We will probably never know why wine growing in the Campbelltown area never quite took off. Thanks to John Macarthur and his family, the first grapes planted in the colony way back when were along the banks of the Nepean River near Camden town. Until recently, the Camden area boastedRead more »
Once upon a time, Campbelltown boasted the best mascot in the sporting landscape. Back in the day when Western Suburbs Magpies called Campbelltown home, their mascot, Mark the Magpie, was a favourite with fans across the league. Mark the Magpie is long gone, but long live the new king ofRead more »
At the official opening of the Telopea Park memorial to the two firefighters who lost their lives trying to protect Buxton residents the list of dignitaries included the Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Then NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian, RFS Commissioner Rob Rogers and Resilience NSW Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons also attended theRead more »
The media release announcing Benji Marshall is returning to the Wests Tigers doesn’t mention anything about how the club unceremoniously dumped him at the end of the 2020 season. Michael Maguire’s name is also conspicuously missing from the formal club statement issued last night. And I am sure it wasRead more »
Earlier this year Phil Dotti became the director of the Camden Tigers indigenous football program (IFP). Now Dotti, who has a long history of involvement with soccer, has become the face of a campaign to get as many people as possible vaccinated against Covid-19. Run by NSW Health, the GetRead more »
More than 1,200 residents of Campbelltown received their Australian citizenship in the past 12 months via online ceremonies. These new Australians had come here from more than 60 countries. Among them was Zaman, who migrated from the small city of Rangpur in Bangladesh. “Becoming an Australian citizen means a moreRead more »
One of my internet passwords is weststigers2030 and there’s a reason for the date. No need to beat about the bush: it’s the date I believe the club with half of one foot in Macarthur may finally win an NRL premiership. But the crystal ball also shows that the nameRead more »
An aspiring photographer friend when we were young snapped this image during a trip to Armidale many, many years ago. Why did you take my picture, I asked. Well, I thought it looked really cool, all that smoke swirling around you, was the reply from our budding shooter. From memoryRead more »
The challenges of the pandemic have brought out the best in most people. An example of this took place recently when members of the Southern Highlands community have donated 150 hampers to deliver to vulnerable members of the Campbelltown community through an act of random kindness. The hampers were theRead more »
Yesterday I found out how easy it is to get tested for Covid. After starting to develop one or two flu-like symptoms a few days earlier, and knowing that a testing clinic was now set up in the southern carpark of my local shopping centre, Minto Marketplace, I took theRead more »
Ingleburn Rotary has been named District 9675 club of the year after an incredibly productive 12 months and despite the challenges of a global pandemic. District 9675 consists of 59 clubs spanning a geographical area south of the Sydney Harbour to the west just short of Penrith, then across toRead more »
A Western Sydney prison is again donating fresh, organic produce to Foodbank after forming a partnership last winter to help feed people in need. Between June and August last year, Parklea Correctional Centre provided more than one ton of salad to the food charity, which included rocket, spinach, coriander andRead more »
