Member for Penrith Karen McKeown OAM, Penrith Mayor Todd Carney and Council staff with Year 7 students from Cambridge Park High School who took part in this year’s Penrith Mayoral Challenge. ALLSOPP and Paterson Oval in Cambridge Park is set to receive a new playspace – and it’s developed by some of Penrith’s youngest and […]
03 September 2025
Cr Garion Thain joins Yahweh Care in opening the new St Marys facility, on behalf of Council and Mayor Todd Carney. Yahweh Care, a Western Sydney-based disability care provider, recently celebrated the opening of its new care facility for clients with disabilities in St Marys Town Centre. The facility, opened on Council land, hosts a […]
03 September 2025
AUSTRALIAN country music legend Lee Kernaghan is set to light up Western Sydney when he performs at The Coliseum, Rooty Hill on November 8. With more than two million album sales, a string of ARIAs, APRAs, an Order of Australia Medal, Australian of the Year, and almost as many Golden Guitars as Slim Dusty, Lee […]
03 September 2025
Millie Gilmore, Tyson Adams, Ryder Ashby, Jaxon Ali, Noah Membreno, Jamie TeHuna.Photo supplied by Mark Grech. SIX young boxers from Jabout Gym and Bro-fit in Penrith are headed to the 2025 Australian Schools Boxing Championships, which are scheduled to take place from Monday, September 29 to Friday, October 3, 2025, at the Marrara Indoor Stadium […]
03 September 2025
Ella Wallington. Photos supplied by Nicole Wallington TEN-year-old twins Ella and Evie Wallington are both in Year 5 at Emu Plains PS and have been actively involved in sport for several years. Ella began her representative career in Year 2 and has represented both her school and the Penrith Zone at the Sydney West Athletics […]
03 September 2025
By Kellie Tickner, Orchard Hills Veterinary Hospital Administrator RECENT heavy rainfall and the ongoing rise in rodent numbers have again placed Sydney dogs at greater risk of Leptospirosis, a dangerous bacterial disease. Local veterinarians are reminding pet owners to make sure their dogs are up to date with vaccinations to help prevent this potentially fatal […]
03 September 2025
St Marys Post Office courtesy of National Archives By Lyn Forde – President/Research Officer of St Marys & District Historical Society Inc. IN January 1884 James Richard Woodland known as “Japonica” wrote in the Nepean Times saying how he longed to see the old faces and their kindly looks again. He had revisited St Marys […]
03 September 2025
AS we put 26 rounds of the NRL in our rearview mirror we turn our attention to the last round of the season proper. At this point, anything and everything can happen! The NRL’s dream scenario. There are 3 games this final round that have zero bearing on the semi-finals scramble. Dragons v Penrith, Titans […]
03 September 2025
314 police recruits – the largest class in 13 years – will be sworn into the NSW Police Force (NSWPF) today – bolstering frontline policing right across the state. The Minns Labor Government will officially welcome Class 366 to the NSWPF as they attest at the Goulburn Police Academy. The Premier said the record-breaking class […]
28 August 2025
Action at Penrith Lakes. Photo courtesy of Paddle Australia. PADDLE Australia has announced the sponsorship by Western Sydney Lakes for the 2025 ICF Slalom World Championships, which will continue to build on its water sports legacy that began in the 1990s, with the construction of the Sydney International Regatta Centre, in preparation for the Sydney […]
28 August 2025
