THE question was posed last year – Can two women with age, experience and a small boat compete successfully in the 2022 Sydney to Hobart Race, alongside some of the biggest names and biggest boats? Kathy Veel and Bridget Canham are both members of the Penrith-based racing crew on ‘It Happens’. The pair have spent […]
10 January 2023
Round 6 of the bLU cRU Oceania junior cup was held at The Bend Raceway in South Australia, as the final meeting of a year that has been both exciting and challenging for 12-year old William Hunt (Mulgoa Rise). Following Qualifying, William started Race 1 in 17th position and with a great start, quickly moved […]
16 December 2022
Local 17-year old hockey junior Coady Stone (Orchard Hills) has been selected for the NSW U18 Boys Blues team, which will compete in Brisbane, QLD in January at the Australian Indoor Hockey Championships. Coady began his hockey career at the age of 3, playing for Rooty Hill RSL in the Under 7 competition. He continued […]
16 December 2022
Exciting 15-year old Para-athlete Layla Sharp (Cranebrook) has won a Silver medal at the 2022 Australian All Schools Athletics Championships, which were held in Adelaide from 9th-12th December. Layla was representing Emmaus Catholic College and ran a personal best (PB) time in the Under 20’s 800m but had to settle for second place, beaten by […]
16 December 2022
The Ellerston Green team with their prizes. Photo supplied by Windsor Polo Club. IT was another big weekend of Polo at Windsor Polo Club over the 26th-27th November, with the Club hosting the Cutcliffe Properties Cup. In addition to local teams, organisers were pleased to attract entries from Melbourne and Ellerston Onassis Polo (Scone, NSW) to […]
02 December 2022
Penrith Mayor Tricia Hitchen, Belinda Simpson, Shane Simpson, Stuart Ayres MP. Penrith City Council has unveiled the restored historic Police Cottage at Emu Plains and the $3.2 million upgrade means more residents and visitors to our City will be able to enjoy the riverfront, with the café set to open in January 2023. Penrith Mayor […]
25 November 2022
Judy and Peter Watson (Dunheved GC Life Members). Photos by Noel Rowsell. JUDY and Peter Watson are both Life Members of Dunheved GC and between them, have won over 100 major titles / tournaments at the Club. Judy has been a prolific winner of major events, since joining Dunheved in 1974, including 22 Ladies Club […]
25 November 2022
Penrith GC Encourage Shield squad and staff: L-R Michael Organ (Manager), Ryder Jerzyna, Kyle Armstrong, Jessica Fog, Talia Govender, Zavier Button, Josh Bourke, Brent Gadd, Blade Gadd (Manager). PENRITH GC entered a team in the Golf NSW Encourage Shield competition this year, the first time in many years it had sufficient up and coming juniors […]
25 November 2022
Layla Sharp training in Blind Cricket. Photo supplied. FOURTEEN-year-old Athletics and Cross Country para-record holder Layla Sharp is preparing for one of the best trips of her life, headed to Adelaide SA for a training camp for Australia’s blind female cricketers. The purpose of the camp in Adelaide is to prepare the players for competitive […]
25 November 2022
Adrian, Mental Health worker Lisa Crawford and Flourish Westclub band (D Street Riffs) member Karl Zirn. Photo supplied. ACCORDING to a report from Flourish Australia, one in five people suffer from mental health issues in Australia (20% of the population). 800,00 Australians are living with complex mental health issues, including anxiety disorders, depression, schizophrenia and […]
14 November 2022
