Tabcorp Park Menangle pays tribute to Light Horse role

THE NSW Harness Racing Club (NSWHRC) stepped back in time last Friday to commemorate the history-changing Australian Light Horse charge that occurred in the Battle of Beersheba almost 100 years ago on October 31, 1917. Chairman Ray Sharman, directors and …

Voice star to perform at Christmas show

Lifehouse Church has an all-star line-up locked in for a special Christmas event on Sunday, November 30. Special guests include finalist from The Voice Jhoanna Aguila, who was part of Team Will.I.am and then saved by Team Kylie in this …

Liverpool makes another splash

New boat ramp and pontoon facilities on the Georges River are one more step in Liverpool’s growing stature, says mayor Ned Mannoun. Speaking after he, State Member for Menai, Melanie Gibbons and Andy Robertson, Manager Operations Botany Bay/Port Hacking, Roads …

MP says send message of support to our troops overseas

As the son of a Vietnam veteran, MP Russell Matheson knows how hard it was for his dad to be away from his family during special times of the year. The federal member for Macarthur is calling on local residents …

Mayor says thanks for people power

As an example of people power, it was so successful it stopped plans for a 24-hour pub in Casula. But more than that, Liverpool mayor Ned Mannoun was so moved by sad stories of alcohol abuse and gambling from residents …

Thanks for the lesson, Gough

In hindsight, our Top Five this week should have been a Top Six, with the addition of advice to leave the world a better place than you found it. During this remarkable week, when a memorial services for the ages …

Word of advice: hard work never killed anyone

This week’s Top Five is about all the tips we get as we go through life. No, not Melbourne Cup tips, we’re talking about the good advice we receive from parents, uncles, friends and associates. If you have your own …

Party time as Fisher’s Ghost festival hits the road

The heart of Campbelltown – from Broughton Street to the art gallery and across to Bradbury Oval – was buzzing like one giant party through the entire weekend as the 2014 Fisher’s Ghost Festival hit its straps. The festivities got …

Girls to get a crack at trades usually done by the boys

Up to 60 female TAFE students will get the chance to enter traditionally male trades such as bricklaying and metal engineering. It comes courtesy of a funding grant  to South Western Sydney Institute – TAFE NSW. The Member for Menai, …

The food, the wine, nature at its best: Tasmania has got it all

When Liverpool bon vivant IAN BAILEY and owner of WINEDGE (see details at the end of the article) won a raffle prize which gave him one night and tours of Moorilla Winery and MONA in Tasmania, he took his wife …

Tension high as Lamattina wins ANDRA championship

Phil Lamattina has taken out the ANDRA championship after a fiery battle at the Australian Nationals hosted by the Sydney Dragway on the weekend. On a weekend of drama, action and excitement, The Top Fuel title fight between Phil Lamattina …

Carnival’s thrills and spills bigger and better

All of the thrills of the Festival of Fisher’s Ghost are back bigger and better than ever before, with a 35-metre high ferris wheel making its debut in Australia as part of this year’s carnival attractions at Bradbury Oval. The ferris …