Monday, 26 June, 2017
Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 20, we will get to find out whether new NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian does things a little different from Mike Baird. That’s when her treasurer, Dominic Perrottet, will deliver the state government’s 2017-18 budget. From where we are in the south west corner of Western Sydney, weRead more »
Yesterday’s incident at Minto Marketplace thankfully ended up being a false alarm. But after talking to a few of the anxious looking shoppers locked out of the centre when it was evacuated, it was clear that we are getting more and more worried about terrorism. Even the cause of theRead more »
This morning I saw a couple of little kids riding their tiny bicycles to school. It looked like tough work. The reason why it was tough work is simple: there was no footpath. Dad was walking alongside them, while mum was up ahead in the car. Many people lament thatRead more »
The picture of who we are is one of stark contrasts. Extraordinary good deeds by many of us, while a very small percentage of dropkicks – let’s call a spade a spade – treat our beautiful place like their own personal garbage can. It’s like looking at a mirror brokenRead more »
The old political parties around the world are rapidly becoming irrelevant. Some of them are trying to change to save themselves from oblivion but it’s probably too little too late. New parties and movements are springing up like mushrooms, some of them with old players at the helm, including ourRead more »
The numbers don’t lie when it comes to how many non-airconditioned services are forced on to local commuters. A Freedom of Information request by Campbelltown MP Greg Warren unearthed figures which made for very interesting reading. Out of 14,441 timetabled services on the T5 Cumberland line in the 2016 calendarRead more »
Make no mistake about it, the Pacific Test is a big deal. Campbelltown, Macarthur and the south west region will benefit greatly from having not one, not two but three international clashes at Campbelltown Sports Stadium this Saturday. These will not be second rate, “pretend’’ rugby league internationals. They willRead more »
Nothing concentrates the mind like being asked to give a speech about your memories of 20, 30 and 40 years ago. On May 4 I will be speaking about the local media and politics as part of Heritage Week in Liverpool. I started my newspaper career in Liverpool, and asRead more »
A community in a suburb, town or city should have the final say on major planning decisions like rezoning land for more housing or approving a new factory. But the truth is that they don’t have much power at all and I think that is totally wrong. Worse than that,Read more »
It’s almost a week since the Wests Tigers shook the rugby league world when they sacked head coach Jason Taylor after just three matches into the 2017 NRL season. A lot has been said since that moment, both on social media and online news and sport websites. The Jason TaylorRead more »
There are just three candidates to choose from when Campbelltown votes this Saturday, March 18. All three are outstanding candidates in their own right and I think it will be difficult to choose between Labor’s Ben Gilholme and the two independents, Josh Cotter and Gary Potts. Gilholme and Cotter representRead more »
Not too many parents ask the question: to vaccinate or not to vaccinate. Most parents are sensible and when the time comes get their children immunised against measles and other preventable diseases. And that’s been the case for decades – and we’ve been better and healthier for it. But thereRead more »
