GOOD morning and welcome to the Morning Buzz for Friday, September 30. A slight chance of rain is forecast for the afternoon with top temperatures of 19 degrees expected.
Traffic Buzz
There are currently no major incidents reported on Sydney roads. (8.20am)
Metro trains are reportedly running close to or on time.
News Buzz
NOT HAPPY: Most residents would be on board with a new commuter car park. Not in Pendle Hill, where the community has serious concerns about the Transport for NSW proposal recently presented to Cumberland Council.
SAFELY FOUND: Two young women, Kate Bateup and Nikki Groves, have been found after going missing in the Royal National Park on Tuesday night.
VALE DEREK: Penrith State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers have been saddened by the loss of former local controller, Derek Hudson.
LONG CAREER: A single-minded career in one profession is the kind of life most young Australians now wouldn’t even consider. But for Doug Myers, his 51 years working in NSW’s local courts have been as varied, interesting and valuable as any number of career changes.
GOOD GUIDE: It’s Good Food Month again and this year, 20 top Blue Mountains’ food establishments are taking part in the premier food event.
TOURISM BOOST: Fresh on the heels of being named one of Australia’s top 50 small towns, Camden has been honoured again. Presenters from popular television show Sydney Weekender stopped by Camden on Thursday to highlight the suburb’s best eateries and points of interest.
BREAD RECALL: More than a dozen types of bread products sold at Coles, Woolworths and many other stores, have been recalled after small metal pieces were found inside.
UNEXPECTED HURDLE: The National Broadband Network (NBN) has dumped its plan to use Optus cables to deliver high-speed broadband.
CUT SHORT: BlackBerry will no longer make its own smartphones, the device it once defined. The BlackBerry name will now be found only on handsets made by a group owned by phone companies in Indonesia, which has licensed the brand.
HORROR OPPORTUNITY: Hunted Interactive Horror Experiences will bring terror to a children’s party in Campbelltown with their new production, Dark Lake. The experience will be held as part of the Fisher’s Ghost Festival.
TIME TO SAVE: As the Christmas and New Year holiday period closes in, families who are not careful with their mobile data risk paying a fortune in excess mobile data charges. However, by going onto a data-sharing plan rather than having individual limits, families can save hundreds of dollars a year.
PHOEBE HANDSJUK: In 30 years in the waste game, Neil Bone had never heard of anybody falling to their death down a garbage chute until Phoebe Handsjuk died.
FORBES FLOODS: More than 300,000 litres of milk destined for supermarket shelves has been tipped out by farmers in central-western NSW as trucks struggle to get through to some of the country's largest dairy farms in a natural disaster zone.
Sports Buzz
JOHNSON RE-SIGNS: GWS Giants veteran Steve Johnson will play on for a 16th season in the AFL after re-signing with the club for 2017.
NEW TUNE: They say waiting for the Cronulla Sharks to win the NRL premiership is like leaving the porch light on for Harold Holt. Well, one man with his light proudly illuminated is Shire musician Luke O’Shea.
SHARKS FRENZY: The rugby league grand final is a sellout, and Sharks fans are expected to fill at least 50,000 of the 80,000 seats at ANZ Stadium.
GRAHAM IS READY: For so long he was arguably the best kept secret in the NRL. If Wade Graham is to be left standing on the field at ANZ Stadium on Sunday with his arms aloft, celebrating a first premiership, it would be the perfect finale to a breakout season.
FITNESS BOOST: Two-time Olympian Jane Flemming was in Marsden Park this week to welcome free fitness classes to the new Elara community.
SHOWCASE EVENT: International rugby league is heading to St Marys Leagues Stadium with the Can-Am Grizzlies taking on the Latin Heat today, September 30.
ENDURO SUCCESS: Corey Hammond did not take to motorbikes immediately, but you would only know that because he volunteers the information.
BASKETBALL YOUTH: A love of basketball – and a visit from some sporting idols – has brought a group of Warwick Farm youths together.
