SOME new faces will be spotted on corflute election signs and around town chatting to voters. The Labor Party has announced that Garion Thain has been preselected as the NSW Labor candidate for Badgerys Creek. The electorate of Badgerys Creek was formerly known as Mulgoa. Mr Thain is a lifelong local resident and says he […]
03 February 2023
THE Olympics has just launched a series highlighting the role of women coaches – and who better to kick the series off than Penrith’s very own Miriam Fox Jerusalmi – an outstanding coach and incredible athlete, who just happens to also be the mother of two of our most successful female paddlers, Jessica and Noemie […]
03 February 2023
STATE Member for Mulgoa, Tanya Davies said nominations are now open for those who wish to nominate a Senior who makes our community great. The 2023 NSW Seniors Festival Local Achievement Award celebrates the work and achievements of seniors in the community. “They are an invaluable part of the electorate of Mulgoa and Western Sydney […]
19 January 2023
Our Community Cares is a local volunteer-based charity focussed on helping the Penrith community. All money raised stays within the community to finance programs for the area’s lonely, infirmed, aged and young adults, with no costs for wages or committee payments. Each year they run gift wrapping stalls at both Nepean Village and Westfield Penrith, […]
19 January 2023
Western Sydney is set for a major boost with the NSW Liberal National Government announcing a $1 billion investment from the WestInvest fund to upgrade critical roads across the region. Premier Dominic Perrottet said the Government was backing the people of Western Sydney with this major investment in the road network to keep people moving, […]
19 January 2023
Erin and Caitlin Burns celebrating a previous victory. Photo supplied. Four players from the Nepean Hockey Association, including sisters Erin and Caitlin Burns, along with Emma McLeish and Emma Leard, have all been chosen in the Australian Indoor Women’s Hockey team, which will compete at the 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup in Pretoria, South […]
19 January 2023
WELCOME Sofia to the world and to 2023! Born at 4.26am on January 1, Sofia is the first child for proud parents Carla and Jay from Cambridge Park. Sofia is also the first baby born at Nepean Hospital for 2023. Congratulations to Carla and Jay! We wish Sofia, and all the 5000 or so babies […]
10 January 2023
Westfield Penrith opened the doors at the end of last year to its new casual dining and entertainment precinct as part of a $33 million investment with casual dining, fresh food, and entertainment venues Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq and Holey Moley, just in time for the Christmas. In a first for Western Sydney, Westfield Penrith […]
10 January 2023
ASSETJourney – the asset management software co-created by Tulich and implemented at The Royce for both their retirement living and aged care residents – has won Aged Care Innovator of The Year at the innovAGEING National Awards. ASSETJourney’s Co-Creator, Aidan O’Flaherty said their experience in the Aged Care and Retirement Living space allowed them to […]
10 January 2023
THE question was posed last year – Can two women with age, experience and a small boat compete successfully in the 2022 Sydney to Hobart Race, alongside some of the biggest names and biggest boats? Kathy Veel and Bridget Canham are both members of the Penrith-based racing crew on ‘It Happens’. The pair have spent […]
10 January 2023
