First Little Ceasars Down Under opens in Casula

State Member for Menai, Melanie Gibbons MP together with Councillor Ned Mannoun, Mayor of Liverpool City Council and Councillor Tony Hadchiti cut the first slice of pizza at the opening of the very first Little Caesars restaurant in Australia. Little …

Splash into summer at Michael Wenden Aquatic Centre

As the weather warms up, locals can “splash into spring’’ at a number of events lined up at the Michael Wenden Aquatic Leisure Centre, Miller – and it’s all free. A number of events are planned and which will take …

Appin spread the rugby league word

Rob Dries from Group Six rugby league club Appin Dogs seniors recently put NRL training balls from the Group Six development officers to some good use while he was on holiday. Rob and his family travel to Moso Island for …

UWS Muslim students to the aid of children in hospital

The Muslim Student Association at the UWS Macarthur campus recently hosted a toy drive for sick children at Campbelltown Hospital. But the Muslim students, many of whom are studying medicine at UWS, did not stop at handing over the cheque …

Spring expo set for a big day at Bigge Park

Bigge Park will burst into a flurry of colour for Liverpool’s Spring Expo embracing all things spring in an inclusive carnival of entertainment on Saturday, October 25. The fun will be on just about the whole day, starting from 10 …

Heathcote Road set to be widened

Investigations are under way for the potential widening of Heathcote Road at Moorebank to two lanes in each direction. Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay and member for Menai Melanie Gibbons have announced details of the process. “Heathcote Road …

Pop-up cafe plans for Bigge Park

Expressions of interest for a pop-up style café in Bigge Park are now open. Mayor Ned Mannoun said the café was one of the key pieces in the plans to revitalise Bigge Park as part of the Building Our New …

Intermodal plans deeply flawed: Mayor

Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun says the Planning and Assessment Commission report about the Moorebank Intermodal had justified council and the community’s concerns that the plans were deeply flawed and failed to recognise significant problems with the site. On September 29 …

To record or not record, that is the question

I don’t know if feud is the right word for it, maybe Mexican standoff is closer to describing the spat between the Camden chamber of commerce and Camden Council and in particular the mayor, Lara Symkowiak. I am told it …

Winged keel, penalty shootout and supercoach

MY personal best sporting moment was coaching the St Andrews under 14s cricket team to a Camden Association premiership more than 20 years ago. Even though it would have been the St Andrews club’s first ever premiership in any age …

Moorebank intermodal approval ‘disgrace’

I WOULD love to know who the people are on this Planning and Assessment Commission which has given concept approval to one of the two intermodal plans for Moorebank. They obviously don’t live in Wattle Grove or Moorebank or Hammondville …

MP ‘disgusted’ over intermodal concept nod

State Member for Menai Melanie Gibbons has expressed disgust at today’s Planning and Assessment Commission (PAC) announcement of concept approval for the SIMTA Intermodal at Moorebank. Promising that the fight against the intermodal was not over, Ms Gibbons issued a …