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 […]
19 July 2024
Photo of the Woodland grave courtesy of Ancestry. By Lyn Forde – President/Research Officer of St Marys & District Historical Society Inc. IN January 1887 in the Nepean Times “Japonica” was reminiscing about the old once great homesteads going to “rack & ruin”. He wrote that the old homestead called “Dunheved” once the birthplace of […]
19 July 2024
A service was held at for John Boccanfuso, affectionately known as the pen man of Penrith, at Christian Community Church in Cambridge Park. A very well-known and adored Penrith local, John had sold over a million pens for charity. Many local adults remember him from their childhood days. A memorial area at Westfield close to […]
12 July 2024
Aerial view of the Gipps Street Recreation Precinct, Claremont Meadows. Gipps Street Recreation Precinct is moving closer to its opening with significant progress being made at the site in recent weeks. The floodlit sports fields, cricket practice facilities, fenced children’s play areas including water play, netball courts, and installation of outdoor fitness equipment, are […]
12 July 2024
TAFE NSW is delivering a pipeline of administrators to support galleries, museums, artists, and curators in bringing art exhibitions and events to life, with its new Certificate IV in Arts and Cultural Administration. The new qualification provides practical hands-on experience and training specific to the arts and cultural events industry, so that learners graduate with […]
12 July 2024
Celebrate the early years of the famed Sun Records with Sun Rising, The Birth of Rock and Roll at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith on Saturday 3 August at 2pm and 7.30pm. Since their first show a decade ago, Melbourne band Sun Rising have played to critical acclaim as they celebrate and pay […]
12 July 2024
Penrith GC’s 2024 Eric Apperly Shield squad. Left-Right: Co-manager Michael Organ, Kyle Armstrong, Zavier Button, Jessica Fog, Will Sherwood, Riley Cleminson, Ryder Jerzyna, Xavier Stamatakis, Aydan Crowe, Brent Gadd, Riley Stasiuk, co-manager Blade Gadd. Junior teams from two local golf clubs have entered this year’s Eric Apperly Shield Pennant competition, which begins this Sunday – […]
12 July 2024
Indoor Pool at St Marys Ripples. Ripples St Marys has welcomed patrons back to the indoor pool which is now fully functional and available to keep up their swimming, aqua aerobics or learn to swim routines in the comfort of a heated pool during the winter months. After experiencing a significant failure of the filtering […]
07 July 2024
The Saints crew were on hand to present Mallawa Public School with a grant for $5167 during the journey. Images courtesy: Justin and Alison Worboys, and Chelsea Russell, volunteer photographers with Variety. St Marys Rugby League Club’s terrific trio – Wazza, Burnsey and Mickey – put the pedal to the metal again, with Saints donating a […]
07 July 2024
Introduction Glenmore Village, the latest addition to the retail landscape of Glenmore Park, was officially opened by Councillor Todd Carney, Mayor of Penrith, and Tanya Davies MP, Member for Badgerys Creek, on 26 June 2024. This opening marks a significant milestone for the community, ushering in a new era of connectivity and convenience. In the […]
07 July 2024
