The Keys to Macarthur is a podcast presented by McGrath Camden and hosted by principal Stuart Davies. Each episode explores the people and stories that have shaped the Macarthur region of South West Sydney, and those still shaping it today. You’ll hear from locals, past and present, who have gone on to excel in their fields, along with the occasional conversation on real estate and practical property advice.
Four-Time Olympian Shane Rose on Eventing, Comebacks & the Road to LA 2028
What does it take to ride at four Olympic Games, win three medals, and get back in the saddle just weeks after breaking your pelvis, femur, ribs and vertebrae? On this episode of Keys to Macarthur, host Stuart Davies from McGrath Camden sits down with local legend Shane Rose, a four-time Olympic equestrian based at Bimbadeen Park in Menangle. Shane explains the sport of eventing (think triathlon, but with a horse), shares what a 50-horse working day looks like, and talks through his Olympic m...
12 Oct 2026
Tim Pickles – Nurseryman and Owner of Tim’s Garden Centre, Campbelltown
This week on Keys to Macarthur, Stuart sits down with Tim Pickles, the nurseryman behind Tim’s Garden Centre in Campbelltown and one of the most recognised faces in Australian gardening on social media. Tim bought his Campbelltown nursery in 1986. He tells how a poor HSC result led him into an orchid nursery, then night classes in horticulture, then running Flower Power Fairfield, where one simple pricing rule lifted sales by 25%. He looks back on 40 years of change in Campbelltown and why fe...
20 Sept 2026
Tanya Whitehouse OAM - Domestic Violence Advocacy and a Lifetime of Service
For 33 years, Tanya Whitehouse OAM has stood beside women navigating the court system at the Macarthur Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service. She joins Keys to Macarthur to talk about establishing Blue Wren House, the state of the sector, and why she keeps showing up. Content note: this episode discusses domestic and family violence. Support details are below. Tanya Whitehouse OAM has spent 33 years at the Macarthur Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service — long enough to ...
13 Sept 2026
John Macarthur-Stanham on Stewardship and the Future of Camden Park
In this episode we sit down with John Macarthur-Stanham, the current custodian of one of Australia's most historically significant colonial estates, to talk about what it means to inherit not just a house and its gardens, but a responsibility that stretches back generations and forward well beyond his own. John grew up on the property and, alongside his wife Edwina, has spent years continuing the conservation work begun by his parents, Quentin and Antonia. It's a story about far more than her...
10 Aug 2026
Glen Denholm Returns: Life on the Force, the Gunfights & the Weight First Responders Carry
You spoke, we listened. After the response to his last appearance, our great friend of the show Glen Denholm is back — and this time the conversation goes somewhere far more personal. In this episode, we take a candid, unfiltered look at Glen's years as a police officer. He opens up about what the job was really like: the split-second decisions, the gunfights he found himself in, and the times he put his body on the line without hesitation. But this conversation goes beyond the adrenaline. Gl...
2 Aug 2026
Five Decades on the Mat: Grand Master Nick Donato on a Lifetime in Martial Arts
From a boy learning to box under his great uncles to being named Inheritor and Head of the TKD Kwon Bop Do Federation, Master Nick Donato has spent more than fifty years dedicated to martial arts. In this episode he traces a journey that runs through the golden era of Australian boxing, the arrival of Tae Kwon Do and Ju Jitsu on our shores, and the mentors who shaped him along the way. About the Guest Master Nick Donato's martial arts story began in the late 1960s, boxing as a boy under gr...
5 Jul 2026
Glen Denholm: 70 Years of Animals, Horses, Circus Animals and Whips
Join us for an inspiring conversation with Glen Denholm, a legendary Australian horseman with over 60 years of experience in the saddle and arena. Glen has broken in, handled and started approximately 2,000 horses throughout his career and shares his incredible journey from a 2-year-old discovering his passion for horses to becoming a respected equestrian educator and performer. In this episode, Glen discusses: - His journey into horsemanship and why he fell in love with horses - 60+ ...
29 Jun 2026
Business, Council & King's Birthday Honour: David Funnell OAM | The Keys to Macarthur
In this episode of The Keys to Macarthur, we're joined by David Funnell OAM, a name synonymous with both business and community service in Camden. David founded Funnells Electrical back in 1969, when Camden was still a small rural township. More than five decades on, Funnells Electrical has grown into the trusted name in electrical service and maintenance across greater southwest Sydney, now employing over two dozen electricians with radio-controlled mobile vans, servicing commercial, industr...
3 Jun 2026
Meet Camden Mayor Therese Fedeli | The First Episode of The Keys to Macarthur
In the debut episode of The Keys to Macarthur, we sit down with Camden Mayor Therese Fedeli — one of the most influential figures shaping the future of Sydney's southwest. Cr Fedeli has served on Camden Council since 2012 and has been Mayor since 2019. A trailblazer in regional governance, she recently made history as the elected Chair of the Western Parkland Councils' Mayoral Forum — a unique alliance of eight councils operating in partnership with the NSW and Australian governments under th...
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