Asbestos campaign earns Campbelltown award honour

Campbelltown City Council has won a national award for its asbestos awareness campaigns. Campbelltown was named winner of the Betty Award for most active asbestos awareness month council campaigner in a metropolitan area in the past 12 months. The national …

Wests Tigers name unchanged side for trip to NZ

The last time the Wests Tigers played the New Zealand Warriors in Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland was way back in 2011 and they snagged a narrow 26-22 victory. This Saturday the Tigers will return to Mt Smart Stadium, pictured, …

Stallions break their duck after blocking out Suns

Marconi have  recorded their first win in this year’s National Premier Leagues competition thanks to a  David Talevski goal on the weekend. The game against the Rockdale City Suns was delayed for three quarters of an hour due to the …

United run riot after slow start against Wolves

Sydney United 58 ran riot in their National Premier League clash with South Coast Wolves before running out 5-1 winners. The win was dedicated to their midfield maestro Nick Stavroulakis, who is recovering after an incident during the Westfield FFA …

Commemoration will mark 100 years of Anzac diggers

The Campbelltown community is invited to join in a public commemoration event to mark the Anzac Centenary on Friday, April 24 in Koshigaya Park. “Campbelltown Commemorates’’ will be hosted by Campbelltown City Council and local RSL Sub Branches from 10am …

Three tries in final 10 minutes as Tigers finally get on top of Eels

A 10 minute try blitz at the back end of the game helped the Wests Tigers record their third win of the season when they defeated Parramatta 22-6 at ANZ Stadium this afternoon. The Tigers were trailing 6-4 in the …

Why Bob Ingham is the hero of health and medical research

Bob Ingham was hailed as the “hero of health and medical research in Australia’’ after he and his family pledged another $1 million to the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research. The Inghams’ new one million dollar contribution was announced …

Check out seriously cool stuff to do on Youth Week

Get active, be creative or learn new skills during National Youth Week during April 10 to 19, which offers a host of seriously cool stuff to check out. And this year’s Youth Week theme “It starts with us’’ is aimed …

French film festival bound for Casula Powerhouse

As part of the Alliance Française French Film Festival’s  travelling program, Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre will play host to two fascinating films and all things French. The films to be screened at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre are Belier Family 7.30pm …

Jai Rowell takes his demotion on the chin

Jai Rowell, who has been dumped from the NSW Ministry by Premier Mike Baird, seems to have accepted his fate with grace. Rowell, who is the MP for Wollondilly, has promised to work hard for his constituents in the next …

Two men survive emergency landing in bush

Two young men have been winched to safety after the small plane they were travelling in was forced to make an emergency landing in bushland near Macarthur. About 3.15pm yesterday (Thursday 2 April 2015) emergency services were notified of a …

Liverpool deputy mayor revolving door?

Naturally the man himself was as happy as a sand boy when he was elected deputy mayor of Liverpool last week. Indeed Councillor Gus Balloot sent an SMS to his friends and associates soon after his elevation, which read: Dear friends: …