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– by Laura Telford ​The community are invited to attend Laurieton United Services Club’s annual New Year’s Eve bash. The family friendly night of entertainment, fun and games will ensure you ring in the year year – and decade – in the best possible way. This year LUSC have partnered with Rotary and the Camden Haven Chamber of Commerce to ensure there is something for the whole family. Laurieton United Services Club manager Rob Dwyer said it was going to be a great night for the whole community.READ MORE +

THE kids got their jingle bells on at the Laurieton United Services Club annual Christmas party on December 21. The free party is held each year for local children and grandchildren. The fun included a jumping castle, balloonist, face painting, DJ, and games from the Party Professionals. read more +

– by Laura Telford The Laurieton United Services Club Women’s Auxiliary has donated $12,000 to the Laurieton RSL Sub Branch to help support veterans. The ladies group has been hosting bingo events at the club and generously community members have made the donation possible. The money was handed over at the Laurieton RSL Sub Branch’s annual Christmas party on december 14. Laurieton RSL Sub Branch president John (Budgie) Parrott said the donation was much appreciated. “Without the support of groups like the Laurieton United Services Club Women’s Auxiliary we would not be able to support veterans when they return home,” Mr Parrott said.read more +

– by Peter Daniels ​Twelve hundred people flocked to the Laurieton United Services Club at the height of Friday night’s emergency warning as bushfires threatened the southern end of the local government area. As a shelter from the threat, there were also some 130 animals including lizards, birds, dogs and cats. Many had bunkered down for the night, expecting to stay for the long haul, said the club’s secretary manager Rob Dwyer. “What unfolded last night (November 8) was a fantastic attribute to this community,” he said. “Under trying conditions they came together for the benefit of everyone. “Our community and staff did a wonderful job last night. “We had residents from Kew, Kendall, Dunbogan, Laurieton and Johns River here. “The camaraderie among everyone was really quite special,” he said. READ MORE +

– by Laura Telford ​Laurieton United Services Club and Camden Haven Community at 3 are very proud to have been acknowledge for their work helping people in the local community. At the 2019 Clubs NSW Award ceremony in Sydney on November 2, Laurieton United Services Club was the winner in the Disability, Welfare and Social Inclusion category for their involvement and support of Camden Haven Community at 3. Laurieton United Services club manager Rob Dwyer said he was delighted to accept the award on behalf of Camden Haven Community at 3. “We work with the Camden Haven Community at 3 because first and foremost, clubs are here to support their communities. Their whole communities,” Mr Dwyer said.read more +

– by Vickii Byram ​Sisters Brooke, Sam and Mollie McClymont love what they do and they are definitely good at it. Since the release of their debut self-titled EP in 2006, the country trio has racked up four No.1 albums on the ARIA Country Charts, a quarter of a million album sales, 22 chart-topping singles, 13 Golden Guitar Awards, including the 2018 Album of the Year for the best-selling album Endless. The ladies have also become mothers, with Brooke expecting her second child with husband Adam Eckersley in January. “I’m kind of book-ending the McClymont children journey,” says Brooke. “I was the first to have one and this is probably the last one, although never say never with us girls.” read more +

– by Liz Langdale Laurieton United Services Club (LUSC) has been recognised for its part in helping to connect and reconnect people in need with the wider community. The club was named as a finalist for the 2019 Clubs and Community Awards, due to its ongoing support for the Camden Haven Community at 3 program. The Awards recognise the outstanding social contributions made by clubs in their local area and throughout the state.READ MORE +

– by Vickii Byram With the release of her new single Outrageous in February, multi-award winning singer songwriter Amber Lawrence has amped up the sizzle. The accompanying video was shot on a hot January day in a warehouse. “It was hard to make it look like we were so not breaking a sweat,” the recently married star says. Lawrence says outrageous is the way she lives her life. “It’s how the songs came together. Rather than over thinking it, they’re fun. I wrote one after Ike was born [nine months ago]. Once you have your own child, you know, I get it now. You have to live the life you want to live.”Case in point, she met husband Martin on a dating App. Read more +

– by Liz Langdale Bowlers have given the new playing surface at Kew Country Club a green tick of approval after its first test on Wednesday, June 12. The project to establish a new grass playing turf has been a major community effort and one which has unfolded over several months. Kew Women’s Bowling Club president Jenny Easy said the grass green will bring members on a level playing field when they compete in pennants.  ​The majority of clubs in the region have grass as their playing surface. “It’s great that we can now practice on this surface to prepare for competitions,” Jenny said.Read More +

– by Liz Langdale Laurieton United Services Club manager Rob Dwyer says the club has taken steps to ensure safety for residents after new drink driving laws were implemented. The new NSW laws were introduced on Monday, May 20, where by all drink-driving offenders can immediately lose their licence.  According to the NSW Roads and Maritime Services website, prior to the reforms all drivers charged with drink driving were required to attend court. “Drivers who were charged with a low range offence did not lose their licence immediately, and were able to continue to drive until their court date,” it states.  Read More +