StGeorge & Sutherland

Water ski champ to be sentenced

WATER Ski champion, model and Miss Universe hopeful Lauryn Eagle disappointed waiting media at Sutherland Local Court today by not turning up for a sentence hearing. [Link]




Adult only video games call

Industry wants R18+ category [Link]




Reptiles find new homes

ALL sorts of things are seized during police raids. [Link]




Steve Smith named in Australian Test squad

THE rise and rise of young Sutherland all-rounder Steve Smith continued yesterday when he was elevated into the Australian Test touring squad to play New Zealand. [Link]




Sacked Qantas workers head to Canberra

The 14 female Qantas cleaners are expected to take their fight for equal rights in the workplace to Canberra tomorrow [Link]




1800 kilometre charity drive to stop in at Rockdale

Members of the Better Life Foundation will stop at Rockdale as part of a charity drive from Brisbane to Melbourne. [Link]




Festival line-up has something for everybody

PREPARATIONS are in full swing for the fifth annual St George Festival with a string of performers lined up to perform. [Link]



• The Leader

Bringelly

Idol time given to cancer walk

FORMER Australian Idol finalist Joseph Gatehau says he is honoured to be performing at this year's Relay for Life. [Link]




Emergency department under pressure

ALMOST 40 per cent of emergency patients at Liverpool hospital wait more than eight hours for a bed. [Link]




Muslim cemetery opposition grows

PARENTS of children at Bringelly Public School are up in arms about a proposed cemetery in the suburb, a survey has revealed. [Link]




$2.1 billion rail plan starts to take shape

TENDERS have been called for work on stage two of the long-awaited south-west rail link project. [Link]




Leppington's Zappavigna's a bloody winner

LEPPINGTON'S Lenny Zappavigna is the new boxing champion of the International Boxing Organisation's lightweight division. The bloodied fighter won the vacant IBO lightweight boxing world title [Link]




Warwick Farm is the winner

BIG TIME racing made a blazing return to Warwick Farm on Saturday. Australian Jockey Club officials reported a crowd of 10,000. I was at the track and spoke with many people. T [Link]




Trojans ready to work on their game

WEST Sydney Trojans American under18s team tackle the Cubs this Friday night at 8.30pm at the Kyeemagh RSL Club grounds. The Austral-based Trojans lost their round three match in the NSW Gridiron Leag [Link]



• South West Rural Advertiser

Camden

Camden pool shuts for $5m revamp

CAMDEN pool will be ``world class'' and ``one of the best outdoor seasonal pools in Sydney'', YMCA Sydney general manager Craig Lambeth says. [Link]




Camden Hospital `unlikely' to close

THE federal government's proposed health care changes were ``unlikely'' to put Camden Hospital at risk of closure, Macquarie Fields MP and doctor Andrew McDonald said. [Link]




Historic victory as Raby is `registered'

RABY house at Catherine Field has joined the ranks of the Sydney Opera House and Parliament House now that it has been listed on the State Heritage Register. [Link]




Closing time for Camden Vinnies

CAMDEN'S St Vincent de Paul Society's store will close at the end of this month, a spokeswoman confirmed on Monday. [Link]




Tree vandals `attack town pride'

CAMDEN Council is calling on the community to report the ``senseless acts'' of vandalism which have destroyed trees in recent weeks. [Link]




She works hard helping others and she's ours

ADVERTISER reporter Michelle Fenech was among those recognised for their contribution to the community at the University of Western Sydney's (UWS) 2010 Women of the West Awards, announced on Mo [Link]




Clean Up Australia Day helpers find less to do

CAMDEN is becoming a much cleaner place and that was evident from Sunday's Clean Up Australia Day, Camden Council says. [Link]



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Hawkesbury

Boxing aces bring on full house

UP TO 200 fans were turned away when the full house sign went up on the Hawkesbury Room at the Richmond Club as a packed house watched Joel Brunker maintain his undefeated record at the Richmond Club. [Link]




Rythum gives rival the blues

RISING unlimited displacement gun Wayne Hodgson continued his remarkable start to the 2010 season when he dominated the competition to win the two major events at the Dargle Valley Powerboat Club's annual powerboat classic at Lower Portland on the weekend. [Link]




Juniors bank on grassroots grant

THE Pitt Town Sports Cricket Club has received a boost to its attempts to strengthen its junior base after winning a $1750 grant from the Commonwealth Bank. [Link]




Tragedy as Wilberforce child drowns

Friends of a Wilberforce family whose autistic son Luke drowned last week, have set up a bank account to help ease the family’s financial burden. [Link]




Jarrah's got the wood on his rivals

THE obvious comparison to make would be to name Jarrah Speers as possibly becoming the next Mark Schwarzer. [Link]




Hawkesbury Show nears

THEY labelled last year “the best ever” Hawkesbury Show, but you can guarantee this year’s organising committee are going for one better. [Link]




More money for Secret Garden

After facing closure two weeks ago The Secret Garden run by Hawkesbury Skills Inc has bounced back after the announcement that they are to be saved. [Link]



• Hawkesbury Gazette

Liverpool

My Liverpool

THERE is so much to say about Liverpool our family has its roots (literally) in Liverpool. [Link]




Chipping Norton Lakes lawns a mess

LIVERPOOL'S premier tourist attraction goes without maintenance for almost two months at a time, [Link]




Warwick Farm is a winner

BIG TIME racing made a blazing return to Warwick Farm on Saturday. Australian Jockey Club officials reported a crowd of 10,000. I was at the track and spoke with many people. T [Link]




Leppington's Zappavigna's world champ

LEPPINGTON'S Lenny Zappavigna is the new boxing champion of the International Boxing Organisation's lightweight division. Bloodied Leppington boxer Zappavigna won the vacant IBO lightweight bo [Link]




The wait's almost over

THE long wait is almost over for Wests Tigers and all rugby league fans. Kick-off for the 2010 NRL season is this Friday night. But for the Tigers faithful they have to wait a few days [Link]




Words of wisdom lift side

A GOOD old-fashioned half time spray by Bonnyrigg White Eagles coach Brian Brown was the catalyst behind the White Eagles clinical 4-1 victory against A.P.I.A Leichhardt Tigers on Saturday night. [Link]




Wests Tigers name Tuqiri for season opener

The former Wallaby to play on the wing for Wests Tigers against Manly at the SFS on Monday night [Link]



• Liverpool Champion

Penrith

Pool safety concerns in Penrith as car child restraint laws change

Summer may be over but the warm weather isn't so it's still crucial that young children be protected in backyard pools. But can more be done? [Link]




Don't miss Penrith's great classical concerts at the Joan Sutherlan Centre

The Penrith Symphony Orchestra's 2010 season opens with Culminations, presenting the final works of Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Australian composer Richard Meale. [Link]




Teaching women to swing in style

THE women of Penrith can now enjoy golf in a way which is unique to western Sydney. Panthers Par3 Golf Course boasts the only female-specific golf coaching clinics in the area with PGA profess [Link]




Panthers purring

ECHOING the words of Matt Elliott and Travis Burns, Penrith Panthers legends Mark Geyer and Greg Alexander are the latest rugby league identities to tell the Star that the Panthers are destined [Link]




Glenmore Park golden girl outclasses New Zealanders

EMMA Steltenpool has proven to be a girl of many talents after winning gold in the 12-years field relay at the Trans Tasman Challenge Cup in Auckland. The versatile competitor was part of the [Link]




Shelters, new seats, but no buses

THEY'VE had the road sealed to accommodate buses. They have two bus shelters. [Link]




OPINION: VIctoria Bridge - fix it before it's too late

THEY'RE the fit lot every afternoon they're walking, running, jogging, cycling around Penrith. Along the Nepean River, across the M4 bridge, down Tench Avenue and on to Nepean Avenue then across Vic [Link]



• Penrith Star

StMarys

Youth arrested over savage assault

Two youths have been charged over a sickening attack on a wheelchair bound tourist at Mt Druitt train station on Tuesday night. [Link]




There's still a way to go

IT'S been said many times and will be said again this winter. [Link]




Teenagers build a bright future Year 10 boys get to work

THE foundations have been laid for these Plumpton High School boys to enter the workforce at the end of this year. [Link]




Still good enough to eat

THE days of dumping edible leftover food in landfill are over for Woolworths. [Link]




Semis gamble pays off

PENRITH cricket club's faith in juniors this season has been a successful gamble. [Link]




Parking plan `pure stupidity'

HOUSING NSW believes three car-parking spaces for a 12-unit development for seniors conforms with planning requirements for affordable housing. [Link]




Hospital cutback deplored

STAFF morale at Mt Druitt Hospital has plummeted to an all-time low since after-hours emergency surgery was officially axed three weeks ago. [Link]



• StMarys Star