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Wests to step up for men who need help
This Thursday, Wests Group Macarthur staff will be “wired up’’ for a good cause. Wests Group Macarthur have partnered with local charity Mentoring Men and the 25twozero movement to help deliver services for men in crisis. As part of the partnership, Wests and staff rostered on the day will hold their own 25twozero challenge for this Thursday. Staff will be tracked using smart watches and Wests pedometers which will be pooled cumulatively to establish if the goal has been achieved. Staff across all venues including Wests League Club, Country Club Gledswood Hills, Lakeside Golf Club Camden and Wests Tennis Club… Read more »
Call for truck curfew, noise barriers along Cambridge Avenue
The low level, flood prone Cambridge Avenue bridge over the Georges River has been the subject of controversy for decades. It has usually surfaced after heavy rain meant it was closed to frustrated motorists, who were forced to find an alternative way to work. Outlandish displays of buck passing would follow as the various stakeholders pointed the finger at each other as the one responsible for paying for the construction of a new flood free bridge. That period may be coming to an end because the NSW Government has started early planning for a future upgrade and extension of Cambridge… Read more »
Brick Studios: the show must go on, despite pandemic
Brick Studios, which was established in 2018, was really hitting its straps in 2019 when it took out some major awards here and overseas. These honours included gold at the NSW Tourism awards, silver at the Australian tourism awards and bronze in the New York Film and TV awards of that year. But just as the Brick Studios collective was hitting some form, Covid-19 knocked them off course. As Brick Studios founder, Daniel Fenech (pictured), explains, the pandemic changed everything, and like everyone else they had to think out of the square. “I approached the local councils with an idea… Read more »
