Blacktown News - January 2024

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ISSUE 34 | January 2024

New precinct at Westpoint

TRUSTED LOCAL NEWS

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Racing returns to Eastern Creek

Minchinbury Return and Earn open to locals

IT'S MOBILE CHILDCARE

Blacktown hit most by staff shortages

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S many as 1,500 childcare staff are needed daily to fill rosters at centres across Western Sydney with the Blacktown area worse off in the last two years. The widespread childcare workers shortage across Blacktown has been revealed by a local industry working group urgently seeking solutions alongside government and educational institutions to fill the void. Local industry advocate, Donna Smith has helped set up Blacktown Roving Childcare which is a form of mobile childcare centre called Community Access Mobile Minders. “We provide adjunct care which means the parents or carers must always remain on the premises and retain the duty of care of the child,” Ms Smith said. More: page 13.

Western Sydney working group coordinator Donna Smith with Harper at Blacktown Roving Childcare.

AUSTRALIA DAY CONCERT AND FIREWORKS Friday 26 January

The Frocks

4.00 pm - 9.30 pm

The Rooty Hill, Eastern Road, Rooty Hill blacktown.nsw.gov.au/ausday

V-Tribe

Baby Animals

Queen Forever Show


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