Action at Penrith Lakes. Photo courtesy of Paddle Australia. PADDLE Australia has announced the sponsorship by Western Sydney Lakes for the 2025 ICF Slalom World Championships, which will continue to build on its water sports legacy that began in the 1990s, with the construction of the Sydney International Regatta Centre, in preparation for the Sydney […]
28 August 2025
Saturday action at SMSP. Photos by Noel Rowsell. #21 Jamie Crass, Lee Menzies (F1). THE St George Motorcycle Club (MCC) Inc. hosted Round Four of the Australian F1 and F2 Championships at Sydney Motorsport Park over the weekend of the 23-24 August, incorporating the 2025 NSW Road Race Championships for solo motorcycles and Formula 1 […]
28 August 2025
Team photo courtesy of Nepean Hockey Association. JOSH Newell, Junior Rep Convenor for the Nepean Hockey Association (NHA), reports the Nepean U12s Mixed representative team put in an impressive display at the Metropolitan South West (MSW) Hockey Association’s Macarthur Regional Complex on Sunday, August 17, walking away with the silver medal after a full day […]
28 August 2025
The Penrith U14 Girls team. Photo supplied by Jeff Cooper. Photo courtesy of Sports in Focus.BACK ROW: Angela Auva’a (manager), Jeff Cooper (head coach), Jaeda Petterson, Audrey Edwards, Paige Bush, Jaleah Harris,Carolyn Hennessy, Allain Acuna (assistant coach), Greg Petterson (assistant coach). FRONT ROW: Briar Auva’a, Rainne Acuna, Merkita Jaeger, Ruby Gleeson Frater, Elsie Alvarez THE Penrith […]
21 August 2025
William Hunt. Photo by TGD Australia. FIFTEEN-year-old William Hunt (Mulgoa Rise) has been given a wild card entry into the Yamaha R3 BLU CRU Asia-Pacific Championship for the two Australian Rounds. Round Four of the Championship is at Phillip Island (VIC) on Sept 6-7, and Round 5 is at One Raceway (formally Wakefield Park) on Oct […]
21 August 2025
Richard Cass (left). RICHARD Cass (Western Sydney Whitewater Club) has won the 2024/25 Paddle NSW Senior (O50) Paddler of the Year Award. His achievements include: 2025 ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships in Plattling, Germany; Masters K1 Category – Bronze Medal, 6th Place in Senior Men’s 0C1. Freestyle National Championships 2025, held at PWS Penrith – […]
16 August 2025
GUIDO Piccirilli (Colyton) has been a feature in the St Marys district for 63 years, starting as an apprentice hairdresser at Jim Hackett Hairdresser and Tobacconist in St Marys in 1962. He has worked continuously in that business over the ensuing years, firstly buying the salon after the retirement of the former owner in 1982 […]
07 August 2025
AS the countdown continues to one of the most electrifying sporting events on water (the 2025 ICF Slalom World Championships), Paddle Australia has announced an iconic partnership that will showcase the best of the Penrith region to the world. In a powerhouse move, Paddle Australia is joining forces with the Panthers Group as a Platinum […]
07 August 2025
Darren Barlow #27. Photo by Scott Walker ABOUT 8.10pm on Saturday night, emergency services were called to Sydney Motorsport Park on Ferrers Road, Eastern Creek, following reports of a single-vehicle crash, during a sanctioned race event. NSW Ambulance paramedics treated 53-year-old Darren Barlow – however, he died at the scene. Officers attached to Blacktown Police […]
01 August 2025
Zoe Jackson and Jonah Pares (below) in action on Saturday night. Photos courtesy of Tanya Hawkins Photography. THE Penrith Panthers were on the road to Albury-Wodonga on Saturday, taking on the Bandits at the Lauren Jackson Sports Centre in Round 14 of the 2025 Mitsubishi Motors NBL1 East basketball competition. Caitie Jones scored 46 points […]
17 July 2025
