By Lyn Forde – President/Research Officer of St Marys & District Historical Society Inc. IN November 1945 questions came up on how the Blue Mountain’s train called “The Fish” came by the name. Jim Hartigan of Penrith who was a relief stationmaster in the Penrith district felt that with the train’s contemporary named “The Chips” […]
09 July 2026
Jesse Weinstein in action against the Bruins. Photo courtesy of flicksby.tessa PENRITH’S senior men’s team has grabbed a strong 98-91 win over the Albury Wodonga Bandits on Sunday afternoon at the Minto Sports Stadium, in Round 13 of the 2026 Mitsubishi Motors NBL1 East basketball competition. The victory was some consolation for a disappointing loss […]
09 July 2026
Tom Jenkins. Photo: Panthers Media A FEW years ago, I did a guest speaking tour of the country areas of our state. My first stop was at a place I had never heard of called Boorowa. “You know Tom Jenkins is from here,” one of the crowd members said. “And that’s his brother over there,” […]
09 July 2026
Photo: www.facebook.com/Socceroos AT this week’s Council meeting, Penrith Mayor Todd Carney praised local Socceroo, Patrick Beach with a Mayoral Minute. “I’m delighted to share that one of our own is doing Penrith proud on the international sporting stage. From Glenmore Park to the world, Patrick Beach has quickly become a household name,” Mayor Carney said. […]
02 July 2026
THE Penrith NAIDOC Event returns to Jamison Park on Friday 10 July between 9am and 2pm. Penrith City Council created this year’s event program in consultation with First Nations people, paying respect to the Dharug and Gundungarra Traditional Owners, as well as all First Nations people who call Penrith home. Penrith Mayor Todd Carney said […]
02 July 2026
Students with Susan and the famous Lego man. (L-R): Hamish (Carpentry), Noah (Cabinet Making), Summer (Electrical) and Kalan (Carpentry). THE role of young workers in tackling the housing shortage was on the agenda during a recent visit by the Federal Member for Macquarie, Susan Templeman, to CathWest Innovation College at Emu Plains. Ms Templeman met […]
02 July 2026
By Penrith Valley Rotary Club President Jean Vranich THIS has been a tumultuous year, with the passing of one member and the loss of other valued members. I am proud, however, of the members that have remained and, who, through wonderful cooperation and caring and supporting of each other, have achieved wonderful outcomes for those […]
02 July 2026
Jack Passfield. File photo by John Pickett JACK Passfield (Bidwell) collected full points on the weekend in his battle for the 2026 Superbike Masters crown, after taking first place in all three races at the Penrite Australian Superbike Championship presented by Pirelli round at Qld Raceway. Passfield trailed Ashley Woolford coming into the weekend’s action […]
02 July 2026
Jess Fog in JNJG action earlier this year. Photo courtesy of Ethan Keane / JNJG PENRITH junior golfer Jessica Fog (The Lakes GC) is one of twenty-six of the state’s most promising junior golfers named in the 2026 Jack Newton Junior Golf Development Squad. The group has already enjoyed a two-day training camp at Riverside […]
02 July 2026
CHRIS Boswell (Dogs in the Park) reports “On Sunday, we opened our World Dachshund Festival 2026 at our brand-new venue, The Orchard Penrith, from 10 am—and what an incredible day it was! “We experienced a huge lineup of dachshund owners and families attending the event, with so many dachshunds joining us for a fun-filled day. […]
25 June 2026
