Photo of the 1930’s Penrith Coal Loader courtesy of Australian Railway Historical Society By Lyn Forde – President/Research Officer of St Marys & District Historical Society Inc. IN the early years of the railway, accidents among their employees were much higher than today. In January 1896 an accident happened to Railway Guard Frederick William Hainsworth. […]
30 April 2026
By Kellie Tickner, Orchard Hills Veterinary Hospital Administrator HOT spots—also known as acute moist dermatitis—can begin as a minor irritation but escalate quickly into a painful skin condition. These red, inflamed, often oozing lesions are commonly seen on the head, hips, and legs, although they can develop anywhere on the body. Without early intervention, a […]
30 April 2026
PENRITH City Mayor Todd Carney joined with Kelly Suber (COO Inclusive Housing Australia, Adrian Harrington (Chair of Investment Committee), Jo-anne Hewitt (CEO Achieve Australia), Andrew Kew (CEO Thorndale Foundation), Greg Paramor (Chair of IHA) and Lachlan Brown (General Manager – Cura Ability Developments) to officially open four new Assisted Living houses in the Kings Central […]
24 April 2026
By St Marys RSL sub-Branch WELL done to the 18 budding Archers who enjoyed our second tremendous session with the Penrith City Archers this morning. A great day with a huge improvement in the number of Bulls-eyes. Our next session (as usual on the 3rd Saturday of the month) will be 10.45 for an 11.00am […]
24 April 2026
Ellerston White has captured the 14-Goal 2026 Bentleys Morton Cup on Sunday afternoon at Windsor Polo Club, defeating Gardenvale 8 – 7 in front of a bumper crowd on the Number One field. Ellerston White was the best-performed team all week in the five-team competition, which also featured White Deer Park, Wright Pastoral, Ellerston Green […]
24 April 2026
MARY Snape continues to defy time, celebrating her 106th birthday recently with family and residents at Boronia House. Born in Greenwich, England in 1920, Mary was the third of seven children. She worked with her sister in the Land Army in Herefordshire at the start of WWII, then at Woolwich Arsenal (near London), making ammunition […]
16 April 2026
NSW Ambulance has welcomed 116 new paramedic interns and 21 emergency medical call takers, after they were officially inducted into the service at a ceremony at the State Operations Centre in Sydney. This graduation is the second to be held this year, boosting frontline health services, across the state, with many of the new recruits […]
16 April 2026
DEPUTY Premier Prue Car MP, Penrith City Mayor Councillor Todd Carney and State MP for Penrith Karen McKeown OAM joined with Nepean Business Park (NBP) Chairman Bruce Baudinet to officially opened the $2 billion site in Lugard Street on Monday morning. New businesses will soon open in the first stages of land released in the […]
16 April 2026
CELEBRATING its tenth anniversary, the Diesel Dirt & Turf Expo is on again at the Sydney Dragway, Eastern Creek from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th April 2026. Whether you are a construction contractor, operate a business in earthmoving or landscaping and public space management, or just love being around big machinery, this huge annual event […]
16 April 2026
PARA Athletics rising star Layla Sharp (Cranebrook) has been awarded Emerging Athlete of the Month honours for February due to several achievements and records. Since making her international debut at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in the T38 200m and 400m, Layle has leaped and challenged herself in the new discipline of Long Jump, […]
16 April 2026
