By Prime Minister Anthony Albanese WE know Australians are feeling under pressure. That’s why our budget is designed to deliver for every Australian, in every part of our economy and every part of our country. There are tax cuts for every Australian taxpayer – not just some. There is energy bill relief for every Australian […]

By Councillor Tricia Hitchen I have had the privilege of knowing Colin Kelson, or Pussa to his friends for a very long time.  The word hero is used a lot these days, but it’s people like Col who truly deserve that title. Col joined the Navy in 1964. During his service at sea he served […]

The NSW Government will provide $230 million over four years as part of an emergency package to enhance support for domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) victim-survivors and expand programs that reduce the rate of violence against women and children. Nearly 1 in 4 women and 1 in 8 men in Australia have experienced violence […]

Empty Bowls is an international project to fight hunger, personalised by artists and art organisations on a community level.  The money raised is donated to soup kitchens, food banks and other organisations fighting hunger locally.  Originating in the United States, the grass roots movement has become an international phenomenon.  Blue Mountains Clay Collective Inc is […]

St Marys Central Park will see Coachmans Park connected with Kokoda Park to create a green link from Queen Street through to South Creek. Penrith City Council has reached an exciting milestone in the transformation of the St Marys Town Centre, with the awarding of the landscape design contract for St Marys Central Park.   […]

Penrith City Council’s plans for the future of St Marys have taken another exciting step forward with the St Marys Town Centre Place Plan finalised.  At the April Ordinary Meeting held on 29 April, Council endorsed the Place Plan which is a community-led roadmap outlining 23 actions over the next five years to transform the […]

Penrith City Council has sold 158-164 Old Bathurst Road, Emu Plains to Akura and its capital partners (trading as Emu Plains Developments Pty Ltd), which will deliver Council’s vision to boost local employment with an industrial subdivision on the site. Akura will be responsible for overseeing the future development of the site. Akura is an […]

LOCAL identity Ross (Rossco) Hutchison has been immortalised in oils, the subject of an entry by artist Corrinne Hemsley into this year’s Archibald Prize art competition. Rossco’s painting is a striking composition, with his extensive and varied life history revealed in the brush strokes of the portrait. He has danced in front of the Queen […]

Penrith City Council’s Nursery Coordinator Mark Viler shows Penrith Mayor Todd Carney around the Nursery, which is going to be upgraded. PENRITH City Council is upgrading its Nursery to support the greening of our City thanks to a $5.06 million grant through the NSW Government’s Western Sydney Infrastructure Grants Program.  The upgrade will get underway […]