John Vickers SES. JOHN Vickers has been a man of the world, throughout his lifetime, travelling the globe extensively, in all directions, during his time with both the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. John joined the Royal Navy in 1958 (aged 15 ¼) and attended HMAS Ganges, (a Boys Training establishment at […]
13 June 2025
I WAS working night shift the other night doing security, and of course it’s cold, lonely. That’s when your mind starts to wander – well mine does anyway – and I thought about the person in a 100-piece orchestra that plays the triangle? I mean, it’s an important role..right? Then I wonder if anyone has ever […]
13 June 2025
By Kellie Tickner, Orchard Hills Veterinary Hospital Administrator AT just one and a half years old, Zeus the French Bulldog already has a nose for adventure — and unfortunately, sometimes trouble. Recently, Zeus’s curiosity got the better of him when he discovered the fishing tackle box. One moment he was sniffing the tackle box, and […]
13 June 2025
By Lyn Forde – President/Research Officer of St Marys & District Historical Society Inc. THOMAS David Beyer (Jnr) was an Anglican clergyman and Air Force Chaplain who was born in March 1906 at Lakes Entrance in Victoria. The son of Thomas David Beyer (Snr) and his wife Victoria Ruth (Dunk). His father was a well-known […]
13 June 2025
Imports Jordan Vasquez and Oliver Amajoyi (below) in action this season. File photos by Noel Rowsell THE Penrith Panthers have a busy schedule this weekend, with two double-headers over Saturday night and Sunday in Round 10 of the 2025 NBL1 East basketball competition. The women’s competition has a mid-ladder log jam at present, with five teams […]
13 June 2025
THE opening two days of the 2025 International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Slalom World Cup in La Seu d’Urgell, Spain were full of surprises, as the world’s best paddlers got a taste of the newly-introduced single heat format that will be implemented in the Kayak (K1) and Canoe (C1) events in this year’s World Cup […]
13 June 2025
IN what has seemed like an eon of expectation, the new Perth Bears franchise has finally got their man to lead them into the NRL in 2027. And that man is one of the most decorated men in our game, Mal Meninga! They don’t come more well-known than the former bullocking centre for Canberra, QLD, […]
13 June 2025
NextGEN Amateur Tour Castle Hill winner Darcy Mackay and tournament director Ewan Porter. DARCY Mackay (Twin Creeks / The Australian GC) has captured the NextGEN Amateur Tour event at Castle Hill and Oatlands golf courses, following a playoff with Kade Webber (Stonecutters Ridge / Concord GC). Darcy shot rounds of 3-under 69 and 3-under 33 […]
05 June 2025
PENRITH City Council is excited to host Winter Solstice this June long weekend at City Park, Penrith! Preparations for the event are well underway. There will be changed traffic conditions during the event times to ensure public and pedestrian safety at the event. Here’s the details: Winter Solstice• Friday 6 June to Monday 9 June• […]
05 June 2025
CONSTRUCTION of the first major piece of Sydney’s 24-hour airport is complete, with Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport’s (WSI) runway and other key air side facilities officially finalised as the countdown to opening continues. WSI CEO Simon Hickey said this significant step demonstrated the rapid rate of progress as major construction continues to wrap-up […]
05 June 2025
