Tricia Hitchen is one of the more-recognised and popular residents of Penrith, particularly through her 12 years of service with Penrith Council and her deep involvement with The Haven – Nepean Women’s Shelter. A former policewoman in her younger years, Tricia was awarded the Police Commissioner’s Commendation for Bravery, the Governor General’s award for Brave […]

Margaret Brandman is a highly experienced and accredited music educator, award-winning composer and a prolific author. She has published a wide and exhaustive range of innovative music education texts and highly-acclaimed compositions for orchestra, chamber ensembles and voice. A represented composer at the Australian Music Centre, many of her works included in AMEB and ANZCA […]

Cheryl and Jim on a raft trip in Banff. CHERYL Devine is the President of the Emu Plains Lions Club, a Life Member of the Emu Plains Netball Club and a Life Member of the Emu Plains Little Athletics Club. She was born at Penrith Hospital (the old Governor Phillip Hospital) and has lived her […]

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 […]

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 […]

Kevin Canning is one of the principals of the Penrith Men’s Walk & Talk, which starts every Thursday night in the Coffee Club opposite Tench Reserve. A Life Member of both the Emu Plains Junior Rugby League Football Club and the P&C Association, Kevin is driven by a desire to be actively involved in the […]

Julie and David (Wedding) David Crossman (Springwood) is a well-known and highly successful businessman in the Nepean District. He is also a founding member of #The Great Walk Foundation, a local fund-raising endeavour which is now in its 17th year. The Crossman family has a strong history in the Nepean district and David has lived […]

Wedding photo 1991. Vivienne Ross is the Group Leader of the Nepean Blue Mountain Parkinson’s Support Group (NBMPSC) and has been a member of the group since her husband Barry was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in 2006. Since taking on the Group Leader’s role in 2011, Vivienne has been heavily involved in both the […]

Peter & Judy. Rotarian John Scott describes friend and fellow Rotarian Peter Mead as a force of nature and an influential member of both Rotary and the community. “Apart from being a successful businessman, Peter’s commitment to the community through Rotary exemplifies the spirit of Rotary, ‘Service Above Self’. “Over the years, he (Peter) has […]

Paul & Ray Wheatley. Raymond Wheatley OAM (25 July 1948 – 20 June 2023) was an Australian Boxing Hall of Fame official, a Golden Gloves boxing champion, and a legend in both Australian boxing and internationally. Ray passed away in June this year but we withheld his Legends of the Nepean story at the behest […]