Peter & Margaret – Wedding. CITY of Penrith RSL sub-Branch member Peter Pirret is among an ever-diminishing number of surviving Korean War veterans and the only survivor still attending meetings and gatherings at the local Club. Born in 1931 in Merrylands as the youngest of six children, Peter attended Merrylands West PS and Parramatta Marist […]
13 November 2025
By Kellie Tickner, Orchard Hills Veterinary Hospital Administrator AS the warm weather returns, so too do the snakes across the Penrith region — and with them, the risks they pose to our curious pets. Each year, Orchard Hills Veterinary Hospital treats an increasing number of pets who have had dangerous encounters with snakes. These cases […]
13 November 2025
GET ready for an adventure packed with friendship and a touch of mischief! Join Q Theatre’s Junior Performance Ensemble as they bring Kenneth Grahame’s beloved classic The Wind in the Willows to life on the stage at The Joan, Penrith for two shows only, 29 & 30 November. Adapted by Mike Smith and Keith Dawson, […]
13 November 2025
Drawing of John from unknown newspaper By Lyn Forde – President/Research Officer of St Marys & District Historical Society Inc. JOHN Aplitt (Aplett) was born at Castlereagh in April 1852. His father and grandfather were born at Castlereagh on the Nepean River. When his father died at Penrith in 1860, his mother remarried and the […]
13 November 2025
THE 46th Hawkesbury Classic Paddle was held over the weekend, with 215 paddlers taking part. Race organiser Kent Heazlett said, “If ever there was an example of what can be achieved by people working together, the Classic is it in a nutshell. “On top of the organisers, Hawkesbury Canoe Classic Association Inc. we have the […]
13 November 2025
A team of athletes and coaches from Reign Elite Cheer & Dance in Penrith has been selected to represent Australia at the Cheer and Dance World Championships and the Summit Championships in Orlando, Florida (April–May 2026). Melanie Cage from Reign Elite Cheer & Dance said, “This is an incredible achievement for our small Penrith-based program […]
13 November 2025
Photo: Australian Kangaroos Facebook THE Rugby League season officially came to an end last Sunday, and what a season it was! It feels like yesterday the Panthers, Sharks, Raiders, and Warriors opened the season with a bang in Las Vegas. Now some eight months later, the international fixtures that have kept us entertained for the […]
13 November 2025
Scenic World Cableway and Sydney Zoo animals. Photos: Noel Rowsell SYDNEY Zoo has announced that its Board has endorsed family-owned tourism and attractions group Hammons Holdings as buyer of Sydney Zoo. The proposed acquisition would see Hammons Holdings acquire the shares of Zoo founders, John and Jake Burgess, and other shareholders, subject to a period […]
05 November 2025
OPENING-day preparations are well underway at Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI), with the ramp-up of its Operational Readiness Program, which will see ongoing trials carried out across the terminal and broader airport precinct over the months ahead. WSI Chief Operating Officer Matt Duffy said the recent operational readiness kick-off would really start to […]
05 November 2025
THE big man in red is well and truly on his way with Westfield Santa Photography bookings now open for 2025. Santa’s sleigh is set to touch down at Westfield destinations across Australia from Saturday the 8th of November, with bookings open for the full suite of Christmas photography including Sensitive Santa, Auslan Santa […]
05 November 2025
