MEMBER for Penrith, Karen McKeown OAM has said a big thank you this week to our local SES Volunteers. Mrs McKeown said Wednesday was “Wear Orange Wednesday (WOW Day) and it was an opportunity for people across NSW and Australia to say a simple but meaningful “thank you” to the volunteers who give their time […]
23 May 2025
TANYA Davies MP, Member for Badgerys Creek has expressed her strong support for a petition by Glenmore Park local Chloe Kessell calling on the NSW Government to review cemetery regulations across NSW to better support grieving families and to consider legislation protecting families’ rights to memorialise their loved ones with personal touches, such as garden […]
23 May 2025
WITH THE BUSHCARE TEAM WE had a great night out at our booked-out Nocturnal Safari on Thursday 15 May. Our Bushcare team was joined by Tom Covell from Hooked on Nature and 24 participants at Castlereagh Reserve in Cranebrook. Although the night was cold and drizzly, everyone came prepared and enjoyed the guided walk […]
23 May 2025
Sydney Writers’ Festival Primary School Days26 May – The JoanBook an excursion for your students! Join Sydney Writers’ Festival for an engaging and inspiring day into the world of literature. Meet four bestselling picture book authors – plus a special surprise guest! Sounds Fresh #4: Osita + Blue Hill30 May – The JoanKick back with […]
23 May 2025
Club members and action from a previous event. Photos courtesy of David Dormer “Sydney Speedway Kart Club is based at Nepean Raceway, Rickards Road, Castlereagh and was started by a couple of Speedway Kart guys and me back in early 2021,” said David Dormer, Club President. “We then incorporated in June 2021 and affiliated with […]
23 May 2025
Alex Adamson – action pic (at front). Photos supplied 16-year-old Alex Adamson is chasing a motorcycle racing dream, currently racing speedway bikes in Sweden. His father Matt Adamson said, “It’s been pretty busy here in Denmark since arriving a month ago, and a lot has happened in that time. “Following a successful summer speedway season […]
23 May 2025
IT has been one hell of a week in rugby league land. Besides all the on-field wizardry from teams coming back from insurmountable odds, another comeback for the ages also took place. The Perth Bears were announced as the 18th team in the NRL! In what has seemed like an age to get this franchise […]
16 May 2025
Full NSW team (Coby Carruthers front row, 2nd from right. Photos courtesy of Golf Australia. NSW has defeated QLD in the Final of the 2025 Australian Interstate Team Golf Championships, which were held at Melville Glades GC (WA) over 5-7 May. In the preliminary rounds, NSW drew 4-4 with WA, won 7-1 over VIC, won […]
16 May 2025
Member for Penrith Karen McKeown OAM and Penrith Mayor Todd Carney visiting the new playspace at Henry Bridgen Park, Penrith, with children from Spunky Monkeys Early Learning Centre. PENRITH City Council is continuing to prioritise play across the City with two more playspace upgrades now complete. The old playspaces in Dorothy Radford Reserve, St Clair […]
15 May 2025
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 […]
15 May 2025
