Refugee on a mission stops at Tahmoor for chat with local MP

Sri Lankan refugee Neil Para, who is walking more than 1000km from Ballarat to Marrickville, today stopped for a chat in Tahmoor with Wollondilly MP Judy Hannan. To promote his petition calling for justice for all refugees who have lived …

Second man charged in relation to fatal stabbing of paramedic

Police have laid additional charges as part of an ongoing investigation into the fatal stabbing of a NSW Ambulance paramedic at the car park of Campbelltown McDonald’s on April 14. Strike Force Tapaulin, established to investigate the circumstances surrounding the …

Jahream Bula bags three end of season club awards

Wests Tigers fullback Jahream Bula has claimed the club’s highest honour, the Kelly-Barnes Medal. As well as being voted the club’s 2023 NRL player of the year, Bula also took out the Players’ Player and Rookie of the Year categories. …

Campbelltown elects first ever Bangladeshi deputy mayor

The Campbelltown mayoral election earlier tonight didn’t really produce any surprises – but it made history nonetheless. Mayor George Greiss, who faced a challenge from Labor leader Darcy Lound, was re-elected for another term after receiving 10 of the 15 …

Bulls round up 60,000 new members in one fell swoop

It’s not often a football club lands 60,000 members in one fell swoop. But that’s exactly what the Macarthur FC Bulls have achieved through a membership partnership with the Cabra-Vale Diggers Club, including Campbelltown RSL, announced this afternoon. What it all …

Restoration sets up historic Picton post office building for the future

The Old Picton Post Office is the town’s most recognisable building. Located on the corner of Menangle Road and Argyle Street, its imposing structure is hard to miss for anyone entering Picton. The historic building hasn’t changed much on the …

Scholarships for Lily and Hannah, sport stars on the rise

Lily Hreszczuk and Hannah Bennetts are both hugely talented athletes on the rise. Lily, who is 16 years old, is singing the praises of a leadership program she has just completed, while Hannah, 17, who is about to take part …

Local fishers get their wish for more Bass in Nepean River

Fishing in the Nepean River at Camden is about to get a whole lot better. Responding to calls from local fishers, Camden Council has recently completed a project which will encourage the increase in population of Australian Bass in the …

Karitane moves services to single location in Campbelltown

Parental support provider Karitane will soon offer its residential services in a single location. “We are excited to announce that our residential services are relocating from Carramar and Camden to a new purpose-built, centrally located facility in Campbelltown,’’ says Karitane …

People power stopped the plans to close down our cinema

It is beyond doubt that people power is what saved the Dumaresq Street cinema from permanent closure. The reaction to the news in late May that it was closing down was quite something else. If that was a referendum to …

Father’s Day romp as Camden make another grand final

Every Camden Rams player had a big smile on his face as he came back up to the Kirkham Park dressings room yesterday afternoon. And no wonder, with the team most pundits have been tipping to win the Macarthur Conference …

Good news for local families: Dumaresq St cinema to stay open

The “people’s cinema’’ in Dumaresq Street will not be closing down after all. After weeks of negotiations with Campbelltown Council, a new operator has come on board to take the reins over from the Moore family in the next few …