Marta Artemenko, Ukrainian refugee (centre) JUST three months ago, embroiled in a hostile war, Ukrainian refugee, Marta Artemenko, fled her home country. She left home early in the morning together with her 16-year-old daughter Khrystyna, a decision she made just half an hour before. “We didn’t have another chance… Russians were bombing the military […]
22 July 2022
Clinical trials are saving lives and PBS support is desperately needed WHEN father-of-two from Emu Plains, Paul Mazurkiewicz was diagnosed with rare stage 4 inoperable gastro-intestinal stromal tumours (GIST) in his digestive system, he was given 6 to 12 months to live. It’s now nearly five years since the diagnosis that rocked his – and […]
22 July 2022
ROB Wearn is a Foundation Member of Penrith’s Great Walk Foundation, the most recent of his family’s involvement with charitable causes in and around Penrith. The Walk is now in its 15th year, with the 10-strong group recently completing their 15th charity walk from Bathurst to Sydney. As owner of Mulgoa Quarries, part-owner of The […]
22 July 2022
LOCALLY-owned racing yacht ‘It Happens’ has taken out the Division One Non-Spinnaker Women’s Winter Series, which was held over three Sundays on Sydney Harbour. The predominantly Penrith / Hawkesbury-based crew, under the guidance of part-owners Craig Young (Caddens) and David Chesters (Glenmore Park), and helmed by Kathy Veel (Bullaburra), sailed It Happens (9889) to 7th […]
22 July 2022
William Hunt in action during the 2022 bLU cRU OJC Cup. Photo supplied LOCAL 12-year old junior motorcycle racers William Hunt (Mulgoa Rise) and Elijah Andrew (Marayong) will race with the bLU cRU Oceania Junior Cup (OJC) at the legendary Phillip Island Raceway later this year, with their group having been added to the racing […]
22 July 2022
Blacktown City’s fishiest event is back in 2022 – the family fish in! Mount Druitt Swimming Pool will be a fishers’ paradise over the first two weekends in August with the pool teeming with 600 succulent Snowy Mountains trout ready to be hooked. COVID-19 forced the cancellation of the 2021 family fish in, but the […]
15 July 2022
Local junior Coby Carruthers (Jordan Springs) has won the 2022 JNJG NSW Boys Junior Golf Championship in emphatic style, leading from the outset to record a narrow 1-shot victory. Playing his first round at Byron Bay GC, Coby. a member at Concord GC), shot the best score of the day, with his 68 giving him […]
15 July 2022
By Panthers Media Penrith Panthers and Wests Tigers will play for the inaugural Royce Simmons Cup this Sunday at CommBank Stadium. With Royce having close ties with both clubs, the perpetual trophy has been named in his honour, and will be played for each year. The inaugural match will be held at CommBank Stadium on […]
15 July 2022
Disaster assistance is now available in 23 local government areas (LGAs) following severe storms and flooding from 27 June 2022, which continue to impact large areas of Sydney and the New South Wales coast. The LGAs are Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Camden, Canterbury Bankstown, Campbelltown, Central Coast, Cessnock, Fairfield, Georges River, Hawkesbury, Hornsby, Kiama, Lithgow, Liverpool, […]
08 July 2022
Early this week Nepean Blue Mountains Local Area Health District kicked off #NAIDOCWeek2022 with a special community event at Nepean Hospital. The event Included a Welcome to Country by Local Elder Auntie Melissa Stubbings, Flag Raising Ceremony and cultural dance by Wagana Aboriginal Dancers. “We continued the celebrations with market stalls by Aboriginal and Oceanic […]
08 July 2022
