Penultimate weekend is do or die affair

It is a do or die weekend in the penultimate round of  the IGA National Premier League NSW Mens 1 soccer competition. With Blacktown City having safely secured their passage through to the grand final on September 14 at Sydney …

Slammed: ambulance backlogs at local hospitals

The Labor Party candidate for the seat of Campbelltown, Greg Warren, has demanded an urgent investigation into media revelations of chronic ambulance backlogs at Campbelltown Hospital that have left patients with chest pain and even the unconscious waiting for treatment. …

Man in court over Hoxton Park armed robbery

A man was scheduled to face Liverpool court today following an alleged armed robbery of a newsagency in Hoxton Park. Police say a man allegedly armed with a knife entered a newsagency on Hoxton Park Road yesterday at around noon. …

Campbelltown Road widening a little closer

Early road investigation work is being carried out as part of the planned Campbelltown Road upgrade to widen it between Camden Valley Way at Casula and Brooks Road, Denham Court. The State Member for Campbelltown, Mr Bryan Doyle, welcomed the …

Some Moorebank residents may be living in suburb called Nuwarra

There’s a good chance a section of Moorebank will be declared a suburb in its own right and named Nuwarra. A suggestion has been made by Liverpool Council’s Street Naming Committee to rename part of Moorebank east of Nuwarra Road, …

Wearable devices – will you wear one?

You do not need to be seen as a savvy user of technology with your smart phone, tablet or even a smartpen. It’s the norm to be seen with this gear. Will the age of the smart watch take the …

Here’s cheers to a relaxed wine and food tour

Last Saturday my wife and I went on a wine and food bus tour in the Shoalhaven organised by Cindy Reid of Travel Charm. This was to be only our second such tour ever, having gone on a Macarthur country …

Opal cards now at pop-up kiosk

Opal cards will be available at a pop-up kiosk on Holsworthy Station this Thursday, September 4 from 7am to 10am. Public transport customers can also obtain and top-up their Opal card at around 1,000 retail outlets across the state, to …

Is your business becoming obsolete?

What if your business was becoming obsolete – and you didn’t even know? Shift is happening. Organisations can no longer assume that what worked yesterday will work again today – much less tomorrow. In order to simply survive, it is …

Pistol fired inside house at Rosemeadow

  A MAN HAS been charged over alleged drug and firearm offences in Rosemeadow today. About 4.30am this morning, police were called to a home on Mowbray Way, following concerns for a man in the home. On arrival, officers attached …

Eagles qualify for semi finals

The East Campbelltown Eagles have qualified for the 2014 Sydney Shield finals series after overcoming Burwood North Ryde United 40-30 on the weekend in the final round of home and away matches. It means the first semi final will pit …

Bushfire season starts a month early

The NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) has declared that a number of areas across the State, including the south west region of Sydney begin their bushfire season a month early from today, September 1. “We have had a warmer …