IF the first match on 3rd February is any indication, the Thunder Girls’ T20 Cricket competition in Penrith and featuring teams from both the Nepean and Hawkesbury districts provides not only a platform for girls in the region to play fun and friendly cricket, but also charges up Friday night at Jamison Park with a […]
19 February 2023
Jessica Fox and Lucien Delfour (below) during their gold medal-winning runs in the Kayak Finals at the Penrith Open – photos by Noel Rowsell (www.photoexcellence.com.au) Jessica Fox has stamped her authority in this year’s Canoe Slalom Penrith Open, winning Gold in Kayak, Canoe and Kayak Cross. It’s a triumphant result for Jessica and the perfect […]
19 February 2023
You’ve probably started to notice that there is an election in the air. Flyers, signage and smiling candidates have began to appear at shopping centres and train stations around town. There may not be as much kissing babies with this election being a post-pandemic one, but everything else seems to be campaign business as usual. […]
03 February 2023
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
