Full fibre boosting our digital backbone, says nbn

Eligible residential homes and businesses in outer South Western Sydney can now connect to faster internet speeds as the rollout of full fibre continues. Locations include Ambarvale, Bradbury, St Helens Park, Gilead, Rosemeadow, Blairmount, Claymore, Eagle Vale, Woodbine, Englorie Park, …

Hamani Tanginoa: Camden youth leader to ‘premier’ of NSW

There are just eight days left for South Western Sydney youths in Years 10, 11 and 12 to apply for this year’s youth parliament run by the Y NSW. Hamani Tanginoa, who went from being a Camden Council young leader …

Happy and healthy 40th birthday, Medicare

Forty years ago today, on February 1, 1984, two important moments in Australia’s healthcare history occurred, writes DR MIKE FREELANDER, the federal member for Macarthur, in this opinion piece: The first was the introduction of Medicare by the Hawke Government, …

Great idea: $1.1m playground next to the hospital

Marsden Park is already a great outdoor space, but even so it is about to get much, much better. Work has already started on a $1.1 million brand new playground with the lot, which will replace what was a pretty …

Mohammad gives WSI airport internship thumbs up

Minto resident Mohammad Atiq‘s desire to work on a large scale project led him to apply for a Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) internship.  As a result, the 21-year-old gained a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree with honours at the …

As children return to school focus is on their safety

Students and staff are returning to schools across the Macarthur region this week. Mayor of Camden, Cr Ashleigh Cagney, has joined a chorus of calls urging motorists to take extra care and slow down around local schools. “With six weeks …

It’s high tea, for a good cause: our young people

At the heart of Youth Solutions’ ChariTEA is a focus on what the community can achieve when it works together. The event has fast become one of Youth Solutions’ signature events, bringing together locals in support of youth drug and …

New push for Appin rezoning infrastructure guarantee

The demand for infrastructure is already stretched in Wollondilly, with developers in Wilton struggling to access essential services such as water, waste water and roads so that houses can be built, says Mayor Matt Gould. “This is what is holding …

Angus Taylor blasts scrapping of bridges renewal program

Scrapping the Bridges renewal program will have devastating consequences for the Hume electorate, says Angus Taylor. The Hume MP and shadow treasurer said the Albanese Government’s decision made it clear Labor do not understand the importance of our road networks …

Narellan business chamber set to hit the ground running in 2024

The Greater Narellan business chamber is set to hit the ground running in 2024. It has gone straight to the top of the pile for its general meeting of the year, securing Allan Pease, the Aussie known world wide as …

Time you did the right thing by us, Premier

We’re all happy to hear that Penrith will get $309m for the redevelopment of the NRL premiers’ home ground. It looks nice, going by the computer generated image above, but, and let’s get straight to the point here, where’s the …

Australia Day honour for World War I graves in UK researcher

Just 900 more war graves to research and catalogue and Cath Sedgwick’s work will be done. But these World War I graves are not in France or other parts of continental Europe – they are in the United Kingdom and …