News

• 24/08/2006 Blacktown Olympic Park Upgrade

• 12/07/2006 Western Sydney "Cities" Marathon to be held on July 30 2006

  Starting in Liverpool the route will take runners along the Pathway to a point some 30 km along the pathway when it will turn back and continue to the finish line at the Athletics Centre, Blacktown Olympic Park in Rooty Hill.

• 29/06/2006 Australia’s best sport Aerobic Athletes LIVE on stage!

  Experience a visual spectacular as Australia's best sport aerobics athletes demonstrate their strength, beauty and power in 'Aerobica', at 8.00pm, Wednesday, July 12, 2006.

• 27/02/2006 Olympic softballer Stacey Porter named Blacktown City’s 2005 Sportsperson of the Year

  Former Olympic softballer, Stacey Porter, 23 of Stanhope Gardens is the 2005 Blacktown City Sportsperson of the Year, it was announced by the Mayor of Blacktown, Councillor Leo Kelly, OAM at the 2005 Blacktown City Sports Awards Gala Presentation at Rooty Hill RSL, last Friday night, February 23, 2006.

• 27/02/2006 Western Sydney Marathon to be held in 2006

  A plan to hold a new Western Sydney based Marathon in the winter of 2006 has been announced. The Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Leo Kelly, and General Manager of Westlink M7, Mr Flan Cleary, operators of the Westlink M7 Motorway, today announced that they would be working together to plan the introduction of the new marathon.

• 23/02/2006 Enormous interest sparked for Blacktown’s Motor Sport Parklands Precinct

  Launch: 4.30pm, Thursday, April 6, 2006 – Eastern Creek Raceway. Investa Property Group will launch ‘Torque’ at Turn 4 - their plans for the construction of the tourism, retail, industrial and automotive industry area within the Motor Sport Parkland. It is anticipated Investa Property Group will commence construction on this in November, 2006.

• 10/01/2006 Olympian Chris Fydler announced as sports awards Guest Speaker

  The upcoming Blacktown City Sports Awards Gala Presentation Night on Friday, February 24, 2006, at Rooty Hill RSL Club will feature Olympian Chris Fydler as guest speaker, one of Australia’s most successful Swimming athletes.

• 10/01/2006 Blacktown Motor Sport Parklands Precinct is closer to becoming a reality

  Blacktown City Council has recently created a draft Strategic Vision, focusing on the Motor Sport and Automative Industry, titled the Blacktown Motor Sport Parklands. The Vision is to cluster motor industry and world class motor sport facilities together, in a quality environment.