MORE than 100 people braved the cold and swapped their beds for swags at Penrith’s Sydney International Regatta Centre earlier this month raising more than $253,000 for people experiencing homelessness and housing stress across Western Sydney. Link Wentworth’s annual Home Sweet sleep-out brought local residents, businesses and community leaders together with every dollar raised supporting […]
10 September 2026
(L-R) Tom Fekete – Senior Vice President, Brookfield; Bruce Baudinet – Chairman, Precinct Capital; Karen McKeown OAM – Member for Penrith; Dylan Baudinet – CEO, Precinct Capital; Matt Hawkins – Business Operations Director, FDC Group. PENRITH’S Great River Walk will finally connect the city centre to Western Sydney Lakes as part of a landmark commercial […]
02 September 2026
PENRITH community champion Lana Borg is in the running to be named Australia’s Kindest Person 2026 after being selected as one of just 15 finalists from more than 5,000 nominations across Australia. The founder of Mama Lana’s Community Foundation is one of only three finalists in the Kindness in the Community category, recognised for more […]
02 September 2026
(L-R Leanne Pickering, Chief Customer & Strategy Officer, Endeavour Energy Group; The Hon. Penny Sharpe MLC; Danny Cooper, Chief Executive Officer, Endeavour Energy Group; Karen McKeown OAM, State MP for Penrith; Matthew Porteous, Head of Ausconnex; Brian Bird, Chief Operating Officer, Evo Power. THE Hon. Penny Sharpe MLC, Minister for Climate Change, Energy, the Environment […]
02 September 2026
EVERY purchase contributes. Collectively, every $35 spent through Cancer Wellness Support’s Op Shops helps subsidise a complementary therapy for someone living with cancer. Cancer Wellness Support has celebrated the soft launch of its third Op Shop, with around 80 guests gathering at the new 170 Queen Street store ahead of its official opening to the […]
02 September 2026
PENRITH Symphony Orchestra are bringing one of the best known and exciting operas to the stage, with a concert performance of Tosca, September 12 at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre. Giacomo Puccini’s powerful and innovative score propels a dramatic tale of love, lust, murder and political intrigue. For connoisseurs of orchestral music, even before […]
02 September 2026
Father’s Day with Ace. THOUGHT I’d ditch the footy chat this week and concentrate on one of the best days of the year. This Sunday, Father’s Day! Of course, Mother’s Day supersedes it because hey, we all wouldn’t be here without them, but I feel that our dads often get the short straw. My dad […]
02 September 2026
Kaylen Bassett. Photos courtesy of Paddle NSW PADDLE NSW has announced that Western Sydney Whitewater club members Kaylen Bassett and Lucy Casserley were both successful in the 2025/26 Paddle NSW Annual awards. Kaylen has been named the Male Paddler of the Year. During the nomination period, Kaylen won the silver medal at the 2026 Canoe […]
02 September 2026
Photo shows 1905 workers at the Railway Goods shed courtesy of Penrith Library By Lyn Forde – President/Research Officer of St Marys & District Historical Society Inc. IN January 1900 a magisterial enquiry was held at Penrith Court House before Arthur Judges J.P., on the death of William John Vine, an engine driver on the […]
02 September 2026
By Kellie Tickner, Orchard Hills Veterinary Hospital Administrator PET euthanasia is a topic many pet owners prefer not to think about, let alone talk about. Yet it is something that most will face at some point, and having questions about when it is appropriate, what the process involves and how to know when the time […]
02 September 2026
