New local campaign takes aim at vaping, tobacco smoking

Ask any parent or teacher of teenagers what the top substance issues of concern are for their young people and you’d likely find that vaping is at the top of the list. Add to that the fact that tobacco smoking …

Macarthur FC coach quietly confident success is on the way

Macarthur FC head coach Mile Sterjovski is a softly spoken man, but there’s plenty of steel and determination behind that façade. At his first interview this morning since the club announcement that he has signed a two year extension to …

Premier’s on the line for member for Campbelltown

Greg Warren has a spring in his step and a smile on his face. That’s not just because yesterday the NSW Premier, Chris Minns, announced that he had appointed the member for Campbelltown as parliamentary secretary. The way Mr Warren …

Push is on for more local jobs in Wollondilly

More local jobs could be on the way in Wollondilly after council included two additional land sites to its employment land strategy. They are at The Oaks airport, pictured above, and between Bargo River Bridge Tahmoor and Wellers Road at …

Police appeal for public help to find two missing persons

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate this teenage girl who has been reported missing from the Macarthur area. Tearane Hanham, 15, was last seen at a house on Welling Drive, Narellan Vale, on Friday April 14. Since being …

Club Menangle set to go pink for breast cancer campaign

Pink will reign supreme in nine races at Club Menangle during May. It’s all part of Pacing for Pink 2023, which raises important funds for the McGrath Foundation, whose mission is to ensure that no one goes through breast cancer …

Liverpool Council developer levy to raise $1 billion in Austral

Each new house in the proposed Austral and Leppington North land release areas will attract a Liverpool Council developer levy of around $60,000, says the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART). The levy would raise around $1 billion. In releasing …

Nofa’s back as Wests Tigers head out to the country

David Nofoaluma will return for his first NRL match since Round 3 when Wests Tigers travel Bathurst to take on premiers Penrith Panthers this Saturday night. The Campbelltown local hero will replace the injured Charlie Staines on the wing. Staines, …

Who was the clown who flew drone over Anzac Day dawn service?

Local Anzac Day services yesterday not only attracted massive crowds, they concluded without incident. Well, actually, there was one at Mawson Park, Campbelltown, pictured above, according to one of our readers. Elizabeth sent us this little note after she attended …

We’re taking pressure off families in Werriwa, says Labor MP

In less than one year since being elected, the Albanese Labor Government has improved the lives of residents of Werriwa, says MP Anne Stanley. “The Albanese Labor Government is focused on taking pressure off families,” says the Member for Werriwa. …

Anzac Day in Camden is back bigger than Ben Hur

Anzac Day services returned throughout South Western Sydney today, and so did large crowds, but none were anywhere near as big as Camden. It is quite something that 20,000 people attended the Anzac Day dawn service held at Camden Bicentennial …

Lions, Roosters in perfect start to rugby league season

Mittagong Lions and Thirlmere Roosters have made a perfect start to the Macarthur Conference Group 6 rugby league premiership to be joint leaders after four rounds. Both have recorded three wins and have one bye each as well to sit …