Peter & Judy. Rotarian John Scott describes friend and fellow Rotarian Peter Mead as a force of nature and an influential member of both Rotary and the community. “Apart from being a successful businessman, Peter’s commitment to the community through Rotary exemplifies the spirit of Rotary, ‘Service Above Self’. “Over the years, he (Peter) has […]

Paul & Ray Wheatley. Raymond Wheatley OAM (25 July 1948 – 20 June 2023) was an Australian Boxing Hall of Fame official, a Golden Gloves boxing champion, and a legend in both Australian boxing and internationally. Ray passed away in June this year but we withheld his Legends of the Nepean story at the behest […]

Tom, Del, daughter Kimberly and sister Joanne. Del Gaudry is the Sydney Coordinator of the Women Veteran Network Australia (WVNA), a past board member of Blue Mountains Zonta Club, past board member of the Penrith RSL Club, past board member of the RSL & Services Clubs, past Trustee Director of RSL NSW and currently the […]

Judy and Peter Watson (Dunheved GC Life Members).  Photos by Noel Rowsell. JUDY and Peter Watson are both Life Members of Dunheved GC and between them, have won over 100 major titles / tournaments at the Club. Judy has been a prolific winner of major events, since joining Dunheved in 1974, including 22 Ladies Club […]

Lea with shop manager Danielle. One Stop Cake Decorations in Shop 12, the NK Centre, 450 High Street, Penrith celebrated its 25th Anniversary on 29th September, having first opened its doors to the public in 1997. The shop was the realisation of a dream for owner Lea Webster, a qualified Pastry Cook, who saw the […]

Graeme and Craig Scott-Harden have stellar reputations in the world of Orchids, with both men awarded life memberships of the Hawkesbury District Orchid Society. 90-year old Graeme was awarded his life membership in 2010, with Craig receiving his honour in 2015. Their love of Orchids began in the early 1980’s, when Graeme’s wife Patricia and […]

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 […]

In addition to running Bob Aitken Media, his own media company, Bob Aitken AM JP is currently the Chairman of Rotary District 9685 Polio Committee, the Rotary International (RI) ‘END POLIO NOW’ Coordinator for Zone 8 and Chairman of the RI Zone 8 History and Archives Committee and, as such, he had charge of planning, […]