Bev Jordan

Bev Jordan studied journalism at Harlow College in the UK.  She achieves a Diploma in Journalism from the National Council for the Training of Journalists. After migrating to Australia at the end of 1984, she took up a Senior Journalist position with Cumberland Newspapers, based on the Parramatta Advertiser. She has since worked on the Daily Telegraph, Sydney Morning Herald and was a lecturer in Journalism at Macleay College in Sydney. Bev returned to Cumberland Newspapers (NewsLocal) and worked for 30 years covering all different mastheads, including Mosman Daily, Mount Druitt Standard and finally Hills Shire Times for the last 17 of those years. Bev’s passion has always been local community journalism.  She says “As a journalist, I have always seen it as my job to inform, inspire and involve.  I am a passionate advocate for organisations and people making a difference to the world around them. Connectedness is so important to the health of an individual but also to a community, no matter how small or large.
  • Jun- 2025 -
    23 June
    AllGang Show’s Dare to Dream

    Gang Show’s Dare to Dream

    The Cumberland Gang Show returns to the Parramatta Riverside Theatres this July school holidays with its spectacular new production, Dare to Dream! Audiences will be treated to dazzling song and dance numbers, laugh-out-loud comedy, and the rich sound of a 20-piece live orchestra. With cutting-edge digital theatre effects, stunning sets,…

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  • 20 June
    AllKings Awards 2025

    Kings Birthday Awards

    Jo-ann Morris and Michael Morris from North Richmond have both been awarded OAMs for service to the community through their work through the Samuel Morris Foundation. The couple established the Foundation in 2007, the year after their two year old son drowned in a back yard pool and sustained catastrophic…

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  • 20 June
    AllMovement For Box Hill City Centre

    Movement For Box Hill

    The new owner of Box Hill City Centre has submitted an application to Hills Shire Council to modify approved plans for a childcare facility at the site at 29-31 Terry Rd Box Hill from a capacity of 80 children to 100 children. It is currently under evaluation. The application was…

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  • 4 June
    AllBalcombe Heights Estate's Sensory Garden Renamed in Honor of Community Leader

    Connie’s Garden Blossoms

    A dream to turn a barely used grassed area into a beautiful garden for the community has taken five years to blossom and now the vision and passion of volunteer Connie Keith who drove the program has been recognised. The sensory garden at Balcombe Heights Estate in Baulkham Hills was…

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  • 3 June
    AllMediShare Rotary In Action

    Rotary In Action

    There’s a busy but quiet warehouse in the Hills that’s changing lives and outcomes around the world while saving valuable resources from becoming landfill here. MediShare is a Rotary International initiative supported by volunteers from all over Sydney who come to the Hills facility to repurpose medical equipment to where…

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  • 3 June
    AllZERO DFV NAVBOOK Launched In The Hills

    ZERO DFV NAVBOOK Launched In The Hills

    Minister for Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Jodie Harrison was at Castle Hill RSL last week to launch The Hills Zero DFV Navbook, a new tool to coordinate and accelerate community efforts to eliminate Domestic and Family Violence. She told the audience: “What you are launching is a…

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  • May- 2025 -
    17 May
    AllCancer Council: Rallying For A Cause

    Rallying For A Cause

    Sisters Katie and Sarah Didsbury have just returned from a huge 4,600km trek in Camilla the Mazda 2 as part of the Sh*tBox Rally, raising funds for the Cancer Council. The Glenhaven duo (called the Twisted Sisters in the rally) had to drive 290km to Canberra before joining the official…

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  • 10 May
    AllWaste Management Facility Breakthrough

    Waste Breakthrough

    Preliminary work has started on Australia’s first commercial Waste-to-resource plant being built at the Hawkesbury City Waste Management Facility at South Windsor. ARC Ento Tech is building the state-of-the-art plant which aims to convert 85 percent of the waste within the facility into valuable resources. Hawkesbury City Council is currently…

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  • 7 May
    AllAfrican Theatres: To Africa With Love

    To Africa With Love

    Through her African Theatres organisation, Ruth has taken a total of 46 teenagers to Zimbabwe for three weeks to show them how children on the other side of the world live. Ruth fundraises tirelessly all year and uses money she earns as an Uber driver to add to the necessary…

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  • 5 May
    AllJohn Ebbott OAM

    John Ebbott OAM

    The Hills is mourning the death of community stalwart John Ebbott OAM with tributes pouring in from the many organisations he served during 40 years and more of volunteering. A guard of honour from the Rural Fire Service and Lions Clubs will be at his funeral on Monday, 5th May…

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