Having dinner with friends last week, I nearly fell off my chair when one of them told us their house at Eagle Vale had been listed for $600,000. It is great news, don’t get me wrong, that finally the region is being seen as an attractive one to invest in and buyers are fighting over each other to grab a slice of the property action. That local property prices are rapidly rising and reaching levels we once thought would be sheer fantasy is also great news. If you are old enough you would remember how for much of the 1980s… Read more »
This has been a triumphant week for Liverpool and the leadership team of Ned Mannoun and his Liberal Party colleagues on the council. A university campus, finally, announced on Monday by the premier, Mike Baird. That’s a biggie, a game changer. Not as big as the Badgerys Creek airport, but it’s up there near the top. A less well known game changer is the decision by the local law firm Brydens to invest $20 million in a brand new seven storey tower adjacent to Westfield, which will be their head office when it’s completed in 2017. But not just any… Read more »
I really don’t like commenting on other media if I can avoid it, because that’s precisely what they want. That was the case in the Struggle Street reality SBS show about the lives of some Mt Druitt people doing it tough. Blacktown Council’s garbage truck protest was understandable, but all it achieved in the end was to get more publicity for SBS, who would have lapped it all up and enjoyed record ratings when the show went to air that night. Following on from that, the Sunday paper that’s slowly but surely about to disappear into the garbage bin of… Read more »
Oh boy, what a year we’ve just had. But not just in how many big events there were or how many well known people died across the globe. In 2014 it became clear that there are no longer local events. Well, there are, but because most of us seven billionRead more »
Merry Christmas. The big day is finally here for kids big and small and they will all be hoping for lots of packages from Santa Claus under the Christmas tree have their names on them. Which is as it should be. Just ask Santa’s helper in my household, who believesRead more »
What an incredible ripple effect the siege at Martin Place is having across all of the metropolitan area. Our thoughts and prayers are first and foremost with those wretched, unlucky people inside the Lindt café. I will say very little about what is happening inside there because I simply don’tRead more »
I just finished watching the Phillip Hughes funeral on TV, along with most of Australia I imagine. And while saying a final farewell to someone who hadn’t even turned 26 is very sad and very tough, everyone involved did a wonderful job to make it an unforgettable celebration of PhillipRead more »
Are you ready for the party season? No, not the festive season, the party season. That strange time of the year when you have more work than ever, especially if you are running your own business, and when you receive 10 times the invitations to parties you usually do. It’sRead more »
What’s the answer to graffiti? Well, don’t ask me, because I’m in the other camp. That’s the camp that’s also got all the people who think we’re wasting our time – and a stack of our taxes – fighting drugs. And let me remind you that not a single oneRead more »
Only those just back from Mars wouldn’t be aware that the north west and the south west are the two great growth parts of the Sydney metropolitan area. Funny thing is that when the south west is being discussed, it’s always about Liverpool and Camden. Most people tend to forgetRead more »
In hindsight, our Top Five this week should have been a Top Six, with the addition of advice to leave the world a better place than you found it. During this remarkable week, when a memorial services for the ages was held today for Gough Whitlam, his credo seemed toRead more »
EVERY year the Fisher’s Ghost Festival gives Campbelltown a special feel. It is such an exciting time, starting with the Friday night public announcement of the winners of the Fisher’s Ghost Festival art prizes down there at the arts centre. Around 16 hours later, we will all be lining upRead more »
Will we ever learn to value our history, especially old buildings which are the only visible link to the past? Does anyone really care beyond paying lip service to the importance of history in our place? Take a walk on the main street of Liverpool and Campbelltown and you willRead more »
BY all accounts participatory democracy is dead. The contest of ideas has died quietly without many people noticing or an obituary written. Except maybe a handful of people, including Mark Latham, who addressed the Campbelltown chamber of commerce last night at Tabcorp Menangle on just this issue. The former LaborRead more »
DO you want Camden Council to amalgamate with Campbelltown? Or if you are in Liverpool, do you want your council to amalgamate with Fairfield? No, actually a better question is: Do you care either way if your council amalgamates with anyone? No, that’s right, hardly anyone cares. Apathy rules, OK?Read more »
