We’ve all learned something about ourselves and other people over the past two years, and our man in Canberra, Dr Mike Freelander, is no exception. “It has been a most difficult time and what I’ve picked up is that for the most part people are decent and try to workRead more »
Biosecurity experts have again joined forces with landholders in the Macarthur region to launch a pest animal control campaign throughout Spring. Led by Greater Sydney Local Land Services, the program is set to target wild dogs and foxes threatening livestock, wildlife, and domestic pets in the area. Project lead, seniorRead more »
Ken Barnard is a father of four who is surviving a parent’s worst fear of losing a child. After a knock on their door in July 2014, Ken and his wife, Lynn, learnt that their youngest son Aaron had died by suicide. Ken, now 70 years-old, says: “Our world collapsed.’’Read more »
Almost 160 years after it was built, historic homestead Jarvisfield is at the centre of an epic stand-off between Wollondilly Council and descendants of the Antill family. On the one side is Marie Reeves, a direct descendant of John Macquarie Antill, who built the heritage listed house between 1863 andRead more »
The NSW Government looks set to implement at least some of the recommendations of a report from the Independent Community Commissioner for the Western Sydney Aerotropolis. There are 40 recommendations from the Commissioner on how the government could better support local landowners. Key recommendations supported by the government include: Establishing the Independent CommunityRead more »
Stormwater drainage systems South Western Sydney councils are being forced to build in new residential areas should be reconsidered, says Peter Harle. The Liverpool councillor says he has been opposed to these stormwater systems for more than 10 years because they are hideously expensive to maintain and a health hazardRead more »
Like a bat out of hell I’ll be gone when the morning comesWhen the night is over, like a bat out of hell, I’ll be gone, gone, gone It is doubtful the residents of Macquarie Fields who are neighbours with a bat colony of almost 18,000 members would list theRead more »
In 2019, Geoff and Sue Corrigan were majority owners of Vow and Declare, the $60,00 horse that won the Melbourne Cup. The gelding couldn’t quite repeat the heroics a year later in the 2020 Cup, because of a problem in his spine, doctors surmised after looking at scans. But hereRead more »
Candidates of all hues across South Western Sydney are calling on the NSW Government to put in place a serious plan to ensure that council elections go ahead safely on December 4. Some are even calling for a full electronic or iVote system to be introduced for the elections, whichRead more »
When the pandemic hit last year, some international students at Western Sydney University were fortunate enough to be able to return home to their families. However, many others were stranded in their accommodation in the student villages of the Campbelltown and Bankstown campuses of the university. All of a sudden,Read more »
Nathan Hagarty, the man who will most likely become the next mayor of Liverpool, believes local councils could teach state and federal parliaments a thing or two about how politics should work. “It’s a cliché, but it’s the closest level of government to the people, and that’s reflected in theRead more »
Ten years ago, Josh Cotter was named Campbelltown young citizen of the year for Australia Day. He won that honour for community service initiatives while he was captain of John Therry High School. In 2021, the Campbelltown born and bred Josh Cotter is running a community service project that raisesRead more »
