Men’s 4 x 100m Relay. A 256-strong Australian Team at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games competed in ten sports on the Games program. Thirteen athletes from Western Sydney won selection to the Australian Team, including Jackson Sharp (Wentworth Falls) Men’s 5,000m – Athletics, Desleigh Owusu (Blacktown) Triple Jump – Athletics, Ritam Malik (Kellyville), Tru Hagens […]
06 August 2026
The Patterson Family. (L-R) Marie, Kelly, Jacob, Jackson, Natasha, Helen. THE Patterson family gathered from different areas of Sydney for Sunday’s second trip behind heritage locomotive 3801, celebrating the journey on David Patterson’s (deceased) favourite train. His wife Helen said “We had a great day. The driver Michael Potter was a great friend of David’s […]
30 July 2026
3801 in Penrith on the weekend. STEAM returned to Penrith on 25-26th July, with Australia’s favourite and perhaps most iconic heritage locomotive 3801 (the Legend of Steam) ferrying passengers from Penrith through the scenic Lower Blue Mountains to Valley Heights and back. With tickets sold out a week in advance, passengers fortunate enough to be […]
30 July 2026
Jonno, Jessica, Josh. Photos courtesy of Jessica Richardson 22 family and friends of Nigel Gooch (deceased), including his three children and their partners, three grandchildren, his sister, two nephews and friends headed out on Saturday from Penrith for a nostalgic and poignant journey behind heritage locomotive 3801. Daughter Jessica Richardson said, “We took my dad’s […]
30 July 2026
The Eights following their World Cup victory. Photo courtesy of Benedict Tufnell / Rowing Australia ROWING Australia (RA) has named crews for 13 boats to race at the 2026 World Championships held on the Bosbaan international course at Amsterdam, Netherlands from 24-30 August. The Rowsellas Team for Amsterdam comprises 61 athletes from across RA’s Men’s, […]
30 July 2026
Jess Fox – KX Time Trial Action 2026 Worlds. JESSICA Fox OAM has completed a comeback story for the ages, claiming her fifth women’s Kayak (WK1) title in Oklahoma at the 2026 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. After being unable to defend her 2023 K1 World Championship title on home soil last year, Jess started […]
30 July 2026
Rod, Stacey and Nathan. BUSINESS owners Rod Newell, Nathan Hooker and Stacey McCartney are well-known faces in the Penrith community, not only for their Drummond Golf and Big Swing Golf operations on Mulgoa Road but also for their ongoing financial and moral support within the local community. CBD Corporation Chief Executive Gai Hawthorn nominated Rod […]
23 July 2026
THE Penrith Panthers senior men’s and women’s basketball teams wrapped up their 2026 Mitsubishi Motors NBL1 East season on the weekend with two road trips, playing the Sutherland Sharks on Friday night and the Illawarra Hawks on Sunday. All three teams contesting the two women’s games were well out of playoff contention, the only prize […]
23 July 2026
Photos: Noel Rowsell WESTERN Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport’s (WSI) Cargo Precinct trial flights commenced on Monday 13th July, with the first freighter touching down at 2pm. The freight hub’s formal opening and inaugural commercial services will commence on Sunday 26 July. WSI CEO Simon Hickey said these trial flights marked the final stages of […]
16 July 2026
Locomotive No. 2 (Stevo). Photos by Noel Rowsell THE fun returned to the lower Blue Mountains over 10-12 July, with the Blue Mountains Steam FunFest held at the historic Blue Mountains Locomotive Depot at Valley Heights. For the first time, Transport Heritage NSW brought historic Steam Locomotive 3265 from Thirlmere to FunFest, allowing visitors to […]
16 July 2026
