Giving tree appeal to put Christmas smiles on local kids

Wests Group Macarthur has once again partnered with local charity Big Yellow Umbrella to support families doing it tough as Christmas approaches. On Wednesday, they launched the 2023 Giving Tree Appeal, which will accept community donations until December 7. Giving …

Autism service to hold night market with a difference

Autism Advisory & Support Service are hosting a night market tomorrow, Friday, November 3, between 5pm and 9pm at their premises, 88 Memorial Avenue, Liverpool. AASS founder Grace Fava says the markets will showcase stall holders with additional needs who …

Cockatoo Island plan points to big Sydney divide

A proposal to allocate millions of taxpayers’ dollars to a redevelopment of Cockatoo Island on Sydney Harbour has quite rightly stirred up a hornet’s nest. A new harbour pool is apparently part of the plan, and as critics have pointed …

Wollondilly Council says financial plan paying dividends

Wollondilly Shire Council says its audited 2022-23 annual financial statements show the organisation to be in a sound financial position. They also point to a strong improvement over the past 12 months. The statements, tabled on Tuesday, say council is …

Vow and Declare back for one more shot at Melbourne Cup glory

Vow and Declare, the eight year old chestnut gelding which we’re claiming as the horse representing Macarthur, is back in the running for its third Melbourne Cup next Tuesday. The horse owned by former mayor and local state MP Geoff …

Medical imaging technology boost to health care in Macarthur

Campbelltown’s first PET/CT scan machine has been installed at I-MED Campbelltown Park Central, introducing this state of the art medical imaging technology to the Macarthur region. I-MED Campbelltown Park Central is a medical imaging clinic located in Campbelltown Private Hospital. …

Lyre bird artwork to nestle at Figree Hill

Indigenous girls at Airds High School have created a special artwork as part of a First Nations storytelling through art project. The artwork is of a lyre bird, the local totem animal for Dharawal, known by most of us as …

Twilight Fair, Retro Rollin’ to kick off Fisher’s Ghost in style

The sounds of markets, live stage entertainment and kids’ activities will fill the air around Campbelltown CBD as part of Fisher’s Twilight Fair this Saturday, November 4. The first weekend of the annual festival is always jam packed with events …

Campbelltown’s newest mixed use tower a market success story

Completion is fast approaching for the first major office and residential building in central Campbelltown in 25 years. Eight Dumaresq Street, located between the council cinema building and Australia Post, is setting sales records. The boutique $75 million, 14 level mixed …

Big rush of Chilli Joe fans as Thai Cuisine reopens

When Chilli Joe Thai Cuisine reopened after a six month break, the South West Voice was one of the first to book a table for lunch. And we’re glad we went to the Campbelltown Bowling Club last Friday because we …

Legal Aid expanded to meet demand from growing population

The Legal Aid office in Campbelltown hasn’t just been relocated from one end of Queen Street to another. In anticipation of higher demand for the service, the new office, in 171 Queen Street, is much bigger than its predecessor. To …

Time for Minns to rethink the folly of new city Bradfield

Building new towns and even cities as part of our country’s immigration program does make a lot of sense. Coupled with fast internet, clean energy and other modern services, such an approach would take the pressure off existing infrastructure such …