Think Spring – Think Leura!
Gardeners looking for inspiration or just wanting to experience the beauty of Spring in the world heritage listed Upper Blue Mountains, will again be flocking to the annual Leura Gardens Festival in October. This year’s Festival, the 55th, is open from 9:30am to 4:30pm and will take place for six days over two long weekends: […]
Local Family Leading the Community One Eco Step at a Time
An increasing number of Australian households are looking for natural cleaning products, in a bid to reduce toxic chemicals in their homes and minimise their impact on the environment. Family-run business, TRUEECO, has created the solution to help you take a very simple eco step forward. Oran Park locals, Rodrigo and Dimitria Yanez created TRUEECO […]
Oran Park Probus Club
Oran Park Probus Club will be holding its next general meeting on Tuesday, September 3. If you are retired or semi-retired, come along to the meeting and find out what Probus is all about. Visitors are always welcomed. Probus Clubs throughout Australia aim to promote friendship, fellowship and fun. Meet like-minded people and make new […]
Education
The question of whether you should get tutoring for your child is not able to be answered with a stock response. Not every child will benefit from tutoring and certainly not from some styles; however, many children thrive with tutoring as it can provide the key to confidence and ‘fill in the gaps’ within their […]
The Quickest way round is on the Bitumen
The Quickest way round is on the Bitumen: The History of the Oran Park Circuit by Neville Beyer is a book that was written to tell the story of the development of the Oran Park Motor Racing Circuit from 1962 to 2010 and the stories from the background, focusing on the people behind the scenes […]
No Place Like Home
Singer/songwriter Ria Brcic loves the local community, so much so, that her latest single ‘Home By The River’ was inspired by growing up in Camden and her longing to come home. Home By The River, which has a newly released music video and is available on music streaming and downloading services, is a song that […]
The Storyteller
Local children’s book author Sarah Palmer has that rare talent of being able to capture a child’s imagination and to take them away to another place in time. With two books, The Great Emu Chase and The Great Camel Race already published, she’s back after a break from writing to share her amazing storytelling once […]
Harrington Park Kennel Volunteer Recommends ‘Hound Love’
Harrington Park volunteer Prasad Lokanadan has been with Greyhound Rescue for over a year and does Sunday mornings at its kennels near Camden. “I joined because I enjoy volunteering and giving back to the community. Also, I wanted to learn more about the breed as I have two greyhounds of my own” said Prasad. Prasad […]
Oran Park Probus Club
Oran Park Probus Club would like to invite anyone who is retired or semi-retired to come along to one of our Meetings, have a coffee and chat to some of our members and see what it means to be a Probian. Probus aims to promote friendship, fellowship and fun among like-minded people. We meet on […]
Come and Try BMX
Macarthur BMX Club was established in 1998 by a group of enthusiastic parents. Located at the Hilder Road sporting hub at Elderslie, the club has now grown to be the second largest club in Australia. BMX is a sport for the whole family with riders aged from 2 years old to 65+, where you can […]