THE Clarendon Classic Machinery Rally is an annual event held in September at the Hawkesbury Showground. It’s running over the weekend of 21-22 September, hosted by the Sydney Antique Machinery Club Inc. This family friendly two-day event includes a great display of restored tractors and stationary engines, vintage cars, trucks, bikes, antique tools and more. […]
29 August 2024
By Kellie Tickner, Orchard Hills Veterinary Hospital Administrator BONNIE, a spirited five-year-old Jack Russell Terrier, had an encounter that her owners will never forget. What started as a typical day outdoors quickly turned into a harrowing experience when Bonnie crossed paths with a territorial plover. Known for their defensive nature, these birds can be fiercely […]
29 August 2024
IN East Ward Penrith, an uncontested election has been declared by the NSW Electoral Commission, which means the number of candidates who have nominated is equal to or less than the number to be elected. Voters enrolled in East Ward Penrith are NOT required to vote in the Local Government election on 14 September 2024. […]
29 August 2024
TANYA Davies MP, Member for Badgerys Creek is encouraging local incorporated not-for-profit community organisations and NSW local councils to apply for funding through the 2025 NSW Seniors Festival Grants program. “These grants will go towards delivering important events and activities to ensure our wonderful seniors stay connected and active across the community,” said Tanya Davies. […]
22 August 2024
One of the many handwritten personalised notes from a participant at Trees for Dad 2023. IF you’re looking for something to gift Dad for Father’s Day, Penrith City Council’s annual Trees for Dad community tree planting event returns for its sixth year on Sunday 1 September at Blue Hills Wetland in Glenmore Park. Everyone […]
22 August 2024
IN 1786, at the age of eight, Hummel went to live and study with Mozart in Vienna. During his two years as a lodger in the family’s apartment in the Domgasse, he would have listened many times to his teacher singing, humming and trying out the odd phrase from the music composed and performed which […]
22 August 2024
THE 8th annual ‘Think Outside the Square (TOTS) Blanket Challenge’ is thrilled to have been able to donate a total of 680 blankets to go to the homeless, domestic violence survivors, cancer patients and youth in crisis. The TOTS Blanket Challenge which runs between 1 April and 31 July out of coworking space, The Creative […]
15 August 2024
Aerial view of the Gipps Street sports fields. JOIN Penrith City Council for the grand opening of the Gipps Street Recreation Precinct on Saturday 31 August 2024. A special event will be held from 11am until 3pm to celebrate the opening of the long-awaited 32-hectare sport and recreation destination in Claremont Meadows. Residents and visitors […]
15 August 2024
THE Local Government elections will be held on Saturday 14 September 2024. If you live in Penrith and are on the electoral roll, you must vote in the Local Government elections on or before Saturday 14 September 2024. Voting is compulsory, and fines apply if you don’t cast your vote. Local Government elections do not […]
15 August 2024
By Kellie Tickner, Orchard Hills Veterinary Hospital Administrator LIKE toddlers, pets have a tendency to chew anything they can get into their mouths. This becomes a serious and potentially life-threatening problem if the objects are swallowed. In the past month we have treated dogs and cats who have ingested various ‘foreign bodies’ which have included […]
15 August 2024
