Motorcyclist dies in crash with ute near Camden

A motorcyclist has died after a crash near Camden yesterday. Emergency services were called to Remembrance Drive (Old Hume Highway), Camden South, following reports of a two vehicle crash around 4.15pm. Officers attached to Camden Police Area Command arrived to …

Macarthur clubs join forces to fund almost 200 defibrillators

The major licensed clubs of Macarthur have joined forces to make life saving defibrillators accessible within one minute from every home in the region. Under the three year, $600,000 Clubgrants program, 66 defibrillators will be installed every 12 months in …

Sheens promises big effort from Wests Tigers against Storm

Tim Sheens says the focus will be on effort when the Wests Tigers line up against Melbourne Storm tomorrow night at Campbelltown Stadium. Speaking to the media this morning after a training run at the venue, Sheens said this would …

Vivid schmivid: mad as hell and won’t take it anymore

Vivid schmivid is my response when anyone asks me about the annual light show down there in the Big Smoke. And my dear wife will go one further, and demand to know why I don’t like Vivid. “It’s brilliant, so …

Armed robberies in Camden, Parramatta are linked

Investigators are appealing for information following two armed robberies near Camden in Smeaton Grange and Parramatta, which police believe are linked. The first took place around 2.30am on Tuesday, March 28, when four males wearing face coverings entered a service …

Club Menangle to host final as JC Caffyn Plate returns

The award winning Club Menangle JC Caffyn Indigenous Drivers Series returns for 2023 for another season. Launched back in 2010, the series, which was originally held as a stand-alone invitational event, has proven to be a winner across the board …

Pump it up: giant concrete roof for new wastewater station

In another heavy sign pointing to the massive population growth taking place in South Western Sydney, an 18-ton cement roof has been installed at Sydney Water’s new $37 million wastewater pumping station. That’s the equivalent of 18 small cars. The …

Vinnies opens op shop in the heart of Camden

Buying goods economically and sustainably has never been easier with a new op shop opening in Camden. Last weekend, Vinnies opened its doors in Camden for the first time, joining nearby Lifeline and Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard in the Camden CBD. …

Traffic congestion has arrived, but where are the solutions?

Traffic congestion has been part of Liverpool for decades, but in Campbelltown it is only recently that it has been felt by residents. Having lived and worked in Liverpool, before moving to Campbelltown in the early 1980s, I can vouch …

Campbelltown junior, 18, to make NRL debut for Wests Tigers

Injuries to key players, Origin selection and loss of form have forced Wests Tigers coach Tim Sheens to make a raft of changes to the side that will take on Melbourne Storm this Saturday night at Campbelltown. One of the …

Going creative: old council bus to become mobile studio

Wollondilly Shire Council’s retired community bus will soon be transformed into a mobile creative studio. Council has revealed the Mitsubishi Rosa 21-seater vehicle has been donated to River Road Creative Communities. The decision was endorsed at the May meeting of …

OAM for Buxton firefighter-fundraiser Kim Hill

Buxton resident Kim Hill has been recognised for her pivotal role during the devastating Wollondilly bushfires in 2019 and its aftermath. Ms Hill has received an OAM in the 2023 King’s Birthday Order of Australia honours. Ms Hill played a …