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Damien Madigan

Reporter · AU

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Oct 2, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 2, 2026 · Damien Madigan

    How a sweet childhood memory turned into a medal-winning business (opens the original)

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    Valley Heights confectioner Robbie "Bob" Clark has struck gold at the prestigious Sydney Royal Fine Food Show Awards, scoring two gold medals and a silver for his handmade brittle. The 32-year-old owner of Bob's Brittle secured high marks from judges, earning a 90.33 for his peanut brittle and a clean 90 for his almond and smoked sea salt brittle in what was his first time entering the statewide competition. His macadamia nut brittle rounded out the medal glory, taking out silver. The recognitio

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Damien Madigan

    Inside the $7.75m plan to revamp Australia's most visited national park (opens the original)

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    The NSW Government has committed $7.75 million to upgrade walking tracks, lookouts and facilities across Blue Mountains National Park Catering to the record 7.8 million visitors who flock to Australia's most visited national park each year, the latest upgrades are part of the government's $130 million investment in national park infrastructure. NPWS Director Blue Mountains, Dave Crust, said: "These walking track and lookout upgrades are about giving visitors a safer, more accessible and higher-q

  3. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Damien Madigan

    Homes, police station damaged as wild winds tear through Blue Mountains (opens the original)

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    A Winmalee house was extensively damaged when a tree crashed into the building in a wild storm on Saturday, September 5. A large gum tree fell onto the house in Kent Street, causing extensive damage and injuring several occupants, Blue Mountains SES said. Police, Fire and Rescue NSW and NSW SES crews quickly attended the scene to make the property safe. Springwood Police Station was also damaged in the afternoon storm when a large tree fell onto the roof of the building, with part of the tree al

  4. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · Damien Madigan

    Wild weekend storms cut power to homes across Blue Mountains (opens the original)

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    Repair crews are still working to restore power to hundreds of homes after severe storms cut power to much of the Lower Mountains on Saturday afternoon, September 5. Gale-force winds of up to 100kmh caused power outages to 62,256 customers and resulted in more than 250 fault sites across the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury and parts of Western Sydney. Springwood was one of the worst-hit areas, with large parts losing power about 3.45pm and not having it restored until late into the night. More than 3

  5. Article · Aug 29, 2026 · Damien Madigan

    The Bond poster you know, the mastermind you don't: How a collector saved cinema's forgotten artist (opens the original)

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    Most people don't know the name Renato Fratini but they almost certainly know his work. He painted the iconic, gun-toting Sean Connery poster for From Russia With Love, shaped the visual identity of the Carry On franchise, and illustrated countless mid-century paperbacks from thrillers to romances - yet his name risked being lost to history until a passionate Blue Mountains collector stepped in. Lawson resident Tim Smith spent years painstakingly piecing together the scattered legacy of the over

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