It would be interesting to know just who is advising Premier Gladys Berejiklian about the commuter car parking crisis at Leppington and Edmondson Park. Why would we say that? Simple. There was the poor old premier this morning making a dash from the Big Smoke to Leppington to announce aRead more »
When Wellington Phoenix host Sydney FC on Saturday, February 23 in an A-League premiership clash at Campbelltown Sports Stadium it will be a nice little test of where we’re at in terms of the popularity of soccer in Macarthur and Liverpool. It won’t provide all of the answers but there’sRead more »
There’s a lot of talk about helping local koalas survive and thrive but here’s an opportunity to actually do something about it. Residents are being invited to learn more about bush care and bush regeneration work being done to protect koala habitats in Campbelltown. Council is hosting two information sessionsRead more »
When it opens in 2026, the terminal of Western Sydney Airport will be up there with the world’s best. But as well as the “wow” factor, the terminal design will have input from western suburbs design and architecture students. Firms pitching for the project will have to outline how theyRead more »
When it comes to Australia Day ambassadors, sport heroes seem to be favourites for Macarthur and 2019 is no exception. Paralympic athlete, global adventurer and accessibility advocate Nicholas Gleeson will share his inspiring story with the community this Saturday as Campbelltown City’s Australia Day Ambassador. And over at Camden, formerRead more »
I have never met a man who has looked comfortable wearing a tie. There have been, over the years, fellows who pretended they loved being strangled by this item of clothing, sure. One in particular comes to mind who reckoned the three most important things in life were: presentation, presentationRead more »
Almost 900 local residents became Australian citizens this year in Campbelltown alone. And 200 of them were able to become Aussies in time for Christmas because Campbelltown City Council decided to hold two citizenship ceremonies this month. In fact the two ceremonies were held last Wednesday inside the Campbelltown CivicRead more »
A couple of years ago Mayor George Brticevic suggested that while there were some well designed roundabouts in Campbelltown there could be more of them. He singled out roundabouts in Macquarie Links, Leumeah and one or two others that could be used as models. Cr Brticevic then suggested staff lookRead more »
RunWest hasn’t yet taken place but it already threatens to become an iconic Western Sydney event. More than 6,000 people have registered for the March 31 event so far, including Campbelltown’s own Izmira Mohd, who will take part along with her husband and seven year old son. Izmira, who has livedRead more »
If you go to an art gallery just once a year, make sure it’s to Campbelltown arts centre to check out the 2018 Fisher’s Ghost art award exhibition. Even if art leaves you cold, you should still go, because this is an exhibition like no other. Indeed it’s a lotRead more »
You can’t have too many Christmas gift drives in a growing region like Macarthur. Three such drives have been launched over the past week and there are a few more to come. Wests Group Macarthur started the ball rolling when it announced it had joined forces with Big Yellow UmbrellaRead more »
There were a lot of children at the official launch of the Big Yellow Umbrella and Wests Group Macarthur partnership – and they were all very well behaved. So well that their impeccable behaviour was duly noted by some of the speakers, including Dr Mike Freelander, a paediatrician for 30Read more »
