Children across Camden are preparing to put on their scariest costumes for Halloween. The NSW State Police has reminded would-be trick-or-treaters to have fun but remember to stay safe during this year’s festivities. Chief Superintendent Brad Shephard released guidelines last Friday to ensure children and parents are well informed about the best ways to participate in Halloween activities over the weekend. “With the increasing popularity of children participating in ‘trick or treating’ activities, it is safest for children to remain in groups and only approach houses in daylight,” Chief Superintendant Shepherd said. “Younger children should always be supervised by a…
Author: Monique Lombardo
Women from across Camden have dusted off their knitting needles and taken out their wool after a Facebook post inspired them to knit blankets for stillborn babies. Sharon Taylor took to the Camden-Narellan Community Noticeboard to ask people to give their time to make blankets or donate wool to support the Angel Blanket Australia Organisation. Ms Taylor was inundated with requests of people wanting to help. “I didn’t think the response from the community would be so overwhelming but I’m just glad that we can come together to support such a great cause,” she said. Ms Taylor hopes to continue…
Two local women will set out to complete the 100km Oxfam Trailwalker this weekend in an effort to help end poverty. Amy Oram and Kyrie Odell will walk through the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park with two Wollongong women, Amanda McDonald and Tammy Nottingham, to raise money for the Oxfam charity organisation. The women form the team ‘We thought this was a wine trail’, and plan to trek through the night to finish the trail within 48 hours. The women have completed three training walks to become familiar with the tough terrain. “I literally wanted to die on the inside after…