$85m expansion to take arts centre back to the future

The $84.6m Campbelltown Arts Centre expansion project won’t be just about a much bigger and better cultural hub. As the concept designs of the project show, the main entrance will return to its original place, alongside Art Gallery Road. The …

Premier opens Campbelltown building that will save lives

Diabetes, mental health, child wellbeing, and addiction medicine rates are diabolical in Macarthur and South Western Sydney. It’s even worse for Aboriginal people who live in this region. But the cavalry is on the way, with the formal opening this …

Mayors charity dinner raises $75,000 to help our sick kids

The money raised for Kids of Macarthur at the recent Macarthur Mayors charity dinner event will go towards advanced paediatric equipment, including new ultrasound technology, at Campbelltown Hospital. The night – which raised $75,000 – was hosted by the Mayors …

Leppington now a schools construction hub

Work has now started on major projects at three local schools: Greenway Park Public School, Dalmeny Public School and Kearns Public School. A major upgrade will see eight new, permanent classrooms replace all of the ageing demountables at Greenway Park …

Our Aniese joins fellow change-makers in Canberra

Among the young leaders from across Australia who converged on the nation’s capital last week to influence the future of the Olympic movement on the road to the Brisbane 2032 Games was South West Sydney high school student Aniese Ismail, …

Council makeover for popular kerbside clean up service

Campbelltown Council has unveiled a new look for the kerbside bulky waste collections service offered to residents four times a year. The changes include a new name for what used to be known as kerbside clean up. Now called bulky …

Koshigaya Park upgrade homage to 40 year sister city relationship

A $2.5 million upgrade to the Koshigaya Park playground will pay homage to the 40 odd year history of Campbelltown’s sister city relationship with the Japanese city the park is named after. Centrepiece of the new playground will be an …

Strewth: more Aussie content coming soon to our screens

There’s a dinky-di reason the member for Macarthur, Dr Mike Freelander, is pictured with Costa Georgiadis, the host of Gardening Australia, a program that appears on ABC TV. Costa, as most people call him, presents gardening stories with a uniquely …

MPs say people power forced council rethink

These two MPs say people power forced a local council to back away from plans to deprive residents the right to formally oppose certain developments. But they have warned that the battle on this issue isn’t over yet. At its …

Two Camden vets recognised in 2025 awards

Two veterinarians from Camden area have been honoured by the Veterinary Practitioners Board of NSW for their outstanding contributions to animal health, research and education, taking two out of the three major honours in the 2025 Centenary awards. Sydney University …

Top marks for new centre of rugby league in Campbelltown

The new Wests Tigers centre of rugby league will become the operational hub for the club’s community, education and pathways programs in Campbelltown and the region. Based within the Western Sydney University’s Campbelltown campus, the new facility will support the …

The food for koalas does grow on trees

Koalas being cared for by Campbelltown’s dedicated community of wildlife carers will soon have access to a buffet of food at Mansfield Creek Reserve in St Helens Park. Campbelltown Council staff joined Sydney Wildlife and WIRES volunteers to plant 500 …