LINDSAY MP Melissa McIntosh has been appointed as the Shadow Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention by the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. Peter Dutton MP. Ms McIntosh said she was honoured to be appointed and thanked Mr Dutton for the opportunity. “As we emerge from the pandemic, we must recommit to […]
09 June 2022
AS origin fever engulfs us once again its also the halfway mark of the 2022 NRL season. Like most of you, I wasn’t that keen on receiving my mid and end of year report card off my teachers at school. So I’m going to be the teacher in this scenario and give every team in […]
09 June 2022
THERE was a time when Penrith fullback Dylan Edwards was low on confidence, facing a mental battle where the harder he tried to get himself out of the form slump the deeper the form slump became. That was in 2019, a million miles away from where his rugby league journey has taken him since, but […]
09 June 2022
Jackson Rowe (Whalan) is among fourteen of the country’s budding junior track and field athletes who will represent Australia for the first time at the 11th edition of the Pacific Mini Games, taking place in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands from 17-25 June. Following a whirlwind introduction to track running last year, 19-year old Jackson has […]
09 June 2022
Two teams from the Nepean Hockey Association will be competing in the 2022 Field Turf Open Hockey Championships, which are being held at the Newcastle International Hockey Centre over the long weekend of 11th-13th June. The Nepean Women’s team is playing in Division One, Pool B and is drawn to play Bathurst and North Sydney […]
09 June 2022
IT was very sad news when we first heard Panthers footy great Royce Simmons is battling dementia, at just 61 years young. It was incredibly brave of him to stand up and share a very personal health diagnosis with the nation. I can’t imagine how scary it would be to be told that your future […]
03 June 2022
STUART AYRES MP, Member for Penrith presented Mr Andrew Paech with a NSW Government Community Service award in recognition and appreciation of his contribution to the Penrith community. Andrew leads and supports many groups and initiatives within the greater Penrith area including Westcare, the Penrith Men’s Walk and Talk, Steps of Hope and the Domestic […]
03 June 2022
MULTI-AWARD winning composer/lyricist, musician, comedian, actor, writer, producer and director Tim Minchin took time out from his busy schedule last week to pay a visit to Noro Music Therapy HQ, to see first-hand the amazing work being done with their Music Therapy programs. When Noro first began providing clinical programs over two decades ago, the […]
03 June 2022
Australia has spoken – and changed government – following the federal election held last weekend. In a sweeping victory, Labor was elevated to power with Anthony Albanese becoming the 31st Prime Minister of Australia. Locally, the voting trend wasn’t in-step with the rest of the country with Liberal incumbent Melissa McIntosh smashing it in the […]
26 May 2022
Penrith City Council is opening two grant funding programs in May and is inviting local non-profit organisations and community groups to apply. Applications are now open for grants under the ClubGRANTS program, and Community Assistance Program (CAP) grants. Penrith Mayor Tricia Hitchen said both programs will enable funds to be distributed to local organisations who […]
26 May 2022
