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FFEEDBACK NEEDED ON REDUCING PLASTIC WASTE

THE NSW Government is seeking feedback on proposals to reduce plastic waste and litter by 30% by 2025. The NSW Plastics: The Way Forward plan suggests phasing out unnecessary pl...

COST OF LIVOING MAKES COMMUTING DIFFICULT

AUSTRALIA’S cost of living, high fuel prices, and increasing public transport costs are making commuting financially unsustainable for many. The average annual commute costs $...

ADVOCATE CONFIRMS AWARDS SPONSORSHIP

Long-term support for local business program HOLLYWOOD has the Oscars, and the music industry has the Grammys – but for many small businesses in the Macathur region it is the ...

Good samaritan Averil believes in flower power to spread joy

THINK flowers, think Averil Walker. This Campbelltown resident has been spreading joy by making beautiful flower arrangements from her own garden and delivering them to local co...

CAMPBELLTOWN ATHLETICS CENTRE TEMPORAILY CLOSED

THE Campbelltown Athletics Centre will be temporarily closed over the summer months for significant upgrades to be undertaken on the facility’s track. The venue will be closed...

$450,000 IN LOCAL GRANTS OPEN TO CAMDEN APPLICANTS

THE next round of the NSW Government Community Building Partnership program will open to applications in January next year, with $450,000 available to Camden. The program invest...

GOVT ENDS TICKETLESS PARKING FINE SYSTEM

THE NSW Minns Labor Government’s reforms to the ticketless parking fine system to require on-the-spot notifications have passed the NSW Parliament. The changes end the ticketl...

LOCAL APPRENTICES RECOGNISED FOR RISILIENCE

APPRENTICES from across NSW have been recognised for their dedication and resilience, receiving the Bert Evans Apprentice Scholarship, which offers life-changing support to thos...

COMMUNITY WAR MEMORIALS FUND OPENS

ORGANISATIONS in Campbelltown are encouraged to apply for NSW Government grant funding for Round 2 of the 2024/25 Community War Memorials Fund that opened today. Minister for Ve...

FUNDING FOR BELGENNY SPORTS FIELD AT CAMDEN

Grants program supports 46 projects THE community of Camden will benefit from a cash boost of $300,000 for the upgrade of the Belgenny Sports field under the NSW Government’s ...

Local MPs take on fitness challenge to combat Australia's health crisis

IN a push to address Australia’s health crisis, over 30 federal MPs including local MP Dr Mike Freelander will participate in AUSactive’s Fit for Office – a three-week fit...

MORE PARAMEDICS JOIN NSW AMBULANCE

New recruits bolster frontline healthNSW Ambulance has welcomed 23 new paramedic interns and 21 trainee emergency medical call takers after they were officially inducted into th...

FAIRER DEAL FOR RENTERS

Govt passes new suite of protective lawsTHE NSW Government is delivering on its election commitment to improve rental laws and help make renting fairer for 10,570 tenants in Cam...

Wollondilly Performing Arts Centre goes live: Tickets on sale for top acts

TICKETS are now on sale for the first release shows at the brand-new Wollondilly Performing Arts Centre.

ORAN PARK LEISURE CEHTRE OPENS