Richard Cass (left). RICHARD Cass (Western Sydney Whitewater Club) has won the 2024/25 Paddle NSW Senior (O50) Paddler of the Year Award. His achievements include: 2025 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships in Plattling, Germany; Masters K1 Category – Bronze Medal, 6th Place in Senior Men’s 0C1. Freestyle National Championships 2025, held at PWS Penrith – […]

AS the countdown continues to one of the most electrifying sporting events on water (the 2025 ICF Slalom World Championships), Paddle Australia has announced an iconic partnership that will showcase the best of the Penrith region to the world. In a powerhouse move, Paddle Australia is joining forces with the Panthers Group as a Platinum […]

Darren Barlow #27.  Photo by Scott Walker ABOUT 8.10pm on Saturday night, emergency services were called to Sydney Motorsport Park on Ferrers Road, Eastern Creek, following reports of a single-vehicle crash, during a sanctioned race event. NSW Ambulance paramedics treated 53-year-old Darren Barlow – however, he died at the scene. Officers attached to Blacktown Police […]

By Karen Corbett THIS week saw a massive milestone achievement for Robert Henderson who played his 400th game on the 19th July for St Clair Comets JRLC.  Rob started playing for the club in Under 7s in 1996.  In 2025 he is playing Open Mens Don Feltis Division 1. Over the years he has had […]

Zoe Jackson and Jonah Pares (below) in action on Saturday night.  Photos courtesy of Tanya Hawkins Photography. THE Penrith Panthers were on the road to Albury-Wodonga on Saturday, taking on the Bandits at the Lauren Jackson Sports Centre in Round 14 of the 2025 Mitsubishi Motors NBL1 East basketball competition. Caitie Jones scored 46 points […]

Jess Fox OAM.  Photos courtesy of Paddle Australia.   JESS Fox OAM has added another two gold medals to her burgeoning Canoe Slalom collection, winning the Women’s Kayak Short Final and the Women’s Kayak Cross Time Trial at World Cup 3 in Prague (Czechia). The International Canoe Federation (ICF) introduced two new events for World […]

Women’s Four – Jacqueline Swick OLY, Georgina Rowe OLY, Eliza Gaffney, Emmie Frederico. THE Australian Rowing Team capped off its World Rowing Cups series with a strong showing at the 2025 World Rowing Cup – Lucerne, where 29 Australian athletes stepped onto the podium across six crews. With the Rotsee providing a dramatic stage, Australia’s […]

Anna Dowling in action in the Ladies Vitrix 22-goal tournament. Photo courtesy of Tom Reynolds / Polo UK Windsor Polo Club member Anna Dowling, 22, has made a powerful impression in the UK polo scene, as she prepares for her upcoming appearance at the prestigious Cowdray Park Polo Club next month in the British Ladies […]

Ben Kearins drives to the hoop against Newcastle.  Photo courtesy of James O’Donohue. THE Penrith Panthers hosted the Newcastle Falcons on Sunday at the Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre (PVRSC), in Round 11 of the 2025 Mitsubishi Motors NBL1 East competition, falling 98-63 in the men’s game and 85-61 in the women’s game. The Penrith […]

Women’s Four, Women’s Eight and Erik Horrie .  Photos courtesy of Rowing Australia. AUSTRALIA has claimed five medals at World Rowing Cup in Varese, including gold for former Penrith rower Erik Horrie OAM OLY in the PR1 Men’s Single Sculls, and gold (Women’s Four) and bronze (Women’s Eight) for teams based at the Hancock Prospecting […]