Campbelltown joins battle for a new western Sydney stadium

Campbelltown Council will wage a strong campaign to convince the State Government Sydney’s third major stadium/entertainment facility should be built here. The general manager, Mr Paul Tosi, has been tasked with discussing with the state sports minister the potential of …

Festival fun on the way

This year’s Festival of Fisher’s Ghost will kick off Thursday, October 30 with the opening of the Craft Exhibition and will conclude on Sunday, November 9 with the Fun Run and the final day of the carnival at Bradbury. A report to …

Who’s got the best green thumb?

There is still time for local green thumbs to enter this year’s Campelltown City Garden Competition and have a bash at winning some of the prizemoney on offer. This year there are 12 categories for entrants to choose from, with …

Japanese flavour to Riverfest ’14

This year’s Riverfest will be held on Saturday, August 30 between 11am and 3pm Koshigaya Park, Campbelltown. A report to Campbelltown Council at its July 29 meeting noted that a number of exciting and interactive workshops and displays will feature …

Meet you at the library, for coffee

Visitors to Campbelltown library will soon be able to enjoy a cup of coffee to accompany their reading. Council has backed plans for a coffee shop at the HJ Daley Library, and also the civic centre in Queen Street. A …

ConnectFX a new way for businesses to inspire each other

Business owners in the Liverpool/Macarthur region have joined forces to create the next generation of business clubs, where the focus is on being inspired, learning and connecting. The club is called ConnectFX, has no membership fees, uses online technology to deliver …

What Jim Carrey explains in one minute will change your life forever

I’ve listened to the entire speech and whilst profoundly sensible for everybody; being a business owner it resonates on a different level as well. Jim Carrey is funny, but he’s also deeply profound — a side he revealed to graduates …

Wests Tigers smashed by Storm

The Wests Tigers missed a golden opportunity to move up the NRL ladder tonight, when they found a way to lose a game they should have won. In front of a miserable crowd of just over 6,000 hardy souls on …

A proper rant about email, the killer app that’s killing us

How do you start your business day? A walk to get a coffee to help you through the mountain of emails that just never seem to end; only to rinse and repeat again tomorrow. A thought provoking article from my …

Liverpool Council backs hip hop crew’s world championship bid

Liverpool City Council has come to the aid of local hip hop crew, The Pioneers, with a grant of $5,000 to assist their campaign at the World Hip Hop Dance Championships. The Pioneers, a group of 28 dancers from Liverpool-based …

Eagles flying high for Benny

The East Campbelltown Eagles downed Mounties 34-12  in the NSW rugby league Sydney Shield competition on Sunday. The match was played at Waminda Oval and Eagles players wore specially designed jerseys in memory of Benny Stevens. It was also Old …

Missing Persons Week 2014 is set to focus on dementia

NSW Police Force has launched the 2014 Missing Persons Week campaign to raise awareness of the issues and impacts surrounding missing persons. In 2014, the National Missing Persons Coordination Centre has partnered with Alzheimer’s Australia for the theme Dementia and …