Empty Bowls is an international project to fight hunger, personalised by artists and art organisations on a community level. The money raised is donated to soup kitchens, food banks and other organisations fighting hunger locally. Originating in the United States, the grass roots movement has become an international phenomenon. Blue Mountains Clay Collective Inc is […]
09 May 2024
From the minute my husband Greg overheard that I was going to be interviewing Little Pattie, our home was filled with the dulcet tones of him singing “He’s My Blonde Haired, Stompie Wompie Real Gone Surfer Boy.” It’s a bit of a tongue twister but very catchy – yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah! Little […]
09 May 2024
FOLLOWING a sell out 2022 Australia tour – The World of Musicals in Concert returns to Australia in 2024, featuring an all new show. Coming to the Joan on May 10, they can’t wait to bring the best and most believed songs of Broadway and the West End to a Penrith audience. The World of […]
03 May 2024
MEMBER for Londonderry, Deputy Premier Prue Car says the NSW Government is fast tracking the largest expansion of public preschools in the state’s history by cutting red tape to deliver 100 preschools co-located with public primary schools by 2027. “For years, key infrastructure projects particularly across Western Sydney have been unnecessarily delayed due to inefficiencies […]
04 April 2024
As we celebrated International Women’s Day on 8 March 2024, the theme this year is ‘Inspire Inclusion’. Our three local state members presented “Woman of the Year” awards to leading ladies in their respective electorates. Penrith MP Karen McKeown OAM said it was exciting to announce the recipients of the Penrith Local Woman of […]
17 March 2024
St Clair locals Ian Pike and Ian Baistow have each been awarded the prestigious 2024 NSW Seniors Local Achievement Award by Tanya Davies MP, Member for Badgerys Creek. Mr Pike’s award is in recognition of his commitment as a Committee Member of St Clair & District Men’s Shed’s Building Committee since 2016 and for his […]
17 March 2024
Pete Murray is heading to Penrith! We are teaming up once again with Panthers to give away two double passes and some free merch! To go in to the draw, simply email us at nepeannews@aol.com with your favourite Pete Murray song in the subject heading by midnight on March 18. Pete Murray is one of […]
17 March 2024
The glass ceiling is a metaphor used to represent an invisible barrier that keeps a given demographic from rising beyond a certain level in a hierarchy. The metaphor was first coined by feminists in reference to barriers in the careers of high-achieving women. Life for Australian women has changed dramatically over the decades. Some […]
01 March 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
I WAS a teenager when five loathsome monsters took the life of beautiful Anita Cobby, and like everyone else old enough to remember this horrific crime, it is etched in my mind forever as a stark reminder that unspeakable evil does exist. A young nurse in the prime of her life, Anita was snatched from […]
01 February 2024
