The Labor Party won seven spots in the December 4 council elections for Campbelltown. But when the first ordinary meeting is held on Tuesday, February 8, there will only be five Labor councillors. Why is this so? Because two Labor councillors who were elected on December 4 have since resigned from the party. Who are… Read more »
Thirlmere legend Fred Denny, who has received an OAM in the 2022 Australia Day honours, would not be happy to read that he is one of the few remaining World War II heroes. Like most members of his generation he wears humility like a badge of honour. When the South West Voice sat down to… Read more »
Campbelltown Australia Day citizen of the year Lesley Robson. Some of the quiet achievers and local heroes of Macarthur were acknowledged this morning at Australia Day celebrations across the region. In Camden and Campbelltown the winners of the 2022 Australia Day awards were made online by the mayors, while Wollondilly held a safe outdoor ceremony… Read more »
Camden Campbelltown Ghosts first grade cricket side won the toss and invited the home side, Manly, to have first use of the pitch last Saturday, in round 10 of the Sydney premiership. It was a big mistake. Manly piled on the runs, to end up with 5/254 declared to set the young Ghosts a victory… Read more »
This blue tongue lizard crab walked onto the centre of the football field at Ron Dine Memorial Reserve, Camden, at the end of the main game in the Dharawal Cup on Saturday afternoon. It was a performance from left field, if not a little bizarre, from the little fella. But then again, considering the theme… Read more »
On Saturday, January 22, Ron Dine Memorial Reserve in Camden hosted a new community sporting event with a difference. Dharawal Cup Day combined football clashes between Camden Tigers sides and Indigenous invitation teams that included players from across NSW and even Queensland. And while football was the main theme, a sense of reconciliation between Aboriginal… Read more »
Former boxing great Daniel Geale meets Cody Simpson, one of his young fans at a special Dharawal Cup Day function in Fastlane Karting earlier today. Big local Indigenous names such as former A-League star Mark Bridge and world boxing champ Daniel “the real deal’’ Geale will be taking part in the inaugural Dharawal Cup tomorrow… Read more »
Cheryl Roberts started working for Dr Mike Freelander around about the time he had launched his career as a paediatrician in Campbelltown in the mid-1980s. It turned out to be such a good fit that it lasted almost 40 years. However, all good things come to an end and in a few days Ms Roberts… Read more »
Brenden Broadbent has first hand experience of how Aboriginal people like himself got the cold shoulder from the football code many people know as soccer. He says things are slowly changing now, but back in his day, “in the 1980s and 90s people who identified as Aboriginal were still looked down upon’’. “Playing football when… Read more »
Rubbish dumpers could find themselves in a world of trouble if one local council goes ahead with plans to use covert surveillance cameras to catch them in the act. In a move that could set a precedent for other council areas across the South Western Sydney region, Liverpool Council is currently exploring the option of… Read more »
It took nine rounds, but they have finally done it – the Camden Campbelltown Ghosts top grade side have recorded their first victory of the season. They defeated Eastern Suburbs at Waverly Oval on Saturday after winning the toss and inviting the home side to bat first. Easts reached 222 for the loss of nine… Read more »
Mal Fruean says an effective response to an emergency like the pandemic is only possible when everyone involved works together. The chairperson of the NSW Council for Pacific Communities, which is based in Minto, Ms Fruean says helping people in need here in Campbelltown has been a team effort these past two years. At a… Read more »
