Mid-air collision: local residents rushed to plane crash sites

Australian Transport Safety Bureau has launched an investigation into Saturday’s tragedy near Camden which claimed the lives of three people aboard two light aircraft Three men died after the planes collided in mid air before crashing and killing everyone aboard …

Special edition of Fisher’s Kids as our ghostly festival returns

Campbelltown Arts Centre is excited to once again be hosting Fisher’s Kids this year. This family-friendly celebration is even more significant as it marks the 40-year relationship between Campbelltown and its Japanese sister city, Koshigaya.  This free event, themed ‘Yonju’ …

Headspace opens its doors in Edmondson Park

Young people across South Western Sydney now have better access to mental health care and support with the opening of the new headspace at Edmondson Park. Assistant minister for mental health and suicide prevention Emma McBride officially opened the new …

Camden student receives award from NSW Governor

Mount Annan Christian College student Siena Camilleri didn’t just think mental health awareness was important – she did something about it. For a Year 10 Shark Tank exercise she created an online program called Siena’s Sport Sigma. The program focused …

Wollondilly MP takes up fight on behalf of optometrists, patients

Judy Hannan, the independent state member for Wollondilly, is an optometrist by profession. And if she talks about a problem that needs to be fixed that relates to optometrists, she knows what she’s talking about. Here is the problem: Currently …

Stats point to a draw, but Bulls may have other ideas

Less than five days after their 6-1 opening round triumph over Perth Glory, Macarthur FC return to Campbelltown Stadium tonight to host Newcastle Jets. The visitors were first round 1-0 losers to Melbourne City despite playing at home in Newcastle. …

Wests awards recognition for achievement and spirit of sport

The incredibly successful Macarthur Rams women’s first grade football side has another trophy for their cabinet after being named elite sports team of the year  at the 24th Annual Wests Sports Council Awards. This talented group of women won the …

Search for body of missing 82 year old Leppington man

Camden Police have charged a 67 year old man with murder over the fatal shooting of an elderly man earlier this year. Meanwhile the search for the body of the missing man will continue today at Upper Colo. In September, …

Reducing landfill is everyone’s business, but what do they think?

Reducing landfill is everyone’s business, and with that in mind one local council is asking ratepayers to help it shape its strategy on rubbish disposal. Wollondilly residents have been invited to share their thoughts on waste services, facilities and ways …

State of our city report: optimistic outlook for Campbelltown

The one indisputable statistic to emerge from the latest State of our City report is that the population of Campbelltown is steadily increasing. In 2023, our population was 184,784, compared with 177,778 just two years earlier in 2021. There was …

Reuben Porter, Solomona Faataape to be at Wests Tigers in 2025

The emergence of players bursting with rugby league talent was an oasis of hope in the middle of another disappointing season for the Wests Tigers in 2024. Reuben Porter and Solomona Faataape (pictured above) were among them, and not surprisingly, …

Weed jungle in main street given beautiful makeover

Once upon a time this outdoor space next to the historic Old Campbelltown Post Office building was a local franchise of Pancakes on the Rocks. Sadly, once that business closed the outdoor space was allowed to become a jungle of …