By Lyn Forde – President/Research Officer of St Marys & District Historical Society Inc. IN 1872 Samuel Marks was a farmer at Littleham on the Liverpool road in St Marys. The name was probably named after the nearby town near Exmouth in England where there is a Samual Marks buried in the Littleham church. By […]
16 February 2024
THE Luddenham Annual Show is back for another year on the 2nd and 3rd of March with thousands expected to attend the biggest event on the Luddenham Calendar. The 118th edition of the “Country Show” has a range of entertainment for the whole family with organisers expecting to build on the record crowds in attendance […]
16 February 2024
Nepean News has teamed up with Penrith Panthers to give away two double passes to one of the great events that will be held as part of the Panthers Elvis Festival! Email nepeannews@aol.com with your favourite Elvis song in the subject heading to go in the draw. Entries close February 25. Ah-huh, ladies and gentlemen! […]
16 February 2024
Action at the World Age Championships. Nicolas Diaz Ballas (Kellyville Ridge, NSW) has been named the ‘Gymnastics NSW Junior International Athlete of the Year’ at the organisation’s annual awards on Sunday night. Nicolas and Brock Batty (Frankston, VIC) had recently won gold in the Men’s 15-16 Years Synchro Trampoline at the 2023 Trampoline World Age […]
16 February 2024
Jess Fox OAM (WK1, WC1), Tim Anderson (MK1), Tristan Carter (MC1), Anna Meares OAM (Australian Olympic Team Chef de Mission). Photos by Noel Rowsell. THE AOC has selected Victorians Tim Anderson and Tristan Carter in the Australian Olympic Team for Paris 2024, to contest the men’s kayak (MK1) and canoe (MC1) events respectively. The announcement […]
16 February 2024
PLANNING for one of the biggest economic development projects undertaken in Australia, the Bradfield City Centre, has taken a major step forward with the draft Master Plan now available for community feedback. The Bradfield City Centre Master Plan sets out a framework for future development within the new 114-hectare city, five times the size of […]
08 February 2024
By staff at Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre (BARC) “Thank you to everyone and every organisation who has opened their hearts and homes to a shelter animal this past month, you’ve changed a life for the better and for good (sorry if I’ve missed anyone’s photo!). This month in particular we got to see some long […]
08 February 2024
NSW’s Emergency Department (ED) Taskforce met this week, bringing together clinical experts from across the state to improve wait times in the state’s busy EDs. NSW EDs are under continuing pressure, with more than 3 million attendances each year, and treating more patients with serious illness than ever before. The new Taskforce will work to […]
08 February 2024
STARRING newcomer Graham Toole, Caught in the Act pays tribute to the music of Peter Allen, The Carpenters, Glen Campbell and Kenny Rogers. Graham Toole is well-known for singing hit songs of the late Glen Campbell and Kenny Rogers which include The Gambler and Rhinestone Cowboy. The popular music of Karen Carpenter of The Carpenters will be performed by […]
08 February 2024
WC1 winner Jess Fox OAM. AUSTRALIA has captured eight of the eighteen medals on offer at the 2024 Paddle Australia Canoe Slalom Australian Open, which was held over the 2nd-4th February at the Penrith Whitewater Stadium. The Australian contingent was led by gold medal-winning performances from Jess Fox OAM (WC1), Tristan Carter (MC1), Lucien Delfour […]
08 February 2024
