Legend of the Nepean David Trist OAM and his wife Betty celebrated their 75th Wedding Anniversary with their extended family on 28th January, 2025. David and Betty were married in St John’s Church of England church in Mt Druitt in 1950, with the wedding reception at Betty’s family home in Melbourne Street, St Marys, before […]
06 February 2025
Tom and Bev with youngest grandson. TOM and Bev Fink are legends in Rugby League in the Penrith district, with both heavily involved with Cambridge Park JRLFC and Penrith Junior Rugby League. The couple began their involvement with Cambridge Park JRLFC in 1985, when eldest son Jeff began playing in the junior ranks. Tom coached […]
06 February 2025
Mia Heide in action for Penrith in 2024. Photos by Noel Rowsell. THE two Penrith teams to play in the Coles Express NBL1 East competition have not been fully released as yet, although the Panthers have announced 2024 import Mia Heide will return to the women’s team in 2025. “A Penrith spokesperson said “Mia was […]
05 February 2025
Paris Olympic champion Jessica Fox OAM (AUS) has won both the Oceania WK1 and WC1 crowns, Finn Butcher (NZL) won the MK1 crown, Tristan Carter (AUS) the MC1 crown, Ben Pope (AUS) the MKX and Paris Olympic champion Noemie Fox OAM the WKX on a huge weekend of canoe slalom at the Penrith Whitewater Stadium. […]
30 January 2025
THE final verse of the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) Firefighter’s Prayer states ‘Grant that there may never be a shortage of men and women of courage, character and integrity who will volunteer to train and serve in the course of fire and emergency protection within the NSW Rural Fire Service’. Such a statement applies […]
23 January 2025
Representatives of local community groups in Queensland have got in touch with Nepean News to say “a bombshell new report” has underscored the overwhelming benefits of using the existing world-class Penrith Olympic Whitewater Stadium for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games Canoe Slalom events. The groups say the report has raised “serious concerns about the $100 […]
23 January 2025
Summer Family Morning at Penrith Museum of Fire. Photos by Noel Rowsell. THE Penrith Museum of Fire hosted its Summer Family Morning on Saturday 11th January, and it was declared a smash hit! Museum staff also announced the Vehicle of the Year, the 1975 ERF ‘Snorkel’, by showcasing it in pride of place on the […]
16 January 2025
Ti Fox in action at Murrumbidgee GC. Photos courtesy of Ethan Keane / JNJG. Ti Fox (Richmond / Concord GC) has started 2025 in style, recording a 1-shot victory in the JNJG Harvey Norman ACT Week of Golf Boys Division, with the tournament being held at Murrumbidgee GC over 6-9 January. 16-year-old Ti shot a […]
16 January 2025
Coby Carruthers at the AMOTA. Photo courtesy of Anthony Powter / Australian Master of the Amateurs. SOUTHERN GC in Victoria hosted an electrifying convergence of Australia’s top amateur golf talents over the 3-6th January, with leading amateurs from across the globe all chasing the 2025 Men’s and Women’s Australian Master of the Amateurs Championship titles. […]
09 January 2025
Delwyn and Andrew engagement. “I am proud to nominate Delwyn Paech for the ‘Legends of the Nepean’ in recognition of her dedication to bettering our community and beyond,” said Nadine Willis, Executive Director, Road Trauma Support Group (RTSG), NSW. “In May 2024, Delwyn was asked to host a morning tea for a bereaved Mother’s Day […]
12 December 2024
