Warakirri College Blacktown officially opened
Alleged train assault
LAST Tuesday MTC Australia’s second Warakirri College was officially opened in Blacktown by special guest The Hon. Deputy Premier John Barilaro, MP securing a partnership between MTC Australia and TAFE Western Sydney. Other attendees included The Mayor Councillor Stephen Bali from the Blacktown City Council, surrounding City Council members, The MTC Australia CEO and MTC Australia Board Members. Mr Barilaro said the five-year lease agreement of TAFE’s Blacktown Campus with Warakirri College would provide pathways into TAFE NSW and into employment for future students. Warakirri College provides the opportunity of completing a high school certificate and HSC to disadvantaged and disconnected youth. Warakirri College operates within an adult learning environment
A MAN has been arrested and charged, following investigations into an indecent assault on a train between Wynyard and Kingswood last week. Shortly after 6pm on Friday 3 February 2017, a 30-year-old woman boarded a train at Wynyard Railway Station. A man boarded the train a short time later and sat next to the woman, before allegedly indecently assaulting her. The woman confronted the man before getting off the train at Kingswood and notified police. Officers attached the Police Transport Command’s Operation Artemis began investigations into the incident. About 8am last Thursday officers from Operation Artemis arrested a 37-year-old man after pulling a vehicle over in Rooty Hill. Following his arrest, investigators executed a search warrant at a home on Abraham Street, Rooty Hill, where a number of items were seized for forensic examination. He was taken to Mount Druitt Police Station where he was charged with indecent assault and common assault. He was refused bail and appeared at Mount Druitt Local Court last Thursday.
with zero fees, no uniforms, and all resources provided. “The latest partnership will open up new opportunities and access to education for dozens of disadvantaged young people,”Mr Barilaro said. The Blacktown campus has been set up in a modern, well-appointed building within the Western Sydney TAFE at 7 Sunnyholt Road Blacktown, serving young
people from as far west as Penrith and Richmond. Principal Carolyn Blanden says “students will really enjoy the adult learning environment and the modern, air-conditioned building of our new school”. Warakirri College is an MTC Australia initiative registered with the NSW Board of Studies and is currently enrolling for Year 10, 11 and 12 for the 2017 school year. For any enquiries please contact 9914 3250.
5 Western News 17 February 2017 Issue 28
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