Pendragons State paddlers. Photo supplied. ON April 19, six members of the Pendragons Dragon Boat Club competed at the Australian National Dragon Boat Championships in Perth, Western Australia. Kim Stein, Janine To’o, Julie Gray, Peter Fox (Senior B), Elaine McNaughton and Madeleine Jacques (Senior A) were all selected to represent NSW and fought hard against […]
03 May 2024
HAWKESBURY Race Club has received a record 245 nominations for this Saturday’s massive 10-race Hawkesbury Cup program. “We are thrilled with the response we have had to this Saturday’s stand-alone event, with record prizemoney of over $1.8 million on offer,” Hawkesbury Race Club CEO James Heddo said. “There are 29 entries for the $250,000 Group […]
03 May 2024
FOLLOWING the sudden death of Nepean News ‘Legend of the Nepean’ Bob Aitken AM JP, we would like to run this excerpt of our article, which ran on May 26, 2022, in his memory. In addition to running Bob Aitken Media, his own media company, Bob had been the Chairman of Rotary District 9685 Polio […]
26 April 2024
The crew on Racing Yacht ‘It Happens’ in action during the Sydney Harbour Women’s Keelboat Series. PENRITH and Richmond’s sailing crew aboard racing yacht ‘It Happens’ have guided the boat to a 2nd place finish, in Division 1, of the 2023-2024 Sydney Harbour Women’s Keelboat Series. It Happens recorded 3rd place, 6th, 2nd and 1st […]
26 April 2024
(L to R) Stephen Iverson, David Tyler (Drum Major), Alan Harris, Tim Badger (President). Other members unavailable for photo. Photo supplied by Tim Badger THE Penrith RSL Pipes and Drums Band was officially formed mid 2022, following a series of events and circumstances. After contact with Smithfield RSL ceased during the COVID lock down, it […]
20 April 2024
Attendees at last year’s WVNA ANZAC service at Memory Park. Photo by Noel Rowsell. MEMBERS of the public are invited to Memory Park, Penrith at 10am on Saturday 20th April for the Women Veterans Network Australia (WVNA) ANZAC Service. Current and ex-serving members of the Australian Defence Forces will be in attendance, along with several […]
20 April 2024
Mia Heide in action for Duke University. Photos courtesy of Duke University. FORMER Duke and Tulane University graduate Mia Heide has been announced as an import for the Penrith Panthers Women’s NBL1 team for the 2024 NBL1 East Basketball season. Heide turns 24 this month and was a student at Duke University (NCAA) in the […]
20 April 2024
CHRIS Barton set out at 10am on Saturday morning to walk continuously for 30 hours around the Blacktown International Sports Park Athletic Track, raising money for BREED Australia. Over 150 fellow walkers joined Chris at different stages of his walk, with four of those also walking for the full 30 hours. Chris set himself a […]
10 April 2024
DESPITE facing extreme weather conditions leading up to last weekend, the 2024 Redline Games were concluded on Sunday, following the successful running and completion of the Nepean Triathlon, the inaugural Australian Super Sprint Triathlon Championships, the inaugural Rock N Run Festival and the Corporate Teams Triathlon. Torrential rain in the days leading up to the […]
10 April 2024
Above: A group of walkers preparing for 2024 event. Photos supplied IN 2023, Chris Barton walked from the Three Sisters, Katoomba to Manly Beach, trekking 128 kilometres in just 24 hours to raise money for the charity ‘Batyr’, which delivers mental health programs run by young people, for young people. Chris was also hoping his […]
04 April 2024
