Lights Up Hula Hooper: Carnival style entertainment like this Hula Hooper will be performing at the Lights Up event. CARNIVAL style entertainment, tasty food and amusement rides are on the cards at St Marys Lights Up on Saturday 20 May from 4pm-9pm. This free, family-friendly event hosted by Penrith City Council will transform the Town […]
12 May 2023
Penrith Mayor Tricia Hitchen (right) presents The Haven a cheque for $60,000. THE future of local women and children escaping domestic violence is looking brighter thanks to the fundraising success of Penrith’s Mayoral Charity Ball. In front of emcee David Campbell OAM and more than 220 guests, Penrith Mayor Tricia Hitchen presented a cheque […]
12 May 2023
THE 58th Parliament of New South Wales officially opened this week. Our local state MPs were in attendance; Prue Car, re-elected as the Member for Londonderry and the Deputy Labor Leader, Tanya Davies, re-elected to the new seat of Badgerys Creek and newly elected Member for Penrith, Karen McKeown. They join the new Premier Chris […]
12 May 2023
The Historic Sport and Race Car Association’s (HSRCA) 2023 Sydney Classic will host Heritage Touring Cars’ inaugural combined grid, featuring early 5 Litre V8s and 2 Litre Super Tourers. Following on from the success of the 2022 Sydney Classic and Summer Festival race meetings, the HSRCA’s 2023 historic race season will open with a spectacular […]
12 May 2023
When Penrith Panthers’ rugby league legend Royce Simmons disclosed in January 2022 that, at age 61, he had been diagnosed with dementia the previous year, many were in shock. Typically, the former Kangaroos hooker immediately set about not only exploring what he required to do to slow the dreaded condition’s progress, his thoughts turned to […]
02 May 2023
Matt Stone, CEO of Matt Stone Racing, Jane Milne, CEO of the MND and Me Foundation, Don Geer, Special Projects at NTI and Dr John Lee, MND Research at the University of Queensland and 2023 NTI MND Research Grant Recipient. One of the stand-out vehicles on show at the Diesel, Dirt and Turf Expo over […]
02 May 2023
Nepean Hockey Association (NHA) representative Chantal Knowles has been chosen in the Australian Over 45 Masters Women’s team, which will contest the Oceania Trans-Tasman Masters Hockey Challenge in New Zealand next month. The tournament is being held in Christchurch from 2nd-6th May and both countries will field both Women’s and Men’s teams in 35+, 40+, […]
02 May 2023
Layla Sharp (Cranebrook/ Emmaus Catholic College) has carried all before her at the 2023 Coles Australian Little Athletics Championships, which were held in Melbourne from the 21-23rd April. Layla won the 15/16 Years Multi Class 100m, setting yet another personal best, along with winning two more Gold medals in the 200m and the 800m. “Firstly, […]
02 May 2023
The City of Penrith RSL sub-Branch held its ANZAC Sunday March and Service on 16th April, the first such occasion since 2019. Under the new leadership of Jeff Townsend (President), Tim Badger (Vice President), Sharee Lewis (Vice President), Peter Ward (Secretary) and Gary Scott (Treasurer), the event marked the welcome return of the ANZAC Sunday […]
21 April 2023
The free Microchipping Day for cats and dogs is back! If you have any questions about your pet’s care, come down and talk to the friendly pet experts from Council’s Animal Services team, Animal Welfare, RSPCA, Cat Protection Society and Greencross Vets. Microchipping your pet is an important part of their care. If they ever […]
21 April 2023
