Wisbey leads Queen’s Birthday honours list in the south west

Steve Wisbey found out he had been nominated for a Queen’s Birthday OAM honour when a “lovely lady’’ from the Governor-General’s office phoned him. Wisbey asked if she was calling about the Governor-General attending the Battle of Beersheba breakfast he …

Two quick goals and Eagles fly high

Two  goals in two minutes by Alex Canak were enough for Bonnyrigg White Eagles to snatch the three premiership points in Saturday night’s local derby at Bossley Park with  Marconi Stallions on Saturday night, reports Joe Russo. When the home …

Why we must stand up for WestConnex

Make no mistake: if you are one of the 200,000 or so western and south western Sydney workers who has to get into the car every morning and drive east to your place of employment, the WestConnex road project is …

Another loss as Tigers capitulate to Titans

The Wests Tigers 2015 season is on the line after a 27-20 capitulation to the Gold Coast Tigers tonight at Leichhardt Oval. Apart from a short burst between the 58th and 68th minute when the Tigers suddenly came to life, …

Stallions host Eagles in local derby

Two matches on Saturday and four on Sunday make up round 13 of the NPL NSW Men’s 1 competition. The big interest in the south west of Sydney will be the two Saturday matches. The main one is the local …

Have a good (long) weekend but take care on the road

MP Melanie Gibbons is encouraging everyone to make the most of the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, but to take care while on the roads. “This weekend not only will you find more motorists on our roads, but you will also …

Iconic Liverpool pub sold for $25 million

The recent sale of the iconic Macquarie Hotel for $25 million is another big tick for Liverpool, which seems to be growing in leaps and bounds. The popular pub was sold to private hoteliers. Hotels & hospitality group JLL acted …

Flushed out: our councils’ dunny strategy

The public dunny of the future is here now, and soon they will be appearing like mushrooms across Campbelltown and Liverpool – Camden will catch up eventually. Campbelltown is spending some of its new found rates wealth – an extra …

Fight goes on against intermodal, despite government move

Despite the screaming headlines in some sections of the media today, the Moorebank intermodal terminal has not been given final approval. What has happened in the past 24 hours is that the federal government and the private consortium seeking to …

Zany ways to beat the cold this winter

We are always trying to solve your conundrums here at Top 5, and this time around it’s how to stay warm when winter arrives and it’s colder than a bucket of ice tipped on your back when you’re not looking. …

MP backs fight against scourge of drug ice

A new campaign encouraging the community to help police stamp out the supply and use of the drug ice starts this weekend. Holsworthy MP Melanie Gibbons has given the thumbs up to the Your call can make a difference campaign. …

Sydney Film Festival comes south west

Having already hosted two successful Travelling Film Festivals, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre is going for three out of three. The Powerhouse is set to host a monthly film program presented by Sydney Film Festival. For one night each month newly …