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
Esteemed journalist and Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi man, Stan Grant, has supported discussions around how to bolster the representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD). Amid a panel chat facilitated by Stan the WSLHD launched its Aboriginal Workforce Plan on 27 June 2022. Stan said discussions like these […]
08 July 2022
By Carol Bennett, Nepean Belle Way back when, to Chris and I unending days of rain meant loads of traffic and delays getting to work, cancelled kids sports with weekends spent indoors watching movies, and watching the washing pile grow…. and grow. (I think I was the only one watching the washing pile…!). No big […]
08 July 2022
By Noel Rowsell THE dedicated and committed volunteers at Zig Zag Railway are among thousands of train / rail enthusiasts eager to see the heritage rail line re-open later this year. The numerous sagas behind the line’s closure back in 2012 would test the most ardent rail fan and it is a credit to the […]
08 July 2022
The Nepean Hockey Association has selected an Under 13 Girls team to compete at the 2022 Under 13 Field Hockey State Championships, which are being held at the Bathurst Hockey Centre, Lions Club Drive, Kelso from 8th-10th July. The Nepean team is Summer Knowles, Sienna Knowles, Tiarni Honeman, Ruby Delgado, Tilly Casburn, Addison Finnimore, Mckenzie […]
08 July 2022
20-year old Nepean Hockey Association junior representative Annie Rose Buckley has been chosen in the NSW Blue Under 21 Women’s team, which will contest the Australian Under 21 Field Hockey Championships in Perth from 20th-27th July. NSW is sending two teams to the national championships, including a further two Nepean representatives who play locally but […]
08 July 2022
Thirlmere village woke to the enchanting sound of steam whistles, on both Saturday and Sunday morning, for the beginning of each day of the annual Thirlmere Festival of Steam. Just under 8,500 visitors bought tickets to the Railway Museum and Train Rides over the Saturday and Sunday, making this the largest-ever Festival of Steam held […]
01 July 2022
Olympic champion Jessica Fox continues to dominate on the ICF World Cup circuit, taking her third consecutive K1 crown in Ljubljana-Tacen, Slovenia. This latest win was an emotional one for Jessica, who had been feeling ill before her K1 final but still managed to record a time quick enough to see her secure her third […]
01 July 2022
The Nepean Hockey Association sent a very young side to the NSW Boys U/15 Field State Championships in Grafton on 17-19th June, hoping to have a great tournament and enable the young players to learn from this great opportunity. The composite Nepean team consisted of just 5 boys who were U/15’s, 5 x U/13 boys […]
01 July 2022
