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RECYCLED WEDDING
Faced with the mammoth cost of planning a wedding, a St Marys couple has found an extraordinary way to fund their big day. Emily Feszczuk explains on page 3
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Local police officers are warning enough is enough, sick of being assaulted just for doing their job. In the year to March 2019 there were 83 police assaults locally, which officers say is largely due to growing ice usage and the scourge of domestic violence. “Police officers deserve to go home to their families at
the end of every shift, no one should have to expect to come to work and be assaulted,” said Detective Inspector Steven Peroni. The shocking statistics come as more concerns are raised about safety issues at Nepean Hospital, with the Health Services Union declaring Paramedics and security staff are sick of being “treated like punching bags”. Read more on pages 6-7.
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