Western Sydney is growing rapidly, and the Nepean region is no exception. Thousands more people each year are choosing to call the region home.

Regular readers may have noticed that there has been a change to my job description. That’s because late last year I was invited to join Tony Abbott’s Shadow Ministerial team in the portfolio of COAG and Modernising the Federation.

How do you celebrate Australia Day? Do you take the chance to spend a day at the beach? Watch the cricket? Visit friends and family or attend the lively local celebrations?

 It’s that time of the year again, time to decorate the tree and hang up the stockings in preparation for Christmas!

Senior Australians play a vital but sometimes under-appreciated role in our community. Through volunteer work, caring for relatives and more and more often, looking after the grandkids, Senior Australians bind families and communities together.