Blacktown City’s fishiest event is back in 2022 – the family fish in! Mount Druitt Swimming Pool will be a fishers’ paradise over the first two weekends in August with the pool teeming with 600 succulent Snowy Mountains trout ready to be hooked. COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the 2021 family fish in, but the […]
15 July 2022
By Panthers Media Penrith Panthers and Wests Tigers will play for the inaugural Royce Simmons Cup this Sunday at CommBank Stadium. With Royce having close ties with both clubs, the perpetual trophy has been named in his honour, and will be played for each year. The inaugural match will be held at CommBank Stadium on […]
15 July 2022
Disaster assistance is now available in 23 local government areas (LGAs) following severe storms and flooding from 27 June 2022, which continue to impact large areas of Sydney and the New South Wales coast. The LGAs are Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Camden, Canterbury Bankstown, Campbelltown, Central Coast, Cessnock, Fairfield, Georges River, Hawkesbury, Hornsby, Kiama, Lithgow, Liverpool, […]
08 July 2022
Early this week Nepean Blue Mountains Local Area Health District kicked off #NAIDOCWeek2022 with a special community event at Nepean Hospital. The event Included a Welcome to Country by Local Elder Auntie Melissa Stubbings, Flag Raising Ceremony and cultural dance by Wagana Aboriginal Dancers. “We continued the celebrations with market stalls by Aboriginal and Oceanic […]
08 July 2022
Esteemed journalist and Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi man, Stan Grant, has supported discussions around how to bolster the representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD). Amid a panel chat facilitated by Stan the WSLHD launched its Aboriginal Workforce Plan on 27 June 2022. Stan said discussions like these […]
08 July 2022
By Carol Bennett, Nepean Belle Way back when, to Chris and I unending days of rain meant loads of traffic and delays getting to work, cancelled kids sports with weekends spent indoors watching movies, and watching the washing pile grow…. and grow. (I think I was the only one watching the washing pile…!). No big […]
08 July 2022
Thirlmere village woke to the enchanting sound of steam whistles, on both Saturday and Sunday morning, for the beginning of each day of the annual Thirlmere Festival of Steam. Just under 8,500 visitors bought tickets to the Railway Museum and Train Rides over the Saturday and Sunday, making this the largest-ever Festival of Steam held […]
01 July 2022
By Dale ‘Tex’ Walker SO the curtains have finally closed on one of, if not Australia’s finest ever broadcasters, in Ray Warren after 55 years behind the binoculars. I interviewed Ray two years ago for Nepean News and he was nervous and unsure of when to make his retirement announcement. He did so last week […]
09 June 2022
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
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
