Australia Day becoming more fair dinkum, but we’re not there yet

This blue tongue lizard crab walked onto the centre of the football field at Ron Dine Memorial Reserve, Camden, at the end of the main game in the Dharawal Cup on Saturday afternoon. It was a performance from left field, …

Dharawal Cup #1 done and dusted and everyone’s a winner

On Saturday, January 22, Ron Dine Memorial Reserve in Camden hosted a new community sporting event with a difference. Dharawal Cup Day combined football clashes between Camden Tigers sides and Indigenous invitation teams that included players from across NSW and …

Man dies after his car crashed into tree at Ingleburn

A man has died following a single vehicle crash in Ingleburn overnight. About 10.20pm emergency services were called to Bensley Road after a blue Hyundai Getz had hit a tree. The driver, and sole occupant, was treated by NSW Ambulance …

Macarthur FC mascot officially named: Arthur’s in the bull pen

“Arthur the Bull is as great as they come – he’s determined, energetic and he’s even quite handsome,’’ says Macarthur FC general manager of operations Natalie Matich. Speaking after the name of our A-League club’s brand new mascot was revealed …

World boxing champ Geale to pull on football boots for Dharawal Cup

Big local Indigenous names such as former A-League star Mark Bridge and world boxing champ Daniel “the real deal’’ Geale will be taking part in the inaugural Dharawal Cup tomorrow at Ron Dine Memorial Reserve, Camden. Geale, will run on …

Cheryl’s long and excellent career working for Dr Freelander

Cheryl Roberts started working for Dr Mike Freelander around about the time he had launched his career as a paediatrician in Campbelltown in the mid-1980s. It turned out to be such a good fit that it lasted almost 40 years. …

Shire gets some good news after a couple of years to forget

After a couple of years to forget, Wollondilly Shire has scored a $1.745m grant which will go towards new and upgraded community sporting facilities, urgent road works and kerb and guttering. Council says the money will go to high priority …

Australia Day ambassador is stage and TV legend Maria Venuti

Singer and actress Maria Venuti has been announced as Campbelltown’s 2022 Australia Day ambassador. She will speak at the online civic awards ceremony on Australia Day. Due to the current pandemic situation Campbelltown’s Australia Day in 2022 will be an …

Oaks Historical Society among winners of new funding program

The Oaks Historical Society is one of the winners of the federal government’s $3 million culture, heritage and arts regional tourism funding program. The society was among the first batch of successful applicants announced yesterday. It will receive a $3,000 …

Brenden’s artwork will help Indigenous Football Academy kick goals

Brenden Broadbent has first hand experience of how Aboriginal people like himself got the cold shoulder from the football code many people know as soccer. He says things are slowly changing now, but back in his day, “in the 1980s …

Council needs community help on water for wildlife project

Love animals and want to help care for them? Camden Council has installed two “water for wildlife’’ water drinking stations in Mount Annan and needs your help. It has partnered with Animals Australia on the initiative, with the two drinking …

Young gun poised to add depth to Wests Tigers backline in 2022

Wests Tigers’ newest signing Starford To’a scored a try in his NRL debut in 2019 just a few weeks after turning 19. The outside back, who’s now 21, played 20 first grade matches for the Newcastle Knights and scored 11 …

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