William Hunt in action during the 2022 bLU cRU OJC Cup. Photo supplied LOCAL 12-year old junior motorcycle racers William Hunt (Mulgoa Rise) and Elijah Andrew (Marayong) will race with the bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup (OJC) at the legendary Phillip Island Raceway later this year, with their group having been added to the racing […]
22 July 2022
Local junior Coby Carruthers (Jordan Springs) has won the 2022 JNJG NSW Boys Junior Golf Championship in emphatic style, leading from the outset to record a narrow 1-shot victory. Playing his first round at Byron Bay GC, Coby. a member at Concord GC), shot the best score of the day, with his 68 giving him […]
15 July 2022
By Noel Rowsell THE dedicated and committed volunteers at Zig Zag Railway are among thousands of train / rail enthusiasts eager to see the heritage rail line re-open later this year. The numerous sagas behind the line’s closure back in 2012 would test the most ardent rail fan and it is a credit to the […]
08 July 2022
The Nepean Hockey Association has selected an Under 13 Girls team to compete at the 2022 Under 13 Field Hockey State Championships, which are being held at the Bathurst Hockey Centre, Lions Club Drive, Kelso from 8th-10th July. The Nepean team is Summer Knowles, Sienna Knowles, Tiarni Honeman, Ruby Delgado, Tilly Casburn, Addison Finnimore, Mckenzie […]
08 July 2022
20-year old Nepean Hockey Association junior representative Annie Rose Buckley has been chosen in the NSW Blue Under 21 Women’s team, which will contest the Australian Under 21 Field Hockey Championships in Perth from 20th-27th July. NSW is sending two teams to the national championships, including a further two Nepean representatives who play locally but […]
08 July 2022
Olympic champion Jessica Fox continues to dominate on the ICF World Cup circuit, taking her third consecutive K1 crown in Ljubljana-Tacen, Slovenia. This latest win was an emotional one for Jessica, who had been feeling ill before her K1 final but still managed to record a time quick enough to see her secure her third […]
01 July 2022
The Nepean Hockey Association sent a very young side to the NSW Boys U/15 Field State Championships in Grafton on 17-19th June, hoping to have a great tournament and enable the young players to learn from this great opportunity. The composite Nepean team consisted of just 5 boys who were U/15’s, 5 x U/13 boys […]
01 July 2022
Family and friends of Garry and Louise Rumble gathered at Pioneer Park, Alcoomie Avenue, South Penrith on Tuesday 14th March, for the unveiling of a memorial plaque in his honour. Garry (Garth) Lindsay Rumble OAM was a hugely influential identity in Penrith during his life, working as a Councillor from 2004-2008, voluntary work with Penrith […]
17 June 2022
Jessica Fox has celebrated a birthday gold medal in the Women’s K1 at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Cup in Prague on Saturday 11th June. Fox, who turned 28 on Saturday, said it was nice to return to the top of the K1 podium after winning bronze at last year’s Tokyo Olympics, and missing the […]
17 June 2022
Jackson Rowe (Whalan) is among fourteen of the country’s budding junior track and field athletes who will represent Australia for the first time at the 11th edition of the Pacific Mini Games, taking place in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands from 17-25 June. Following a whirlwind introduction to track running last year, 19-year old Jackson has […]
09 June 2022
