Palliative care unit victory all about people power

Sometimes even a cynical old journalist can be surprised by how quickly a community campaign can get the result it’s shooting for. That certainly is the case with the Camden Hospital palliative care unit with the beautiful garden, pictured above. …

Leppington big winner from NSW Budget, says local MP

Nathan Hagarty, the state member for Leppington, has commended the first NSW Labor Budget in over 12 years. The Labor MP says the Minns Government budget has delivered for families in Leppington by investing in essential services, education, open space, …

Councils giving our local businesses a helping hand

Businesses in the Campbelltown and Ingleburn CBD precincts are being offered up to $5000 to help them establish an outdoor dining area. The Campbelltown Council outdoor dining grants grants aim to enable local restaurants, bakeries, takeaway shops, hotels, bistros and …

On the buses: forum feedback to help improve services

Feedback from a South West Sydney forum will help bus services better across NSW. Members of the state government’s bus industry taskforce and Transport for NSW planners and other staff took part in the face to face forum held at …

Win for the community: palliative ward to stay at Camden

Camden Hospital’s palliative care unit will stay put after all and you can thank the people in this photo. They are behind an extraordinary local campaign that has in record time resulted in NSW health minister Ryan Park intervening to …

State Budget’s big splash on Campbelltown koalas

The NSW Budget has included an $80 million investment in measures to secure the future of Campbelltown’s growing koala colony. This allocation has been welcomed by local MP Greg Warren, who accepted that the area did not get everything that …

Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco Lara to perform in Camden

The acclaimed Spanish flamenco guitarist Paco Lara will perform in Camden next month. Lara, who now lives in Australia having migrated here in 2017, will perform the original work from his new album, Duende. The show promises to be a …

Outrage over closure of Camden Hospital palliative care ward

A petition to save Camden Hospital’s palliative care unit has been signed by almost 4500 people in just five days. And a social media page created at the same time has already attracted more than 2300 followers. Judging by the …

Bula to be a Tiger until 2027, and Benji’s happy

Wests Tigers have upgraded and extended the contract of exciting young fullback Jahream Bula. The 21-year-old has been a shining light for the club since making his NRL debut in Round 8 this season and was recently awarded the Kelly-Barnes …

Sama’s going straight from school to work as a barber

Sama Fuamatu, who is about to complete Year 12 at the end of the year, is set to go straight from high school to a job as a barber in Campbelltown. He is in that happy situation because he has …

Meet the new Myrtle Cottage chief executive officer

Kylie Richardson doesn’t plan to change a thing now she’s the chief executive officer at Myrtle Cottage. “If you’re not prepared as manager to do all the jobs, you shouldn’t have the top job,’’ she tells the South West Voice. …

Black spot funding big win for our community

Three dangerous crash locations across Campbelltown will soon be made safer. Almost $800,000 in funding has been allocated under the Australian Government’s black spot program for improvements to the three intersections. The biggest share of the money, $374,261, will go …