MORE than 40,000 hospitality workers across NSW have completed the updated Australian-first Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) course in the seven months since prevention of s...
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Special event to claim your inner peaceTHE Stress Reset is a compassionate and practical one-day workshop being offered to the Macarthur community and it’s designed for people...
Read more about DO YOU NEED A CIRCUIT-BREAKER?NEW research shows millions of Australians are skipping or rationing medicines due to cost-of-living pressures, with nearly four million unable to afford prescriptions in the pa...
Read more about PRESCRIPTION COSTS ARE OUT OF CONTROLA MAJOR Australian energy company, GE Grid Australia, has been fined $450,000 after failing to report imports of equipment containing the potent greenhouse gas sulfur hexafluori...
Read more about BIG ENERGY COMPANY FINED $450,000THE NSW Government has released the NSW Primary Industries Workforce Strategy 2025–2030 to support profitable, sustainable and innovative agriculture, forestry and fishing thr...
Read more about PRIMARY INDUSTRIES REPORT PRIORITIESSAFEWORK NSW is urging construction businesses to properly secure worksites over the Christmas–New Year shutdown to prevent injuries, deaths, theft and vandalism. Inspectors w...
Read more about NOW IS THE TIME TO SECURE WORKSITESA PROPOSED plan to fast-track overseas-trained dentists into Australia by bypassing Australian Dental Council exams has raised safety concerns, says the Australian Dental Associ...
Read more about EXAM CONCERN ABOUT FOREIGN DENTISTSTHE NSW Government has appointed Katherine McKernan as Advocate for Children and Young People for five years and to lead the new Office for Youth within DCJ. The Office was crea...
Read more about NEW LEADER FOR CHILDREN ADVOCATETHE AMA warns vaccine hesitancy is rising and immunisation rates are falling across all age groups. Its report cites misinformation, anti-science sentiment, fatigue and time pre...
Read more about CONCERN OVER IMMUNISATION RATESAUSTRALIANS are optimistic for 2026, but a MyFitnessPal survey shows most New Year’s resolutions fade fast. One in five broke resolutions in the first week of January, and 77%...
Read more about SMALL GAINS LEAD TO LONG SUCCESSIPART’s latest reports on NSW retail electricity and gas markets show rising energy prices are challenging consumers, but savings are possible. Many households pay more than n...
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Home venue upgrade boosts pathwaysJANAKAN SEEMAMPILLAI THE Ingleburn Magpies Junior AFL Club has a reputation for being one of the most welcoming and family friendly sporting cl...
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Best Christmas gift for Belinda and Joshua AFTER four years of heartbreak and determination, a Narellan couple will celebrate Christmas with the one gift they’ve been wishing ...
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A 12-year-old girl from Campbelltown got the VIP treatment at RSPCA NSW recently after word of her animal advocacy was heard by CEO Steve Coleman.
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LATER this month, the Physical Disability Council of NSW (PDCN) is conducting four days of free events for people with disabilities, their parents and carers in Camden and Campb...
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CAMDEN Council has formally objected to the NSW Government’s proposal to build a six-storey social and affordable housing development opposite Camden Hospital.
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SPORTING organisations across Campbelltown are being encouraged to apply for a share of the NSW Government's record $10M Organisation Support Program, aimed at strengthening grassroots sport, supporting volunteers and increasing particip...
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WOLLONDILLY Shire Council will apply to the NSW Return and Earn scheme to undertake a pilot of wire basket recycling units on public litter bins in high-use locations across the Shire, following consideration of a report into the feasibi...
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MACARTHUR'S growing construction sector could benefit from an increase in apprentices entering key trades, as new figures show NSW apprenticeship commencements have risen for three consecutive quarters.
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Camden's best businesses recognisedTHE 2026 Camden Local Business Awards Presentation Evening was an occasion of elegance and excitement.
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We asked an urban heat expert for tips DR Negin Nazarian, an award-winning researcher in urban heat from UNSW Sydney, shares her expertise to help us keep cool at home.
Read more about How can I keep cooler at home this summer?The Macarthur Advocate covers the business and community issues of the Macarthur region. The Macarthur Advocate is a trusted media source for connecting with the pulse of the region and tapping into it's vast opportunities.