Slowly but surely, more and more houses are going up in Campbelltown’s newest boom suburb, Menangle Park, as the construction pace picks up. In the next 10 years close to 4,000 homes will be built and more than 10,000 people will live in Menangle Park. One would expect there wouldRead more »
Right now, a small group of people are on a plane heading for Tasmania for a most unusual fundraising activity. Most of them are locals, from across the Macarthur region, but some hail other parts of Sydney as well as Newcastle and even Queensland. They are taking part in TrekRead more »
Angus Taylor is looking remarkably relaxed for a senior Cabinet minister who’s just come from the Canberra bubble. We are having coffee in Camden, along with a couple of his staffers, and I can’t resist sharing this thought with the minister for energy and emissions reduction. “You’re either really relaxedRead more »
There’s people will tell you Campbelltown’s best watering hole in 2021 is the Beer Shed in Leumeah. It’s got more beers on tap – 14 at any one time, thank you very much – than just about anywhere else, and great food on the weekend. And the atmosphere, especially onRead more »
The Campbelltown bicentenary may have officially ended in 2020, but because of the Covid effect, some of the initiatives will happen this year. One of them is an exhibition of a ceramic and floral display being created by around 20 Indigenous residents through a Campbelltown TAFE class. The course, whichRead more »
Put this Saturday, March 6 in your diary because as far as Campbelltown is concerned, too much culture is never enough. Last week it was the Macarthur Greeks launching a major exhibition in the Campbelltown arts centre. It came after a year when there was strong focus on Indigenous cultureRead more »
It’s tough enough for a family businesses to succeed when things are normal. In recent times it has become obvious that getting some extra help is a key part of that path to success for small and medium enterprises. One of the things the Covid-19 pandemic did was emphasise thisRead more »
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 »
