Pirates hang on to win see-saw battle

It was too close for comfort, but after a see-saw battle the West Sydney Pirates put away the Sutherland Seahawks 34-30 to grab the vital premiership points. The win means the Pirates are in third place on the ladder of …

Paramor art prize winner to pocket $20,000

A new art prize of $20,000 has been named after the celebrated female artist Wendy Paramor, who spent part of her life in Liverpool. The inaugural Paramor prize: Art + innovation is part of a range of new annual art …

Hit the road: $17m for Eagle Vale Drive

More than $17 million will be spent to widen Eagle Vale Drive so it can cope with the expected increase in traffic in coming years. “After years of inaction by former Labor governments we are making up for lost time …

Christmas lunch in the park for disadvantaged

Liverpool Council will join forces with Liverpool Community Kitchen and Hub and Inspire Community Services to host a special Christmas lunch on Friday, December 19 at Light Horse Park. The inspiration to hold a Christmas lunch for the disadvantaged members …

It’s all happening in the library

Liverpool City Library is offering a broad range of events this month, from a lecture on Australian WWII aviation, a talk by a home-grown champion swimmer about her fascinating life journey and international success, to a poetry exhibition featuring the …

Big Tony leads the westie celebrity pack

We don’t have too many nationally known celebrities, but one may be the self confessed “humble dairy farmer from Leppington, Tony Perich. Big Tony was featured on the front page of the national daily The Australian a couple of weeks …

South west boom, but don’t forget the elephant in the room

Only those just back from Mars wouldn’t be aware that the north west and the south west are the two great growth parts of the Sydney metropolitan area. Funny thing is that when the south west is being discussed, it’s …

Local obesity attack wins award, going global

A project pioneered by South Western Sydney Local Health District aimed at preventing obesity in children has taken out the 2014 NSW Health award for Preventative Health. The Healthy Beginnings program involved nurses visiting 667 first-time mothers living in South …

You get to choose one country from each continent

You’ve won first prize with the InterGalacticTours raffle you bought at that cocktail party where you had a little too much sauvignon blanc and completely forgot all about the 10 tickets you bought. Now you have received an email telling …

Maestro and his string orchestra at Mater Dei next

The maestro of Macarthur and his L’Estro Armonico String Orchestra will dazzle audiences again when they perform at a concert in Mater Dei school later this month. Polish born George Kowalik is the maestro who will conduct the talented orchestra …

Liverpool celebrates its birthday

Macquarie Mall was the venue for this year’s foundation of Liverpool celebrations. It combined a citizenship ceremony and the naming of this year’s recipients of Order of Liverpool honours. The formalities included a commemorative cake cutting to celebrate the official …

M5 third lane almost all done

Motorists travelling westbound along the M5 South West Motorway will benefit from improved traffic flow as a result of the opening of the third westbound lane now between Beverly Hills and Prestons this week. This is a significant milestone in …