Derren Brown's Mind Control was a big television hit on the UK's Channel 4. His national tour sold out of tickets weeks ahead of time. He received an award from the Montreux TV Festival and the he went on to conquer the United States.
The appeal that draws the audience in, is his amazing ability to control and predict the behavior of another person. He claims to be capable of detecting...
Campbelltown now has its own hotel, and a great one at that. Rydges Campbelltown opened in August 2007, and boasts many facilities that need to be seen, to be believed. From wedding packages to conference facilities and everything in between, if you are planning anything in Campbelltown speak to Rydges and they'll be sure to help.
From the Rydges you can book into Sydney's only...
As you drive out to Cobbitty, you may as well be driving to another country, it is so far removed from the hurly burly of city life.
Cobbitty boasts serene country living, old-world churches, and an arts and crafts market that really needs to be visited at least once (but we know you'll go back over and over again!).
Cobbitty is located just over 60 kilometres from Sydney, and you can...
Travel to Menangle and at the end of Glenlee Road stands the impressive property known as Glenlee. Built in 1824 for the Police Magistrate William Howe, Glenlee has a rather auspicious history.
Menangle resident James Fitzpatrick married a daughter of William and Annie Cummins, Glenlee tenant farmers at Menangle. While William Cummins served as Mayor in 1888 and 1890, James' grandson...
And while you're staying at Currans Hill (even if you live there but are looking for something new to do) why not explore what the area has to offer like wineries?
Not too far from Currans Hill is the historic Gledswood Homestead. Boasting a glimpse of country life not far from the city (Currans Hill is less than an hour from Sydney, the state's capital) Gledswood also offers an impressive...
Currans Hill is close to all major amenities, such as hospitals (Campbelltown Public, Park Central and Macarthur Private), shopping centres (Macarthur Square, Campbelltown Mall, many suburban shopping centres and strips), banks, buses, schools, trains (close to Currans Hill you'll even find an airport!), and most importantly, restaurants! The new Kellicar Lane at Macarthur Square (just a short...
Starting from the west and working north to east, Elderslie is surrounded by the suburbs of Camden, Narellan, Harrington Park, Mount Annan, Spring Farm, and Camden South. Elderslie remains one of the smallest suburbs in the area, holding a population of less than 3,000 people. Although Elderslie is one of the smaller suburbs under the local government area of Camden Council, it boasts some of...
Elderslie is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, which is a part of the Camden Council and is located on the east side of the Nepean River.
Elderslie belonged to the Tharawal people, who were the aboriginal inhabitants of the South of Sydney and the Illawarra region until 1788; though some anthropologists that have studied the area say that Elderslie could also have been...
Born on the property 'Denbigh', to the mother of six other children (with one more to follow after Eliza), Ann (who was the eldest daughter of Samuel Marsden) and father Thomas Hassell, a colonial minister in the Anglican Church. Indeed, Eliza herself became a lay minister, tending to the spiritual needs of the tenants and tradesmen of the family's Cobbitty estate. Eliza also worked in the...
Tarea near Belgenny Farm (the home of the agricultural pioneer John Macarthur), the rebellion was the culmination of several altercations between Macarthur and the New South Wales Governor William Bligh.
Bligh was appointed to crack down on the illegal activities of the N.S.W. Corps, which included the trafficking of rum. Several clashes between Bligh and Macarthur lead to a mutiny, after...
