THE Minns Labor Government has slashed the number of permanent teacher vacancies by 61 per cent, ensuring thousands more NSW public school students are receiving a quality and consistent public education.  Penrith MP Karen McKeown OAM said the news is even better locally; with a 73 per cent drop in vacancies across Penrith.  “While there’s […]

THE much-loved St Marys Spring Festival will mark a major milestone in 2025, with the community set to celebrate the event’s 50th anniversary this September. First held in 1975, the festival was the brainchild of community workers Alf and Billie Randell. What began as a fundraiser for the Old Post Office Community Arts Centre quickly […]

L-R: Kristine Gauci, Lana Borg, Mischelle Macullam WESTFIELD destinations across Australia and New Zealand have announced the 126 finalists of the 2025 Westfield Local Heroes program. With 126 local causes and people to get behind, voting opens today, and Australians are encouraged to cast their vote to make a difference in their community. Now in […]

Karen McKeown OAM visiting the Nepean Men’s Shed Inc. PENRITH residents are encouraged to celebrate the positive role men play in the community by nominating them for the inaugural 2025 Penrith Man and Young Man of the Year Awards.  This is your chance to shed a spotlight on the remarkable achievements and contributions of Penrith’s […]

THE electorate of Badgerys Creek has secured $450,000 in funding for a total of 13 infrastructure projects through the 2025 Community Building Partnership (CBP) Program. Tanya Davies MP, Member for Badgerys Creek stated, “I’m thrilled to have advocated for and supported these projects which will improve our local facilities and enhance the vibrancy and inclusivity […]

By Melissa McIntosh, Member for Lindsay  SINCE mid-2023, we have fought hard as a community for fairer flight paths.   The Infrastructure Minister’s midnight release in June 2023 of the revised flights paths caught us all by surprise, given the drastic changes from what was originally released in 2016.  One reoccurring problem with this Labor […]

A NEW $5 million project to repair five sites along the lower path of the Great River Walk at Emu Plains will now go ahead thanks to additional Federal and State Government funding. The floods of March and June 2022 caused significant structural damage and movement of the lower river edge embankment and lower walking […]

HUNDREDS of people gathered at St Mary Magdalene’s Anglican Church, St Marys this week to pay their respects at a heartfelt farewell to David Trist OAM, who had passed away just weeks before his 100th birthday. The church hall and the historic church were both filled to capacity and then some with the surrounding grounds […]

MINCHINBURY Fruit Market has been recognised as New South Wales’ top independent fruit and vegetable retailer in the national A better choice! Retailer of the Year – People’s Choice Awards. Proudly family-owned and serving the community since 1960, the business began with a humble tin shed and the determination of founder Samuel Gauci. Now in its […]