On June 8, 1942, Lieutenant George Cantello, a member of the US Army Air Force, responded to news of a Japanese submarine attack on Sydney Harbour by getting on a fighter plane. But shortly after taking off from Bankstown Aerodrome, Lieutenant Cantello’s plane crashed in nearby Hammondville, making him theRead more »
The fear and loathing of the Campbelltown Billabong Parklands project has been extraordinary. In 40 years of covering the news in the area, I cannot recall another council initiative that has received so much opposition. And it’s not just opposition; there is actually a lot of anger out there inRead more »
The current exhibition at the Campbelltown arts centre drew me back there after a longish absence. Like most people in Campbelltown who “may not know their art but they know what they like’’, the monopoly of contemporary exhibitions at our art gallery doesn’t do it for me. I don’t mindRead more »
Unimog – it’s a funny name for a high clearance vehicle – but it has already proven a big boost to the NSW SES fleet, assisting in the rescue of more than 50 people in just three separate jobs during the current flooding emergency. The NSW SES Unimog vehicles areRead more »
One legacy of the Second World War in the local area was the foundation of the Cobbitty water supply. The water supply story is included in a new anthology by the Camden Historical Society. It’s one of a number of local stories curated from the Camden History Journal. According toRead more »
A trip down to the Southern Highlands for Macarthur residents usually includes checking out the numerous tourist attractions of Berrima. One of those attractions is the historic Berrima jail, which is now part of plans to convert it into a hotel and entertainment precinct. NSW minister for planning and homesRead more »
Macarthur Australasian Native Orchid Society’s local native orchid survey faced a number of obstacles, but overall it can be declared a success on a number of levels. The year long survey, funded with a local community investment program grant from AGL, saw MANOS work with the councils of Liverpool, Campbelltown,Read more »
A meet and greet with the mayor, Kentlyn’s heritage listed Bull Caves, Tharawal Aboriginal Corporation and local business owners were all on the agenda when Labor MP David Harris visited Campbelltown earlier this week. Mr Harris, who is opposition spokesman for Aboriginal affairs and treaty, jobs, investment and tourism, joinedRead more »
A new campaign puts the spotlight on one of Campbelltown’s best kept secrets. It’s our Backyard will be an eye opener for plenty, including some locals, as it focuses on the pristine bushland areas that are part of Campbelltown. Simmos Beach, Smiths Creek Reserve, Keith Longhurst Reserve, Noorumba Reserve andRead more »
The South West Voice team, Kevin Dillon, Eric Kontos, Geoff Corrigan and Peter Miller, who won the prize for nearest the pin. TOP: Going for a hole in one. Steady rain was falling last Friday morning when the participants in the inaugural Picton chamber golf day arrived at the historicRead more »
If you lived next to 20,000 smelly, noise, dirty bats you too would cheer when hundreds of them flee in response to the sound of a Polair helicopter hovering over their colony. Jim Bucknall, a resident of Myee Road at Macquarie Fields, has been leading the campaign to deal withRead more »
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 »
