Three local artists make cut for 2024 Blake prize

Three local artists are among the 58 finalists of this year’s prestigious Blake art prize. Yuhana Nashmi (Ruse), Khaled Sabsabi (Green Valley) and Linda Sok (Cecil Hills) have made the cut from 600 entries. They are now in with a …

Cancer fundraising warrior is Leppington woman of the year

Antoinette Sulfaro is a dedicated and compassionate leader at Ladies Like to Lunch, a not-for-profit organization committed to supporting women affected by cancer in South Western Sydney. Drawing from her own experiences as a carer and motivated by her family’s …

St Patricks student looking forward to constitutional convention

Later this month, Ava Coltman from Saint Patricks College for Girls Campbelltown will be one of 95 Year 11 and 12 students from around Australia attending the 29th national schools constitutional convention. The convention will be held at the Museum …

Cancer Care Macarthur brings cutting edge treatment

Cancer Care Associates, a leading provider of comprehensive cancer care services, is expanding to Macarthur with a new, cutting-edge facility. Located in the heart of the Campbelltown town centre at 218 Queen Street, Cancer Care Macarthur (artist’s impression pictured above) …

Rosehill Racecourse in Wollondilly Shire would be a winner

Imagine if Rosehill Racecourse was relocated to somewhere near Picton, Wilton or Tahmoor. Or even Bargo and Thirlmere. It doesn’t sound like a serious proposition; more like a cheeky suggestion from Wollondilly Shire Council trying to make a point about …

Koori Kulcha gets $20,000 for street warrior camps program

A new Koori Kulcha Aboriginal Corporation program, Street Warrior Camps, is about rebuilding connections for young people, says Auntie Marie Barbaric. “Ultimately this wonderful program is about building hope,” says the manager of the Wollondilly based Koori Kulcha. “The Street …

After years of neglect, education is the word in SW Sydney

The two fastest growing parts of outer South Western Sydney are Leppington and Austral. The population in these two areas has exploded in recent years. The number of families in Austral grew from 682 to 1,799 from 2016 to 2021, …

Mayor to get on her bike for free check and tune-up

The Mayor of Camden, Ashleigh Cagney, says she will be taking her bicycle to this year’s Live It Up, Live It Green for a free check and tune-up. And Cr Cagney, who is pictured above with her bike, wants everyone …

Oran Park Public School stage two speedy delivery

At Oran Park Public School, a stage two upgrade that opened for students to use on day one of the first term in 2024 was installed on site in quick time – eight weeks. From design to completion, the project …

Bone marrow donors boost hits a chord with Dr Freelander

Long before he entered parliament, Dr Mike Freelander was part of a medical team involved in a bone marrow transplant operation. But this wasn’t just another bone marrow transplant operation, as Dr Freelander recalled this week when as chair of …

Frankie Ferocious romps home to seal Miracle Mile spot

Frankie Ferocious left champion reinsman Cameron Hart in a quandary when he rated 1:49.3 to win Saturday night’s $250,000 Cordina Chicken Farms Chariots of Fire at Club Menangle. It gave leading Menangle trainer Jason Grimson two runners in next weekend’s …

Liverpool boys, girls high schools set to become one

They are located right next to each other for decades, and now Liverpool Boys and Girls High Schools are set to become one as part of plans to create a new co-educational high school. The NSW Government has confirmed that …