Sydney Writers’ Festival Primary School Days26 May – The JoanBook an excursion for your students! Join Sydney Writers’ Festival for an engaging and inspiring day into the world of literature. Meet four bestselling picture book authors – plus a special surprise guest! Sounds Fresh #4: Osita + Blue Hill30 May – The JoanKick back with […]
23 May 2025
Club members and action from a previous event. Photos courtesy of David Dormer “Sydney Speedway Kart Club is based at Nepean Raceway, Rickards Road, Castlereagh and was started by a couple of Speedway Kart guys and me back in early 2021,” said David Dormer, Club President. “We then incorporated in June 2021 and affiliated with […]
23 May 2025
Alex Adamson – action pic (at front). Photos supplied 16-year-old Alex Adamson is chasing a motorcycle racing dream, currently racing speedway bikes in Sweden. His father Matt Adamson said, “It’s been pretty busy here in Denmark since arriving a month ago, and a lot has happened in that time. “Following a successful summer speedway season […]
23 May 2025
Full NSW team (Coby Carruthers front row, 2nd from right. Photos courtesy of Golf Australia. NSW has defeated QLD in the Final of the 2025 Australian Interstate Team Golf Championships, which were held at Melville Glades GC (WA) over 5-7 May. In the preliminary rounds, NSW drew 4-4 with WA, won 7-1 over VIC, won […]
16 May 2025
Member for Penrith Karen McKeown OAM and Penrith Mayor Todd Carney visiting the new playspace at Henry Bridgen Park, Penrith, with children from Spunky Monkeys Early Learning Centre. PENRITH City Council is continuing to prioritise play across the City with two more playspace upgrades now complete. The old playspaces in Dorothy Radford Reserve, St Clair […]
15 May 2025
Penrith Mayor Todd Carney and Member for Penrith Karen McKeown OAM on a residential street in Cambridge Park, beside one of the newly planted trees. OVER the last five years, Penrith City Council’s ‘Greening our City’ tree planting program has seen over 6,600 trees planted in heat vulnerable suburbs across the local government area. The […]
15 May 2025
PENRITH locals are lacing up their walking shoes for a good cause this weekend, with the return of WestCare’s much-loved community walk and appeal, Steps of Hope, on Saturday 17th May. Now in its twelfth edition, the event is back after a brief pause and is set to raise funds for two crucial local services […]
15 May 2025
AFTER winning multiple awards for the critically acclaimed cabaret Lady Sings The Blues, Australia’s renowned vocalist and performer Prinnie Stevens is back on stage with a brand-new show that’s set to stir hearts at The Joan, Penrith. Lady Sings Soul is no ordinary cabaret – it’s a bold, soul-baring celebration of powerhouse women in music. […]
15 May 2025
Penrith GC clubhouse and surrounds. THE board of the Seven Hills RSL club has written to all golf members of Penrith GC, outlining the current discussions between itself, the Australian Turf Club (ATC) and the State Government in regard to the potential sale of the Penrith golf course. The board writes: ‘As part of its […]
15 May 2025
Jo and Michael Wholohan. MICHAEL Wholohan (Glenbrook) has just completed his 100th marathon, completing the ton at Newcastle on Easter Saturday. His 100th marathon is the culmination of 18 years of marathon running, which began in Canberra in 2007 and has subsequently taken him all around the world, but may not have been the final […]
15 May 2025
