Fast food store robbed at knifepoint

Police are appealing for witnesses after the armed robbery of a restaurant in Prestons last night (August 12). Two teenage employees were working at the fast food shop on Hoxton Park Road, when the incident took place. Two men entered …

Get into family heritage: Doyle

Bryan Doyle is encouraging his constituents to learn more about their family heritage as part of National Family History Month. “Every one of us shares a common story, one of our ancestors made the decision to come to Australia and …

Meet the world’s first family robot

Brilliant or creepy? I can see so many uses not only for the family home, but business as well. Though now my mind is racing with the business possibilities and applications from conferencing to reminders or just voice commands and …

A true blue Labor Party soldier, Laurie Ferguson eyes retirement

Laurie Ferguson is a typical, down to earth Labor Party stalwart and it’s no surprise that he makes no fuss about the fact that this will be his last term as the federal member for Werriwa. ”Yep, had enough, retiring,’’ …

Avoid serious injury: Police message to commuters for rail safety week

Avoid a near miss or serious injury around train tracks is the message to South West Sydney commuters this week as police target individuals taking risks at level crossings and in rail corridors. Rail Safety Week which started yesterday (August …

Hitchcock thriller at Casula

The famous Alfred Hitchcock thriller 39 Steps will be staged in the theatre of the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre on August 27. The 39 Steps is a fast-paced, side-splitting comedy featuring over 100 characters played by four actors. Based on the …

Lions put Roosters away

The Mittagong Lions have all but secured the 2014 Group Six Rugby League Minor Premiership, after defeating Thirlmere 52-32 in their match on Sunday afternoon. The Lions started the day on top of the ladder, but knew they had to …

Battle of the Eagles

When two Eagles clash, one has to crash down to Earth, and in this rugby league battle of the birds, unfortunately it was the Campbelltown variety that came off second best on the weekend. But the East Campbelltown Eagles, soundly …

Rebels arrested over assault

Six members of the Rebels outlaw motorcycle gang, including four from the south west region, have been arrested and charged over the alleged kidnapping and assault of a man in May. On May 10, police were made aware of an …

Wests Tigers hit rock bottom

It had to be. Rock bottom. After the week in hell. And so it was. In the deep north of Australia. More than 2,000 kilometres from Balmain. Even more from Campbelltown. About 50 more, give or take. It was 20-0 …

Minto’s community hub is back

When it declined so badly that it was down to three or four shops battling on, some people were convinced that Minto Mall would never re-open. Or that it would ever be as good as it was in its heyday …

Doyle slams Labor on refuges

The Labor Party has been accused of ”preying on the fears of the most vulnerable members of the Campbelltown community”. The State Member for Campbelltown, Mr Bryan Doyle, says “Labor has revealed its true colours, rolling out a deceitful “Save Our …