Rubbish fight gets massive boost

Liverpool Council’s campaign against rubbish and waste has received a $415,000 boost. The funding was secured in the second year of the EPA Better Waste and Recycling Fund from the NSW Government’s $465.7 million Waste Less, Recycle More initiative. The …

Wanderers poised to make semis

The Western Sydney Wanderers will play the second leg of their AFC Champions League Quarter Final against Guangzhou Evergrande next Wednesday, August 27 in China where they will try to defend their 1-nil victory in the first leg. The second …

Council humour made to measure

  Nice to see the member for Camden Chris Patterson the other day as we strolled through Camden’s beautiful Argyle Street. We were on the phone but Chris, always a gentleman, stuck his hand out for a handshake and a …

Mayoral musical chairs

Campbelltown’s next two mayors will be two councillors who share a first name, Paul. That’s in Paul Lake and Paul Hawker. According to my information, and I promise you my sources are impeccable, Lake, who has already served as mayor …

Traffic jams at every turn

In the second installment of our Top Five we look at the south west region’s busiest roads. Narellan Road, between Campbelltown and Narellan, wins hands down. It is a shocker, not just at peak times. It is undergoing widening, and …

Wests Tigers restore pride with gutsy second half

A lot more steel in defence in the last 40 minutes helped the Wests Tigers avoid a whitewash against the Canterbury Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium tonight in the opening match of  round 24 of the 2014 NRL premiership. Indeed the …

Man arrested and charged over decade of sexual abuse of child

Police arrested a man at a house in Ruse and charged him following investigations into alleged historical child sexual offences. Detectives from Green Valley Local Area Command have been investigating allegations a girl was sexually assaulted on an ongoing basis …

A library that comes to you

There’s one knock on the door each fortnight that is a welcome call for housebound members of the community, with Campbelltown City Council’s Home Library Service delivering much more than library resources. For those physically unable to visit their local …

Campbelltown pushes for growth

Campbelltown Council says it has continued to work with key business districts to encourage fair and convenient access to restricted parking spaces, and to promote business growth. With an unemployment rate of 7.9, which is one of the highest among …

Pound to stay in Campbelltown after council decision

In front of a packed public gallery, last night Campbelltown Council decided to abort plans to use the Sutherland dog pound for locally abandoned pets. It will instead consider upgrading the current Animal Care Facility in Rose Street so it …

Police to be asked to crack down on residential speedsters

Gawler Avenue in Minto is around 1,000 metres long, yet some people drive their vehicles through it at speeds of up to 140km an hour. Campbelltown Council installed a traffic counter/radar in Gawler Avenue after residents complained that speeding was …

You can be PM, state minister tells Girl Guides leaders

Unlike despots, you are true leaders, the Minister for Citizenship and Communities, Victor Dominello today told leaders from Girl Guides units in Leumeah and Campbelltown. ”You are true leaders,” the minister said outside the Girl Guides hall in Glenfield Park. …