Reigning world champion Jessica Fox OAM will take winning form into the Paris Olympics, after taming an unruly Krakow course to take the Women’s Kayak (WK1), Canoe (WC1) and Kayak Cross titles at the International Canoe Federation Canoe Slalom World Cup. Jess’ feat of three gold medals at one World Cup meet was an historic […]
19 June 2024
Photo courtesy of Nick Jones / Rowing Australia Australia were crowned Kings and Queens of Poznan, after a World Cup Gold rush on the weekend. The Australian Rowing Team (ART) has finished on top of the medal tally at World Rowing Cup III in Poznan, Poland, claiming 11 medals out of 13 events, including six […]
19 June 2024
Jess Fox OAM in action in the WC1 Final in World Cup 2. Photos courtesy of Paddle Photography / Paddle Australia. World and Olympic champion Jess Fox OAM has won back-to-back World Cup silver medals at the ICF World Cup 2 in Prague, finishing second in both the Women’s Kayak and Canoe Finals. Jess added […]
14 June 2024
Noemie Fox in action in the Kayak Cross in Prague. Photos courtesy of Paddle Photography / Paddle Australia. NOEMIE Fox has delivered a fairy-tale finish at the ICF World Cup 2 in Prague, to earn Australia an Olympic quota spot in the Kayak Cross and all but consolidate her place in the Australian Olympic Team […]
14 June 2024
Charley Boyter OAM is an award-winning Country Music performer and has been entertaining audiences for almost 60 years. Originally from Windsor, Charley was one of Australia’s infamous ‘Stolen Generation’, being removed from his Aboriginal family as a youngster, along with his brother and three sisters, and spending the rest of his childhood growing up in […]
06 June 2024
Jess Fox OAM and Tristan Carter (below) in action in Augsburg. Photos supplied by Paddle Australia Reigning World Cup Women’s Canoe (WC1) and Kayak (WK1) champion Jessica Fox OAM has experienced the highs and lows of her sport on the weekend, in the opening World Cup event of the season in Augsburg (GER), over 30 […]
06 June 2024
Photo supplied by Maureen Gildart Penrith National Serviceman’s Association ANSA Inc (NASHOs) held its 18th Anniversary Memorial Service and Tribute Laying Ceremony on 28th May at Victoria Park, St Marys, with a parade commencing at 11.00am. The purpose of this service is in remembrance of all people who served as National Servicemen between 1951 to […]
30 May 2024
Atien Acuel scores in the paint for Penrith against Albury. Photo courtesy of Tanya Hawkins Photography. The Penrith Panthers senior men’s and women’s basketball teams have lost both games of their road trip to Albury on the weekend, with the women falling 99-76 and the men 86-71 in Round 8 of the NBL1 East Basketball […]
30 May 2024
Alan Syd Campbell passed away on 19th April and is best remembered for his 40-year RAAF career at Richmond Air Force base, his life as a teacher at TAFE and his twin passions of surfing and photography. Born in Manly in 1947, Alan later moved with his family to Mayfield, Newcastle, during the 1950s. After […]
23 May 2024
THE Penrith Basketball Association’s latest recruit to the NBL1 East Men’s squad, Jack McWilliams, is extremely well-credentialed and will ideally be a key member of the team through the remainder of the season. Jack began his basketball career in the junior representative ranks with the Macarthur Heat, before moving to the Camden Valley Wildfire, where […]
23 May 2024
