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 holdRead more »
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 wouldRead more »
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 ofRead more »
You don’t need to go inside The Hermitage to know there’s no guests in any of the 36 rooms. Its huge carpark on the Campbelltown Road side is completely empty, and that tells you all you need to know the impact pandemic restrictions have had on this great Campbelltown business.Read more »
Mike Shean couldn’t have chosen a better location for the 2021 season launch of Macarthur Sports Radio last Saturday night. The ground floor of the Beer Shed in Leumeah is humming along to the excited voices of Bullpen members, the active supporters of the Macarthur FC Bulls. The beer isRead more »
There’s a very good reason the mother of Liam Keats is chuffed her 11 year old son has received a Grey Wolf award at 1st Camden Scout Group. As Nyree Keats points out this is an extremely rare award for a cub to obtain. “But what makes it even moreRead more »
Ivan Wellington once came to Campbelltown from Kiama to help a family member who needed his guidance. Thirty three years later, Uncle Ivan, as most local people know him, is still here. But he’s not just here; Uncle Ivan is conscious of his place in an increasingly tougher world whereRead more »
East Campbelltown Eagles have come a long way since they were founded way back in 1961 by a couple of local school teachers with a love of rugby league. Eagles are not only the largest rugby league club in the Macarthur area having fielded 32 teams in the 2020 season,Read more »
Last week, on a hot outer South Western Sydney day, 17 men got together at Claymore. The blokes, including five mentors, shared pizzas and cold drinks while interacting with each other. The gathering was a Walk’n’Talk, an activity that’s part of the repertoire of Mentoring Men, a charity dedicated toRead more »
Not everyone would say working with inmates each day is a privilege, but that’s how passionate Guy Blinman is about changing lives and reducing reoffending. The Campbelltown resident has been the cabinet shop senior overseer at Parklea Correctional Centre for 12 years, after owning his own business for more thanRead more »
On Sunday, April 11, the region’s oldest rugby league club, the Campbelltown City Kangaroos, will host the new kids on the block, South West Goannas. The Kangaroos have been around for more than 100 years, while the Goannas are less than 12 months old, having fielded a couple of lowerRead more »
Ambling along the gumtree lined streets of Kentlyn on the outskirts of Campbelltown, Rob Plumb and his mare Waxworks have the sun on their faces and the wind at their backs. They haven’t a care in the world, but both are a world away from where they were just twoRead more »
