Green thumb royalty Camden Australia Day ambassador

Camden’s 2022 Australia Day ambassador will be radio broadcaster and television gardening presenter and author Graham Ross. He will welcome new citizens and give out Australia Day awards at the invite-only citizenship and awards ceremony on January 26 in the …

The 2021 zeitgeist: from anti-vaxxers to sneaky politicians

Zeitgeist, according to the dictionary, is “the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time’’. So, what do you think has been the zeitgeist of 2021? Obviously we …

Greg Warren adds his voice to calls for urgent boost to testing facilities

NSW Labor is calling on the NSW Government to urgently increase the capacity for Covid-19 testing throughout the state, including here in Campbelltown. Case numbers continue to climb each day, much to the frustration of those who have been turned …

Man, 28, shot in the leg three times at Leppington

Police have appealed to the public for information after a man was shot in the leg three times last night. This morning, Assistant Superintendent Robert Danks, of Camden Police Area Command, held a media conference outside Narellan Police Station calling …

Election brings fresh new look to Wollondilly Council

Wollondilly Shire Council will boast a balanced mix of experienced returning councillors and fresh new faces following confirmation of the results from the December 4 election. The declaration of the poll by the NSW Electoral Commission also means Wollondilly residents …

It’s the write stuff for inaugural Fisher’s Ghost competition

The creative talents of local writers were celebrated when the inaugural winners of the Fisher’s Ghost Writing Prize were announced last week. The competition drew more than 100 entrants who were asked to produce a short story, essay, memoir or …

Seniors Stories challenge perceptions about our ‘oldies’

“In spite of all of the hardships, both aboard ship and on land, Lottie and John were married, not in 1872 but in 1877, by the firebrand, pro-Australian nationalist and republican, John Dunmore Lang D.D. in the Scots Church, Sydney …

Fourth male motorcycle rider dies on our roads

Another motorcycle rider has died on our roads, this time in a single vehicle crash near Camden yesterday. The 22 year old man is the fourth motorcycle rider to die on the roads in the outer South Western Sydney region …

A safe New Year’s Eve party for the whole family

See in the new year alongside friends, family and neighbours during a night of entertainment and family-friendly fun at the Campbelltown New Year’s Eve event. Between 5pm and 9.30pm this Friday, December 31, Campbelltown Athletics Centre will come alive with …

Macarthur FC focus turns to NY Eve Mariners battle

The first Macarthur FC defeat of the season – a 3-0 drubbing at the hands of a slick Sydney FC at Campbelltown last night – is not as bad as it looks on paper. The scoreline certainly doesn’t reflect how …

Here comes a Christmas Day like no other

What a year, folks, what a year. Christmas Day is suddenly a disaster for most families. A month ago, as restrictions were eased, we thought, well, Christmas will be OK, just like it was in 2020. Well, it was OK …

Two crashes, two dead in one day on local roads

Two people died in road accidents yesterday in the outer South Western Sydney region. One was a 29 year old motorcycle rider involved in a collision with a car at Edmondson Park. The second fatality was an 18 year old …

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