Father’s Day romp as Camden make another grand final

Every Camden Rams player had a big smile on his face as he came back up to the Kirkham Park dressings room yesterday afternoon. And no wonder, with the team most pundits have been tipping to win the Macarthur Conference …

Good news for local families: Dumaresq St cinema to stay open

The “people’s cinema’’ in Dumaresq Street will not be closing down after all. After weeks of negotiations with Campbelltown Council, a new operator has come on board to take the reins over from the Moore family in the next few …

M-League awards reflect high standard of football in 2023

The who’s who of Macarthur attended this year’s awards dinner of the M-League on Wednesday night. Three mayors, several MPs state and federal, sporting administrators, sponsors and media representatives packed the Wests Leumeah auditorium to find out who the 2023 …

Eureka! World’s richest harness race at Club Menangle

One of the biggest events on the sporting calendar makes its debut tomorrow night at Club Menangle. A big crowd is expected to witness the first ever $2.1 million TAB Eureka, the world’s richest harness pacing race – essentially the …

Fee-Free TAFE a huge success as enrolments soar

The federal government’s Fee-Free TAFE initiative has been an enormous success, with the latest data showing the enrolment target has been significantly exceeded and the program remaining within budget. The figures show that fee-free TAFE has attracted far more than …

Leppington just has it all, says Urban Real Estate

Urban Real Estate Australia has opened its 14th office in the booming heart of South Western Sydney – Leppington. “The opening of Leppington will support our offices in Denham Court and Edmondson Park and further accelerates our expansion plans in …

Outrage over unfunded nurses plan by former government

Local MPs – from Camden to Liverpool – have joined the angry response to revelations the former government had failed to fund almost 120 nurses in South Western Sydney beyond 2024-25. They would have been among 1,112 unfunded nurses across …

This man is wanted over domestic violence offences

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate this man who is wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant in South Western Sydney. Michael Achurch, also known as Williams, aged 43, is wanted by virtue of an outstanding arrest warrant in …

It’s mayoral season and anything could happen

Mayoral election season is almost upon us, with Campbelltown and Camden councillors about to decide who will have the top job in the next 12 months. First cab off the rank will be Campbelltown, which has scheduled an extraordinary meeting …

Five minutes with the mayor a forum highlight

If the first Campbelltown community forum showed us anything it was that the people crave the opportunity to tell leaders what they think. Held in the civic hall located in front of the administration building complex in Queen Street, the …

Going creative to bring main street back to life

Vacant spaces and shopfronts have become a feature of Campbelltown’s Queen Street as it has continued to decline over the past 20 years. The future of the town’s main street was a hot topic of conversation at last night’s public …

Wests Tigers teenagers poised to make their debut

Two teenagers are in line to make their NRL debut when the Wests Tigers run out for their last game in 2023 against Manly Sea Eagles at Brookvale on Friday night. There are several changes to the team that lost …