Campbelltown’s $34.6m Billabong to open in September next year

The main features of the Campbelltown Billabong Parklands will begin to take shape over the coming months as construction gets under way on the iconic swimming lagoon at the end of June. Work on the lagoon follows the completion of …

Local hero Nofoaluma back in top side for Manly clash

If it’s 4pm on a Tuesday, the inbox always has an email from Wests Tigers naming their squad for their next scheduled game. Today, with the club having sacked the coach, Michael Maguire, less than two hours before the official …

Wests Tigers: Michael Maguire has been terminated

The Michael Maguire era at the Wests Tigers is over. The club have announced that their head coach of the past three and a half seasons has today “been terminated from his role, effective immediately’’. Former NSW Origin halfback Brett …

Book a council hall or sport ground without leaving home

Digital technology is changing just about every facet of life, and one of the latest is booking council halls and even sporting venues. Camden Council has got on board by rolling out a new sports ground and facility booking software …

Australian Made means more good jobs for us: Anoulack

Macquarie Fields MP and shadow minister for finance, industry and trade Anoulack Chanthivong is calling on the Liberal Government to heed the message of Australian Made Week and commit to domestic manufacturing. Mr Chanthivong visited Ingleburn manufacturing company Eilbeck Heavy …

Eagles land on temporary home ground with 10 try romp

East Campbelltown Eagles, still struggling to get their home ground game ready, hosted Mittagong Lions at Hillier Oval, Liverpool on the weekend. But the former big guns of the Sydney Shield competition didn’t let the relocation faze them, piling on …

Queen’s Birthday break just what the doctor ordered for Quins

The Campbelltown Harlequins will have an extra week to regroup after their 31-7 loss to Avondale on Saturday. The Illawarra District Rugby Union premiership will have a break during the Queen’s Birthday weekend when the Country Championships will take place …

Angus Taylor leadership ranking has gone up a notch or three

Local MP Angus Taylor will be the opposition shadow treasurer for the next three years. “I am humbled and honoured to be asked to serve as shadow treasurer by the leader of the opposition, Peter Dutton,’’ says the federal member for Hume. …

It’s a win for Campbelltown, says The Bin Chicken founder

Alexis Bowen says being named 2022 NSW Environmental Citizen of the Year for The Bin Chicken initiative is a win for Campbelltown. “What The Bin Chicken is doing is having a red hot go for the planet, but how good …

Master plan wheels in motion for $1 billion justice precinct

There’s been a lot of talk about funding transformational projects. But there is nothing more transformational than the plan for a community and justice precinct in the heart of Campbelltown. As the $1 billion plus project – yes, one billion …

Rossmore service station armed robbery: man in court

A man has been refused bail to appear in court after numerous firearms and ammunition were seized at a Mt Annan home as part of investigations into the armed robbery of a service station west of Liverpool last month. The …

Our sport academy ups the ante on Indigenous athletes

Representing your home town, state or nation is the goal of many athletes. However, for several current and former athletes of the South West Sydney Academy of Sport, the opportunity to represent their Indigenous culture and heritage ranks just as …

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