Baulkham Hills MP, Wayne Merton, seen here as acting Speaker in the NSW Parliament recently, has called it quits after 22 years.

THEY came with friends, family, hats and sunscreen. More than 20,000 streamed through the gates of the annual Castle Hill Show from Friday to Sunday. Elizabeth Macarthur High School students Scott Costello, Kate Byrne, Ben Minor and Jack Davis were among the crowd. Lachlan View Carlotta who took home a host of awards. bb

RIGHTO, please pay attention. The Correct-Etiquette-in-the-Shopping-Centre class is now in session.

The Parramatta Eels greeted hundreds of fans on Sunday.

IT'S fair to say Alexis Bell, of Cherrybrook, is dedicated to her sport. She's up at 4.30am each morning, ready for training and back again in the afternoons. Not to mention competing all weekend.

IT'S been more than two months since Hills resident and off-road racer Bruce Garland tackled the long and arduous Dakar Rally in South America.