Wife’s social media rant helps restore Steve’s transport service

Out of the blue, six months after becoming a client of South West Community Transport, 75 year old Ruse resident Steve Mills was told they would no longer be able to help him. Mr Mills, who has had TB [tuberculosis] pretty …

On with the show, this is it: reprieve for theatre group

Members of Campbelltown Theatre Group are usually onstage receiving applause at the end of a performance. Last night, at the November monthly meeting of Campbelltown City Council, they were the ones applauding – vigorously. The applauding from them started a …

Designs for key airport-south west road project

Designs have been released for one of the most important road projects linking large parts of South West Sydney and the Western Sydney International airport at Badgerys Creek. The Fifteenth Avenue airport transit corridor project designs have now been put …

New $60m aged care home opens in Elderslie

National aged care provider BaptistCare has officially opened its newest aged care home in Elderslie. Residents, family members, local community and BaptistCare employees gathered on site yesterday morning to celebrate the milestone. BaptistCare Glendale Lodge aged care home is the …

Kerbside exhibition to boost local artists

A proposed Campbelltown kerbside exhibition would give local artists an opportunity to display their creative work in public. Under a plan being proposed by Labor Councillor Isabella Wisniewska says such an exhibition would also mean the public could purchase artworks …

Work starts on home for bike enthusiasts, thrill seekers

Here’s some great news for bike enthusiasts and thrill seekers in Campbelltown: work has started on a new BMX style bike track, to be located adjacent to the existing – and very popular – St Helens Park youth space skate …

Queenslanders sign to stay in Wests Tigers NRLW colours

Queenslanders Emily Bass and Portia Bourke have signed deals to keep them in Wests Tigers NRLW colours over the next two seasons. The signings come as the club continues to build its NRLW squad for the 2026 season under newly …

Man, 20, charged with stabbing of Camden police officer

A man has appeared in court over the weekend after he was charged over the stabbing of a police officer near Camden. Police were called to a home on Werombi Road, Grasmere, following reports of a concern for welfare on …

Time to put spotlight on overdevelopment of residential streets

Most of us are thinking about the impact of urban sprawl as the population of both big towns in Macarthur explodes. Campbelltown is expanding south to Appin and Menangle, while Camden is approving greenfield developments west and north west towards …

Campbelltown, stay calm and keep walking on new footpaths

Campbelltown residents will soon be able to enjoy new footpaths, enhancing active transport connections across some of the area’s most popular public spaces. Construction has started on the first of four new shared pathways as part of the Connected Campbelltown …

It’s time we got serious on tourism, says Morrison

Councillor Waren Morrison wants to put Campbelltown on the tourism map. He has foreshadowed a notice of motion for next week’s council meeting that calls for a serious effort to boost the local visitor economy. This is not the first …

Police appeal for information on Macquarie Fields shooting

An investigation is under way after multiple shots were fired at a house in Macquarie Fields overnight. Police have today also made an appeal for information from the public. Detective Inspector Andrew Mackay, the Campbelltown City police area command crime …