Children and their families have the chance to develop healthy habits, boost their fitness and most of all have fun at a free after school program starting in February across the South Western Sydney Local Health District. NSW Health’s Go4Fun program for children aged from 7 to 13 above aRead more »
Over coffee with some old mates last week one of the fellows brought up the subject of SP bookies. If you don’t know that’s Starting Price and these bookmakers were once as ubiquitous as rabbits on a farm. There was one in every pub, every neighbourhood and if you wantedRead more »
You could say the last Campbelltown Council meeting of the year on Tuesday night had everything and a little bit more. It started with a bang when the Mayor, George Brticevic, ordered the removal of a man in the public gallery who shouted his views during discussion of a domesticRead more »
This time 12 months ago our dam levels were at 64 percent capacity. Today they’re at 45 percent, which pretty much explains why level 2 watering restrictions come into play from tomorrow, December 10. It also explains why we’re all slowly changing our habits when it comes to using water.Read more »
The second Jacaranda Festival along Camden’s Argyle Street over the weekend was a big hit and sets it up for a third go in 2020. Even Elvis turned up on Friday night when the festival kicked off with the sound of music at various venue, including upstairs@freds and Camden RSL.Read more »
The countdown is on and soon he’ll be making a list, and checking it twice, meaning it’s time for children to pick up their pencils and start writing to the jolly man in red nice and early to ensure he has plenty of time to reply. Last year, more thanRead more »
Photography is just a hobby for Harrington Park resident and university student Ian Hollis. He admits taking this picture, which was named the winner of the landscapes category in this year’s Macarthur nature photography competition, required nerves of steel and the determination of a professional photographer. “I captured the winningRead more »
It was round one of the 2019 Macarthur Football Association season. The combatants in the under 15 girls clash were Ingleburn Eagles SC and Eschol Park Wolves FC and there were just a few seconds before the referee blew the fulltime whistle. And that’s when it happened: Eschol Park goalkeeperRead more »
Natalia Apaseray has spent a lifetime struggling to eat, drink and speak but Liverpool Hospital surgeons have helped put a smile back on the face of the West Papuan woman. The 26-year-old was born with neurofibromatosis, a condition that has resulted in the right side of her face being malformed.Read more »
When talking about food and the old “meat and three veggies’’ gets a mention, it’s usually a putdown. These days it’s seen as something boring that was served in Aussie homes before the cuisines of the world arrived with a bang Down Under. Well, maybe it’s time to bring itRead more »
So you rugby league geniuses out there, here’s one for you: how do you get excited about the NRL grand final when your team’s not one of the two participants. On the day of the big decider unfortunately you happen to follow anyone other than the Raiders or the Roosters.Read more »
It’s still a little more than a month away but have you yet decided how you will experience the “race that stops a nation’’, the Melbourne Cup, on Tuesday, November 5? There’s plenty of options every year, and 2019 is no exception. The Kids of Macarthur Health Foundation will holdRead more »
