Brodie Schwarzer in action against Illawarra. Photo courtesy of jbcollective.media THE Penrith Basketball Association’s two senior teams both suffered double-header losses in a busy Round 7 of the 2026 Mitsubishi NBL1 East competition, falling to the Illawarra Hawks on Saturday night at Minto, then falling to the Centre of Excellence on Sunday afternoon at Hawkesbury. […]
21 May 2026
PENRITH CBD Corporation is proud to relaunch Project Warmth – Penrith Winter Appeal 2026, a community-driven initiative supporting those experiencing homelessness and hardship during the colder months. Delivered in partnership with Penrith Community Kitchen, Karen McKeown MP, Penrith City Council, Melissa McIntosh MP, Penrith RSL, White Lady Funerals and The Creative Fringe TOTS challenge, this […]
14 May 2026
Courtesy of Tyler Nesci / UWG Wolves FORMER Leonay resident Tyler Nesci (Concord GC) has been chosen in the ASUN Conference Academic All-ASUN golf team, which recognises student-athletes with a minimum 3.50 cumulative GPA who participate in at least 50% of their team’s games/meets. Tyler attends college at the University of West Georgia and has […]
14 May 2026
Coby Carruthers in action from the tournament. Photo courtesy of Golf NSW IT was a heartbreaking finish for the NSW Blues at the 2026 Australian Interstate Teams Matches at Glenelg Golf Club, as Victoria proved too strong across both matches to claim the title and end NSW’s hopes of back-to-back honours. The Blues lost 1.5–6.5 […]
14 May 2026
Penrith Mayor Todd Carney with the athletes from the Western Sydney Academy of Sport (WSAS). Photo courtesy of Penrith City Council FIFTEEN high achieving young athletes from the Western Sydney Academy of Sport (WSAS) took time out from their sporting commitments on Wednesday to thank Penrith Mayor Todd Carney for Council’s support of the Academy. […]
07 May 2026
Jett Hickson in action this season. File photo, courtesy of Rex Bergas. THE Penrith Panthers senior men’s basketball team staged the greatest form reversal to date in this year’s Mitsubishi NBL1 East basketball competition, defeating the Sydney Comets 68-67 on Sunday afternoon at Minto Indoor Sports Stadium in Round Five action. The two teams met […]
07 May 2026
Xavier Curmi in action in the Asia-Pacific Championships. File photo by Noel Rowsell 14-YEAR-OLD Xavier Curmi (Wallacia) has continued his wonderful start to the Yamaha R3 Blu Cru Asia-Pacific Championship, grabbing a fifth place finish in the opening race of the 2026 Australian Superbike (ASBK) round at The Bend, SA. Surging from 10th to 5th […]
07 May 2026
4km Start Photos: Noel Rowsell OVER 20,000 people were at Western Sydney International on Sunday morning 26th April, participating in the WSI Runway Run/Walk. Celebrating Australia’s most significant aviation project in more than 50 years, the public had unprecedented access for one day to the runway at Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI), in […]
30 April 2026
Mr Gavin Herholdt (Managing Director, Laguna Lăng Cô), Coby Careruthers, Matthew Faldo (Director of Faldo Series) 21-year-old Coby Carruthers (Jordan Springs / Concord GC) has become the first-ever Australian player to win the Faldo Series Asia, following a thrilling playoff victory over 20-year-old Yuki Hari (New Zealand) at Laguna Lang Co golf club, Vietnam. Coby […]
30 April 2026
PENRITH City Mayor Todd Carney joined with Kelly Suber (COO Inclusive Housing Australia, Adrian Harrington (Chair of Investment Committee), Jo-anne Hewitt (CEO Achieve Australia), Andrew Kew (CEO Thorndale Foundation), Greg Paramor (Chair of IHA) and Lachlan Brown (General Manager – Cura Ability Developments) to officially open four new Assisted Living houses in the Kings Central […]
24 April 2026
