Penrith Mayor Todd Carney and Member for Penrith Karen McKeown OAM on a residential street in Cambridge Park, beside one of the newly planted trees. OVER the last five years, Penrith City Council’s ‘Greening our City’ tree planting program has seen over 6,600 trees planted in heat vulnerable suburbs across the local government area.  The […]

PENRITH locals are lacing up their walking shoes for a good cause this weekend, with the return of WestCare’s much-loved community walk and appeal, Steps of Hope, on Saturday 17th May. Now in its twelfth edition, the event is back after a brief pause and is set to raise funds for two crucial local services […]

THIS winter, Penrith CBD Corporation, in partnership with Karen McKeown MP, Penrith City Council, Penrith RSL, The Creative Fringe, and Penrith Community Kitchen, is proud to launch #ProjectWarmth: Penrith Winter Appeal – a heartfelt community initiative aimed at keeping our most vulnerable residents warm and nourished during the colder months. As temperatures drop, many members […]

Penrith Mayor Todd Carney (pictured at the recently upgraded Regatta Park) is encouraging the community to review Council’s strategic plans throughout May. PENRITH City Council has released a new suite of Integrated Planning and Reporting documents outlining a clear path to achieving the community’s vision for Penrith. The community is invited to provide feedback during […]

Eileen with children and cousins (above) and the Smith family girls (below). Photos supplied. THE Easter Weekend had an additional celebration at the Penrith Bowling Club for the family and friends of Eileen Hill, whoturned 100 years of age on 19thApril. Her daughter Dianne Notton said “The big day is over. After an exhausting weekend, […]

LOCAL butcher Gourmet Meat Company has once again emerged victorious at this year’s Royal Easter Show. The esteemed butcher shop has claimed the coveted first prize for its exceptional meat grading, earning the prestigious first prize for the second year running! The win at the Royal Easter Show, renowned for its stringent judging criteria and […]

ONCE again, St Marys RSL sub-Branch were able to supply an enthusiastic team of ‘packers’ to assist RSL Australia in putting together 400 packs of ‘goodies’ as an Easter/ANZAC gift for our overseas deployed ADF personnel. “Thank you to 39 OSB at Randwick (the CO, RSM, Julee and Robo in particular) for hosting and to […]

Maggie Taouk (WHA), Jemma Pigott (WHA), David Trist OAM, Edward Lopez, Poppy. Nepean CrossFit is conducting a 24-hour national fitness fundraiser on Saturday 26th – Sunday 27th April, honouring fallen service members and supporting veterans and first responders. Teams of 6 will complete 24 hero workouts over 24 hours. This event originated at Nepean CrossFit […]

Congratulations to the Kokoda Youth Leadership Challenge group led by Peta Bull who completed their 10 day trek – a great achievement!  A special welcome home shoutout from Penrith RSL and the City of Penrith RSL sub-Branch, who sent two of the participants – Shayla and Xandah. A big congratulations on completing the Kokoda Youth […]

NEPEAN Regional Security (NRS) has been named Company of the Year at the Women Changing the World Awards! With over 55 countries in the running, NRS CEO Gina Field said she was beyond proud to say, “we took out gold. Yep—little ol’ us from Penrith, up against the globe… and we brought it home!” The […]