OLYMPIC gold-medal winning sisters Jessica Fox OAM and Noemie Fox have shared The Don Award, presented at Monday night’s Sport Australia Hall of Fame Inductions & Awards Gala Dinner at Crown Melbourne. The Don Award, introduced in 1998 and named for the Sport Australia Hall of Fame’s inaugural Inductee, Sir Donald Bradman AC, honours an […]
20 November 2024
HSRCA Action from SMSP. Photos by Noel Rowsell WAYNE Wilson, President of the Historic Sports and Racing Car Association reports “It’s the Grand Finale of 2024’s historic motor racing season – the HSRCA’s 2024 Summer Festival, featuring Formula Ford & Group S Enduro, plus all other historic categories, Modern Regularity (up to 2010) and Super […]
20 November 2024
The Coles store Management team. Photos supplied by Jean Vranich / Rotary Club of Penrith Valley. THE Rotary Club of Penrith Valley, with the support of the management and team of Coles at Westfield, Penrith, has been supporting the local community with non-perishable food items, collected in the “Big Red Cube” situated outside of the […]
15 November 2024
William Hunt in action at The Bend (SA). Photo courtesy of RbMotoLens / Motorcycling Australia. The final round of the mi-Bike Australian Superbike (ASBK), sponsored by Motul, was held at The Bend Raceway in South Australia over 8-10th November. Jonathan (JJ) Nahlous (Glenwood) was the most successful overall of the western Sydney riders, finishing in […]
15 November 2024
Valerie and Frank at Whiskey A Go Go Frank Syaranamual is a member of the City of Penrith RSL sub-Branch, currently Secretary/Treasurer, and Life Member of the Nepean Blue Mountains Subsection of the Naval Association of Australia. He is the recipient of the Naval Association of Australia’s highest honour, the Meritorious Service Medal. He is […]
07 November 2024
Photo courtesy of Paddle Australia THE Western Sydney Whitewater Club celebrated with 6 separate awards on Sunday night, at the Paddle Australia Annual Awards Night on the Gold Coast (QLD). Paddle Australia celebrated 75 years on the night, with members and supporters from across the entire paddling community coming together for the occasion. The awards […]
07 November 2024
Joh Dickens (Penrith Rotary) said “It was a beautiful sunny Sunday morning for the Great Rotary Whitewater Duck Race (at the Penrith Whitewater Stadium). The event was a great success, with so many families cheering on thousands of little rubber ducks, all speeding down the rapids and all for a great cause. “This annual event […]
31 October 2024
Speedway Solo action. Photo supplied by Matt Adamson Motorcycling NSW will stage the NSW Speedway Solo Championship at Nepean Raceway on 9th November, featuring the best Australian Under 21 years 500cc and under 16 Years 250cc riders. Competitors at the event will feature riders from NSW, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia, all making the trek […]
31 October 2024
The athletes attending the Oceania Camp. Photo supplied by Denise Gaston (WSAS) FIVE athletes selected from the Western Sydney Academy of Sport’s Indigenous Future Stars Program, supported by the Insurance Underwriters Association Australia, demonstrated their skills at the 2024 Oceania Youth Athlete Development Camp and Beach Sprints Competition held between 28 September – 6 October […]
23 October 2024
Locomotive #218 at Bottom Points Station. Photo by Noel Rowsell Lithgow’s Zig Zag Railway will celebrate its 155th anniversary this month, with a special event on Saturday 19th October designed to bring the whole community together, followed by a Halloween Ghost Ride on 26th October. With heritage bus and carnival rides, local artisan markets, entertainment […]
17 October 2024
