The NSW Electoral Commission has confirmed that the pre-poll centre inside the Glen Alpine community hall was shut down after an unidentified person tested positive for the Covid-19 virus. “There has been a positive coronavirus case at the Glen Alpine pre-poll venue located in Heritage Way,” the Commission said in reply to questions from the… Read more »
Glenfield resident Joseph Galace first complained to Campbelltown Council last May about a problem on the road near his home. He contacted the mayor and the general manager to have the centre lines re-painted on Atlantic Boulevard before there was a collision, and again he got no response. A few weeks ago, a fed up… Read more »
You know that the future of Campbelltown will be in good hands when a young community leader like Josh Cotter is prepared to take on the responsibility of being a councillor. Cotter, who is about to turn 28, has taken over the mantle from veteran Community First Team councillor Paul Lake, who is retiring at… Read more »
Community Voice is a group of independent candidates seeking election to council who want to unite the tribes of Campbelltown. Khalil Masud, who is the lead candidate on the ticket for the December 4 election, says it’s time someone brought all the tribes of Campbelltown under the banner of the “Australian way’’ and working as… Read more »
Ghosts made it three losses on the trot when they went down to Bankstown on Saturday at Raby Sports Complex. The Ghosts batted first after winning the toss and were 9 for 169 at the end of their allotted 50 overs. Opener Adam Whatley made 40, but his partner, Toby Flynn-Duncomb did not bother the… Read more »
Macarthur FC have returned home with one point from their opening round A-League match with Wellington Phoenix in Newcastle. A clever drive along the ground from youngster Lachie Rose (pictured above celebrating) 61 minutes into the match made it 1-1 on the scoreboard – which was the final result. The New Zealanders, the best drilled… Read more »
The fallout continues from last night’s sensational revelation Macarthur FC were forced to relocate their opening A-League game against Wellington Phoenix because of the sub standard playing surface at Campbelltown Stadium. The Bulls, while disappointed with Campbelltown Council for failing to inform them of the situation in time to relocate to another Sydney venue, would… Read more »
Clem Tacca, who died at the age of 59, was a visionary businessman whose legacy will live for a very long time. And while mostly he operated in Macarthur and Liverpool, he was also comfortable talking deals with some of the great business leaders of Sydney, such as Kerry Packer and others. For someone who… Read more »
The Campbelltown chamber of commerce has been embroiled in a council election controversy, and is even accused by some of endorsing one of the candidates. But recently elected president Carlene Cardona (pictured at right) has assured the South West Voice that there’s nothing to the story. But let’s start from the beginning, which is when… Read more »
Driving back from an interview yesterday, I couldn’t help noticing a young mother struggling to push a pram through thick 25cm tall grass. This was along Harold Street, near the Ingleburn RSL club, and I really felt for this poor woman not being able to enjoy the comfort of a concrete footpath. Here we are… Read more »
All Glenfield resident Joseph Galace wants Campbelltown Council to do is re-paint the centre lines of a small section of Atlantic Boulevard to make it safer for motorists. And he’s not talking about kilometres of it. “They just need to paint back the centre lines for around 50 metres along Atlantic Boulevard between Brampton Avenue and… Read more »
The local council election campaigns are not exactly setting the world on fire, and for that we can thank the lingering impact of the pandemic. Pre-poll voting starts next Monday, so that should push voters’ interest up a notch or two as we count down to the big day on Saturday, December 4. Here in… Read more »
