Best of the best vying to design great park for new city

The design competition for a stunning two hectare park in Australia’s newest city is nearing its final stage with five leading architect firms short-listed to present their project vision to an esteemed and independent jury. Spanning the size of three …

State Government fast-tracks giant cemetery at Scenic Hills

The NSW Government is working to fix the mess left behind by the former government by fast-tracking the approval of a new 136,000 plot Crown land cemetery at Varroville to help solve Sydney’s impending burial crisis. When the 113-hectare Macarthur …

Sport academy stars shine out of their comfort zone

South West Sydney Academy of Sport captain’s class leadership day is a practical opportunity to demonstrate commitment, opportunity, respect, and integrity. At this year’s event, held at the Burns obstacle course in Bringelly, 25 participating athletes once again ticked those …

Back to the future as new bakery opens in Dumaresq Street

In 1968, when the late John Marsden started up his legal practice along Dumaresq Street, there was a bakery on the corner at Queen Street. The bakery belonged to another well known Campbelltown family, the Warbys, who have a street …

Move over Alex Twal, there’s a new cult hero in town

Everyone is still talking about Alex Twal getting the monkey off his back last Saturday night at Campbelltown Stadium by scoring his first ever try after more than 100 NRL games for Wests Tigers. The crowd of almost 9,000 did …

Campbelltown’s newest landmark rises 14 floors high

Mayor George Greiss says it doesn’t matter what part of Campbelltown you’re in, you can’t miss the tallest new building in the central business district. He was speaking at a topping out ceremony held yesterday on the 14th floor of …

Green light for new Menangle Park display village

Plans for a display village at the giant Menangle Park residential development have received the green light from council. Dahua Group Australia say construction will start later this year and be completed around 12 months later. The company says the …

Open day verdict: new airport will change lives of these kids

Campbelltown resident Bernadette Sheedy was among the 1,000 people who attended the Western Sydney International Airport community open day on Saturday – and she was impressed. Ms Sheedy said it was amazing seeing the new airport up close. “I just …

Camden Rams prevail in grand final dress rehearsal

Mittagong may have been pipped at the post by the Camden Rams but the Lions are still running first on the Macarthur Conference premiership ladder. The Lions were in the game for 80 minutes before going down 34-28 in a …

Topping out ceremony for new $50m cancer care building

Residents of the South Western Sydney region will soon have access to a purpose-built $50 million integrated cancer care centre near Campbelltown railway station. The cancer care centre, due to open in mid-2024, will feature medical and radiation oncology services, …

Sweet Mama: Candy Bowers takes on Type 2 diabetes

Only someone as bold as Campbelltown’s own award-winning actor, playwright and director Candy Bowers would use diabetes as the subject for a music theatre work. Bowers was top girl at St Patrick’s College and went on to study acting at …

Local artist takes out major prize in Camden art competition

The popular Camden art prize is back in harness after taking a break during the pandemic years. Winners for the 45th annual competition were announced on Friday night in the Camden civic centre, which is the venue for the exhibition. …