results compared with pupils of similar socio-educational backgrounds Newington in Stanmore and Kambala in Rose Bay all performed better than similar schools in reading Earlwood Public and Cranebrook High are among the top-performing public schools in Sydney 70 per cent come from the lowest socio-economic background and 93 per cent don’t speak English at home children sit in rows and are assessed every five weeks on their progress in reading Similar to the education system in Singapore class teachers are given a program for the year detailing how the curriculum should be translated into lessons They also have a highly regimented timetable that prioritises reading and numeracy “We don’t have any discipline issues and that’s because programs are designed to be highly structured and engage the students,” Craig said Deputy principal Tanya Benetel said they were focused on explicit teaching because a lot of children arrived without having attended preschool and might never have picked up a book “It is just good old-fashioned teaching … we just teach them right from the start in a good Plumpton High near Mount Druitt in Sydney’s west also achieved NAPLAN scores exceeding those of similar schools It offers numerous extracurricular activities such as the Duke of Edinburgh award but principal Tim Lloyd is unapologetic about the focus on literacy and numeracy Head teacher of English Katherine Gonzaga at Plumpton High School.Credit: Dion Georgopoulos “If you can’t read and write and add up you’re going to be well and truly left behind,” he said Every student’s reading ability is assessed in year 7 and they are provided a significant number of books matching their reading ability as part of a program Upon its completion they sit a comprehension test and may move up a level “It’s taken our reading results from well below similar school groups basically to the equivalent of the NSW level There are also remedial classes for those who enter high school with the reading skills of a primary school-aged student Reading for 15 minutes is mandatory in years 7 8 and 9 for the first 15 minutes of every English and human and society and its environment lesson you have to practise,” says the school’s head of English who used to be the head coach of Gymnastics Australia employs elements of sports psychology from high-performance coaching like choice theory positive psychology and adopting a growth mindset “I am a believer that anything you’re going to master takes a lot of hours ‘if you couldn’t do it 10 consecutive times then it wasn’t where it needed to be’,” he said “Our role is educating kids that not everything is going to be fun and enticing … Doing the basics will enable our kids to see they’re going to have greater life success.” A major study of NAPLAN results in 2022 said there were only slight differences in scores between private and these differences disappeared once a student’s family background was considered A 2018 study by think tank the Grattan Institute found attending a public or private school had little impact on how fast a student progressed in NAPLAN Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter \\u201CThat is the most challenging thing facing a brand new teacher coming into any school,\\u201D says principal Susan Craig \\u201CYou have to earn their respect by demonstrating your respect for the children That\\u2019s not taught at university so we actually have to teach the teachers how to do that.\\u201D Assessment and Reporting Authority as high achieving in this year\\u2019s NAPLAN results 70 per cent come from the lowest socio-economic background and 93 per cent don\\u2019t speak English at home \\u201CWe don\\u2019t have any discipline issues and that\\u2019s because programs are designed to be highly structured and engage the students,\\u201D Craig said \\u201CIt is just good old-fashioned teaching \\u2026 we just teach them right from the start in a good Plumpton High near Mount Druitt in Sydney\\u2019s west also achieved NAPLAN scores exceeding those of similar schools \\u201CIf you can\\u2019t read and write and add up you\\u2019re going to be well and truly left behind,\\u201D he said Every student\\u2019s reading ability is assessed in year 7 \\u201CIt\\u2019s taken our reading results from well below similar school groups basically to the equivalent of the NSW level well above similar schools,\\u201D Lloyd said you have to practise,\\u201D says the school\\u2019s head of English \\u201CI am a believer that anything you\\u2019re going to master takes a lot of hours \\u2018if you couldn\\u2019t do it 10 consecutive times then it wasn\\u2019t where it needed to be\\u2019,\\u201D he said \\u201COur role is educating kids that not everything is going to be fun and enticing \\u2026 Doing the basics will enable our kids to see they\\u2019re going to have greater life success.\\u201D and these differences disappeared once a student\\u2019s family background was considered Start the day with a summary of the day\\u2019s most important and interesting stories Police and family members have today welcomed a $100,000 NSW Government reward for information about the fatal stabbing of Samer Kirnawi in Sydney’s south-west two years ago presented at Fairfield Hospital with a stab wound to the neck on Tuesday 19 August 2014 He underwent emergency surgery but died about 4.45pm Police are still trying to establish the circumstances surrounding Mr Kirnawi’s death but have been told he attended the intersection of Smithfield Road and Mistral Street Detectives from Fairfield Local Area Command established Strike Force Leeward to investigate Mr Kirnawi’s death and have continued to make extensive inquiries today welcomed the reward of $100,000 for information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for Mr Kirnawi’s death “This has been an extensive investigation over the past two years with detectives examining a number of different lines of inquiry but we need the community’s help to progress it further,” Supt Lennon said “We do hope that the $100,000 reward will be the incentive needed for someone to come forward and tell us what they know “It has been a long two years for Mr Kirnawi’s family and they deserve to see the person or people responsible for his death put before the court.” says his son’s death has rocked the family “There is someone out there that must know someone and I hope this reward is the push they need to contact police,” Mr Kirnawi said “We miss our son terribly and want to see justice served.” Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/ Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages The Smithfield-Wetherill Park Industrial Estate is one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere and makes a major contribution to the New South Wales and Australian economies It is strategically connected to national and international transport networks including the M4 and M7 motorways the new Western Sydney Airport and nearby intermodal terminal The industrial area is home to nearly 3,000 businesses and 20,000 jobs The sector shows great potential to increase its exporting capabilities and international trade opportunities Existing and well-established industry clusters and supply chains are optimally positioned to meet the needs of businesses in the Western Sydney Aerotropolis and beyond Fairfield is recognised as a sub-regional centre and includes a large variety of retail and commercial activities It contains major shopping complexes and main street retail which combined provide more than 160 specialty shops.  major name supermarkets and department stores Fairfield is a gem in Sydney’s west offering a range of international shopping opportunities a robust service industry and a healthy cultural life is wheelchair accessible and serves as the town’s front door Taxis and buses also service Fairfield and parking is readily available making it an easily accessible and well-serviced city centre Fairfield City Centre also provides a significant support service industry including a strong presence of medical The City Centre is experiencing significant development Council has approved multi-storey developments comprising of several hundred units and more developments are under consideration Cabramatta is less than an hour from Central Sydney and is Australia’s most multicultural suburb Being the most densely populated suburb in Fairfield City businesses have reaped the rewards of the hustle and bustle of people in the Town Centre every day of the year. The area boasts many restaurants and serves as a marketplace for authentic Asian restaurants right across Sydney The earlier European influence on Cabramatta lives on in delicatessens which offer a great diversity of European small goods and delicacies Competitive shopping has always been a major attraction of Cabramatta It is renowned for its excellent fabric shops Cabramatta is a popular tourist destination and enjoys many community and cultural celebrations throughout the year Bonnyrigg is a place of contrast and culture the well-serviced Bonnyrigg Town Centre is surrounded by temples and parkland Bonnyrigg has a successful retail mix that includes Bonnyrigg Plaza along with a range of commercial operations on Bonnyrigg Avenue and Smithfield Road Immediately opposite Bonnyrigg Plaza is the Transitway providing excellent and fast bus transport from Parramatta to Liverpool The area is also well serviced by community facilities Bonnyrigg is an inviting Town Centre for business providing ample facilities for employees as well as excellent public transport Bonnyrigg Town Centre is undergoing some exciting changes and expansion New spaces will be available in the near future for commercial and retail use Bonnyrigg’s mix of convenience and culture makes it an attractive investment option Bonnyrigg has extremely successful commercial and religious cultural resources including some of Sydney’s most significant clubs and religious venues There are a number of other smaller and attractive retail centres in Fairfield City including: Fairfield City’s Town Centres are dynamic and unique and are attractive options when considering investment They offer opportunities and choices.   An enormous range of businesses operate within Fairfield City whether they are for a product or for a service This means less time is required to find what you need and less travel time to buy your goods and services This is a significant advantage for business Fairfield City Council understands the benefits of attracting film and television productions - large and small - and aims to provide a welcoming environment As it takes time to assess the proposals, Council is grateful for as much lead-time as possible. For more information on filming within Council areas please refer to: Please contact Communications and Marketing on 9725 0222 for more information.  We acknowledge the Cabrogal of the Darug Nation who are the Traditional Custodians of this Land. We also pay our respect to the Elders both past, present and emerging of the Darug Nation. Having spent more than 40 years living in the Fairfield area and lost more than $500,000 gambling, it was gratifying to finally see Fairfield City Council stand up and be counted last week on the enormous damage caused by poker machines I'm now 77 and have been off gambling for 17 years but still require monthly counselling to keep me safe The Fairfield area is ground zero of the predatory gambling industry in NSW and I feel much safer having moved away to the South Coast in the 1980s Looking back on my time in Fairfield it is easy to understand how the pokies became so embedded in NSW society Ralph Bristow feels safer after leaving Fairfield and its many opportunites for playing the pokies The problems start with the registered clubs and the way they control so much of the great game of rugby league effectively on behalf of the pokies industry Over the years I played league for Mounties Smithfield and the Liverpool Colts – all of which were funded by pokies They normalised poker machine gambling into everyday life I also used to punt on the races and even worked as a greyhounds judge for a while but it was the pokies that really cleaned me out especially after the Carr government introduced them into hotels in 1997 A lot of my old rugby league mates have also been cleaned out by the pokies leaving us to rely on federal government support to see out our twilight years There are 38 pokies venues in Fairfield and I lost money at many of them Mounties in Mount Pritchard which drains almost $100 million a year from the Fairfield community The biggest losses continue to come from some of the state's most disadvantaged areas.Credit: John Woudstra The Mounties directors proudly declared in the 2015-16 annual report that they are "currently ranked No.1 in NSW for gaming machine profit" Back in the day of the coin-operated one-armed bandits you could only lose so much in a single session but the modern pokie is far more addictive Australian-style pokies are the most dangerous in the world and NSW is the worst in Australia with $10 maximum bets The Productivity Commission recommended $1 maximum bets in 1999 but NSW remains immovable because of political capture of the Coalition and Labor parties We still haven't even banned ATMs at venues The Herald was right to use the word "political blackmail" in Thursday's editorial when describing how ClubsNSW influences our state politicians It has donated millions to the Liberal and Labor parties both of which have failed to protect the community The Liberals are locked up by a so-called Memorandum of Understanding with ClubsNSW which runs until 2019 and totally favours the pokies industry and Labor runs its own pokies venue at the Randwick Labor Club The 1400 registered clubs in NSW have become so rich from the pokies that they are now an economic force in their own right and can deploy their familiar arguments about community grants and jobs I used to work behind the bar at the Liverpool Bowling Club and the Marconi Club; I was just a foot soldier for the gambling industry inflicting damage on members and visitors to these clubs Len Ainsworth and his family have built more of the NSW pokies than anyone through their companies Aristocrat Leisure and Ainsworth Gaming Technology It's all very well for them to be worth more than $3 billion but what about the people they harm along the way If you're worried about rising inequality in Australia It is a shame registered clubs have become so entangled in everyday community life when an overwhelming majority of their revenue comes from a dangerous addictive product it raked in $127 million in revenue in 2015-16 but $107 million of this was from the pokies at seven different sites across NSW The state government should introduce a rule that says no pokies venue can derive more than 50 per cent of their revenue from pokies Ralph Bristow is member of the NSW Gambling Impact Society which assists people harmed by gambling. For further information: http://gisnsw.org.au/ Having spent more than 40 years living in the Fairfield area and lost more than $500,000 gambling, it was gratifying to finally see and be counted last week on the enormous damage caused by poker machines. I'm now 77 and have been off gambling for 17 years but still require monthly counselling to keep me safe. The Fairfield area is ground zero of the predatory gambling industry in NSW and I feel much safer having moved away to the South Coast in the 1980s. Looking back on my time in Fairfield it is easy to understand how the pokies became so embedded in NSW society. The problems start with the registered clubs and the way they control so much of the great game of rugby league, effectively on behalf of the pokies industry. Over the years I played league for Mounties, Smithfield and the Liverpool Colts \\u2013 all of which were funded by pokies. They normalised poker machine gambling into everyday life. Sure, I also used to punt on the races and even worked as a greyhounds judge for a while, but it was the pokies that really cleaned me out, especially after the Carr government introduced them into hotels in 1997. A lot of my old rugby league mates have also been cleaned out by the pokies, leaving us to rely on federal government support to see out our twilight years. There are and I lost money at many of them, including the Guildford Leagues Club, the Canley Heights RSL Sports Club, the Cabramatta Leagues Club and, of course, Mounties in Mount Pritchard which drains almost $100 million a year from the Fairfield community. The Mounties directors proudly declared in the 2015-16 annual report that they are \\\"currently ranked No.1 in NSW for gaming machine profit\\\". But at what cost to the community? Back in the day of the coin-operated one-armed bandits, you could only lose so much in a single session, but the modern pokie is far more addictive. In fact, Australian-style pokies are the most dangerous in the world and NSW is the worst in Australia with $10 maximum bets. The Productivity Commission recommended $1 maximum bets in 1999, Victoria has moved to $5 bets, but NSW remains immovable because of political capture of the Coalition and Labor parties. We still haven't even banned ATMs at venues, like the rest of Australia. The Herald was right to use the word \\\"political blackmail\\\" in when describing how ClubsNSW influences our state politicians. It has donated millions to the Liberal and Labor parties, both of which have failed to protect the community. The Liberals are locked up by a so-called Memorandum of Understanding with ClubsNSW which runs until 2019 and totally favours the pokies industry and Labor runs its own pokies venue at the Randwick Labor Club. The 1400 registered clubs in NSW have become so rich from the pokies that they are now an economic force in their own right and can deploy their familiar arguments about community grants and jobs. I used to work behind the bar at the Liverpool Bowling Club and the Marconi Club; I was just a foot soldier for the gambling industry inflicting damage on members and visitors to these clubs. Len Ainsworth and his family have built more of the NSW pokies than anyone through their companies Aristocrat Leisure and Ainsworth Gaming Technology. It's all very well for them to be worth more than $3 billion, but what about the people they harm along the way? If you're worried about rising inequality in Australia, just compare Len Ainsworth and me. It is a shame registered clubs have become so entangled in everyday community life when an overwhelming majority of their revenue comes from a dangerous addictive product. In the case of Mounties Group, it raked in $127 million in revenue in 2015-16, but $107 million of this was from the pokies at seven different sites across NSW. The state government should introduce a rule that says no pokies venue can derive more than 50 per cent of their revenue from pokies. That would force a few changes. Ralph Bristow is member of the NSW Gambling Impact Society which assists people harmed by gambling. For further information: A 'vast majority' of Monday's 112 cases are located in south-west Sydney with the Premier singling out one local area government of concern NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has called out the Fairfield LGA as a main area of concern as the state's COVID-19 cases continue to soar The state recorded 112 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8pm last night with a large number of cases transmitted through family members A "vast majority" of those cases are in south-western Sydney and south-eastern Sydney Of the 112 locally acquired cases reported to 8pm last night 84 are from South Western Sydney Local Health District (LHD) seven are from Western Sydney LHD and five are from Nepean Blue Mountains LHD 7 are from Western Sydney LHD and 5 are from Nepean Blue Mountains LHD as well as your closest friends and associates The premier also suggested essential workers from Fairfield stay at home "unless you absolutely have to leave the house" "If you're a key worker or you work in multiple sites and you're from the Fairfield local government area we would prefer you stayed at home unless you absolutely have to leave the house and unless you can assure that you have a negative COVID test before you proceed to your normal activities," she said NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said many cases are emerging among young adults in the 18-20 age group urging them to limit social interactions and get tested "We are also seeing cases emerge among young adults in the 18-20-year-old age group in the Georges River Bayside and Sutherland local Government areas and they are larging spreading it again to echo the Premier's words to their closest friends and family.  "It is crucial that young adults limit their social interactions at this time and also come forward for testing."  Other local government areas of concern include Georges River but says there is still hope for the sector after buying a Woolworths-anchored neighbourhood centre in the city’s west for $23.8 million Tamim acquired the Fairfield Heights Woolworths from SURF 1 an unlisted retail property fund being wound up by ASX-listed SCA Property Group is expected to deliver an average distribution yield of 5.9 per cent over the next seven years to private investors in the Tamim Property Fund Tamim joint managing director Jeff Taitz said the wealth manager had acquired the Woolworths as “income play” for its yield-hungry investors “Woolworths green bonds are at 2.75 per cent This asset will return over 5.5 per cent [in the first year] with Woolworths as the tenant on a 13 year lease.” Mr Taitz said it was getting “harder and harder” for owners of retail property assets Mr Taitz said landlords needed to be more innovative and work with their tenants “You need to be more community focused and think about the immediate demograhic and how to bring them into the centre “There’s not been much money spent on these centres but they’ve really sucked the cream out of them leaving the new operators to reset The Fairfield Heights centre at 176-186 The Boulevarde is 91 per cent leased to Woolworths with the two smaller tenancies leased to a pharmacy and a kebab shop on seven and five year lease terms respectively He added that there was development upside on the site with the potential to build up to eight stories The price paid by Tamim was in line with its June 2019 book value JLL’s Sam Hatcher and Jacob Swan negotiated the sale SCA sold the Woolworths and the other assets in the SURF 1 fund – two Dan Murphy’s a Woolworths in Griffiths and a Big W in Inverell – for a combined $69.3 million a 13 per cent uplift on what it paid for them Sydney commercial real estate Melbourne commercial real estate Brisbane commercial real estate Adelaide commercial real estate Perth commercial real estate Canberra commercial real estate Darwin commercial real estate Hobart commercial real estate NSW properties for sale VIC properties for sale QLD properties for sale SA properties for 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leads onto a tiled entertainment area surrounding the in-ground swimming pool and cabana The entrance to 27 Yoogali St in Merrylands Riverbank Real Estate agent Hassan Derbas said 13 people registered for the auction “We had about 7 people actively bidding and it started with $50,000 bids then by the end of the auction the bids were going up in $10,000 increments,” he said “The sellers are staying in the area and the buyers are a family.” a four-bedroom corner block home at 1 Ann St the home is currently rented for $880 per week and is less than 200m to the Fairfield Heights shopping district Ray White agent David Perco said 15 people had registered to bid with the majority of the action taking place between six bidders until the price reached $1.3 million then went down to three competitive bidders A semi-detached brick three-bedroom home in Casula on 561 sqm sold at weekend auction for $105,000 over reserve to first-home buyers currently renting in Belmore The facade of 1/29 Leacocks Lane in Casula an updated bathroom with new freestanding bathtub and fresh carpet had a price guide of around $500,000 and 43 contracts issued prior to the auction McGrath agent Eva Frketic said 22 people registered to bid “Throughout the campaign we had almost 130 people through the home at inspection,” she said “We had 22 registrations to bid and the bidding opened up at $480,000 … Only five bidders were actively involved in the auction but towards the end it came down to two bidders against each other.” The home last sold in January 2014 for $424,500 third parties have written and supplied the content and we are not responsible for it completeness or reliability of the information nor do we accept any liability or responsibility arising in any way from omissions or errors contained in the content We do not recommend sponsored lenders or loan products and we cannot introduce you to sponsored lenders We strongly recommend that you obtain independent advice before you act on the 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