STUART AYRES MP, Member for Penrith presented Mr Andrew Paech with a NSW Government Community Service award in recognition and appreciation of his contribution to the Penrith community. Andrew leads and supports many groups and initiatives within the greater Penrith area including Westcare, the Penrith Men’s Walk and Talk, Steps of Hope and the Domestic […]
03 June 2022
MULTI-AWARD winning composer/lyricist, musician, comedian, actor, writer, producer and director Tim Minchin took time out from his busy schedule last week to pay a visit to Noro Music Therapy HQ, to see first-hand the amazing work being done with their Music Therapy programs. When Noro first began providing clinical programs over two decades ago, the […]
03 June 2022
Australia has spoken – and changed government – following the federal election held last weekend. In a sweeping victory, Labor was elevated to power with Anthony Albanese becoming the 31st Prime Minister of Australia. Locally, the voting trend wasn’t in-step with the rest of the country with Liberal incumbent Melissa McIntosh smashing it in the […]
26 May 2022
Penrith City Council is opening two grant funding programs in May and is inviting local non-profit organisations and community groups to apply. Applications are now open for grants under the ClubGRANTS program, and Community Assistance Program (CAP) grants. Penrith Mayor Tricia Hitchen said both programs will enable funds to be distributed to local organisations who […]
26 May 2022
Penola Catholic College in Emu Plains competed with their own cattle for the first time in this year’s Royal Easter Show. Two year 12 students and four year 10 students with their teacher Miss Emily Wilson entered three beef cattle; one trade steer and two pure-bred steers as well as the school egg laying competition […]
26 May 2022
In addition to running Bob Aitken Media, his own media company, Bob Aitken AM JP is currently the Chairman of Rotary District 9685 Polio Committee, the Rotary International (RI) ‘END POLIO NOW’ Coordinator for Zone 8 and Chairman of the RI Zone 8 History and Archives Committee and, as such, he had charge of planning, […]
26 May 2022
Bullaburra sailor Kathy Veel is currently at the helm of locally-owned racing yacht ‘It Happens’ in the 2022 Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) Women’s Winter Series. The three dates for the Series are April 24, June 12 and July 17, with those three races interspersed between the ten races of the 2022 CYCA Winter […]
26 May 2022
Australia’s most successful paddler Clint Robinson OAM has won Olympic medals of every colour, along with a World Championship title, representing Australia at 5 Olympic Games. He won 36 Australian Championship medals, starring on still water and also becoming a record-breaker in the surf. Clint was honoured with the captaincy of many Australian surf lifesaving […]
26 May 2022
Before this current NRL season commenced all of the footy journos and commentators were asked to predict their Premiers, Top 8, and Wooden Spooners (who will finish last). The majority of us ‘so-called’ experts forecast that the North Queensland Cowboys would run stone motherless! Well, didn’t we get that one wrong. Not only will they […]
26 May 2022
The NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and local state member and Men’s Shed Patron Tanya Davies visited the St Clair Men’s Shed on Thursday 5th May, to celebrate the welcome news the shed had received a CBP Grant from the NSW Government. Mr Perrottet showed a keen interest in the various equipment, current projects, the number […]
20 May 2022
