By Melissa McIntosh, Member for Lindsay  SINCE mid-2023, we have fought hard as a community for fairer flight paths.   The Infrastructure Minister’s midnight release in June 2023 of the revised flights paths caught us all by surprise, given the drastic changes from what was originally released in 2016.  One reoccurring problem with this Labor […]

MINCHINBURY Fruit Market has been recognised as New South Wales’ top independent fruit and vegetable retailer in the national A better choice! Retailer of the Year – People’s Choice Awards. Proudly family-owned and serving the community since 1960, the business began with a humble tin shed and the determination of founder Samuel Gauci. Now in its […]

(L:R): Transport for NSW’s Executive Director Cities Integration Kathryn Crestani and Penrith Mayor Todd Carney on Factory Road, at the intersection of Loftus Street, with shared path works underway in the background. PENRITH City Council has started constructing a new shared path along Factory Road, Regentville, to make it safer for people to walk, run […]

St Marys Central Park Project – Artist render of entertainment canopy overlooking lawn with new amenities building to the right. Penrith City Council has placed the Review of Environmental Factors (REF) for the St Marys Central Park project on public exhibition. The new central park will be the civic green heart of St Marys, attracting […]

PENRITH City Council is supporting Transport for NSW’s (TfNSW) pedestrian safety campaign ‘Be aware, cross with care’ to help reduce serious injury and fatalities to pedestrians in St Marys Town Centre and across Penrith City. The ‘Be aware, cross with care’ campaign encourages safer crossing behaviour by prompting pedestrians to stop, look, and assess before […]

THE Royce Simmons Foundation is proud to announce the return of The Big Walk for its fourth consecutive year, a major fundraising initiative supporting dementia research. Founded by rugby league icon Royce Simmons, the Foundation continues its unwavering mission to increase awareness and fund cutting-edge research into dementia. The community’s generous support has already made […]

PENRITH’S very own rising star, BeBe Liu-Brennan, has been awarded the prestigious World Dancer of the Year title at the 2025 World Dance Movement in Italy — a globally renowned competition where thousands of dancers from around the world strive just to qualify. Representing Team Australia, BeBe’s journey to the world stage began in January […]