St Clair locals Ian Pike and Ian Baistow have each been awarded the prestigious 2024 NSW Seniors Local Achievement Award by Tanya Davies MP, Member for Badgerys Creek. Mr Pike’s award is in recognition of his commitment as a Committee Member of St Clair & District Men’s Shed’s Building Committee since 2016 and for his […]

THE state’s newest beach will remain open to the public for another month as the warm days continue across Western Sydney. Penrith Beach has been a massive hit with local residents, with almost 200,000 people visiting the temporary activation to cool off since its opening in December 2023, and an average of 5,000 people continuing […]

Councillor Tricia Hitchens presents 2023 Citizen of the Year Royce Simmons with his award. Nominations are now open for the 2024 Local Celebration Awards. The Local Celebration Awards program is Penrith City Council’s opportunity to shine a light on the unsung heroes in our community. The Awards recognise people of all ages who go above […]

Cathy & James (Jim) Mullan. Cathy and James (Jim) Mullan (St Marys) celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on Monday 19th February, with a small party for residents at Newmarch House. Cathy (from Greenock, Scotland) and Jim (Coleraine, Northern Ireland) came to Australia from Southampton, UK at ages19 and 21 respectively, and initially lived in Wollongong. […]

The glass ceiling is a metaphor used to represent an invisible barrier that keeps a given demographic from rising beyond a certain level in a hierarchy. The metaphor was first coined by feminists in reference to barriers in the careers of high-achieving women.   Life for Australian women has changed dramatically over the decades. Some […]

Tanya Davies MP, Member for Badgerys Creek, held a morning tea this week to celebrate the 2023 Higher School Certificate (HSC) Distinguished Achievers in her electorate. The Distinguished Achievers were students who attained a HSC result of 90 or above in a course of study. 148 students in schools within the Badgerys Creek electorate achieved […]

Federal Member for Lindsay, Melissa McIntosh MP, joins Youth Insearch CEO Stephen Lewin and General Manager Leann Tibbey at Penrith Plaza to raise awareness on ending youth suicide. IT was a bright day in Westfields Penrith, when the Youth Insearch team brought their Brighter Day campaign to Western Sydney, and were joined by the local […]

AUSTRALIA’S hearts are being captured once again with Big Miracles on Channel 9 and 9Now. In this remarkable, emotional series some of our favourite couples will return to continue their challenging path to parenthood. We’ll catch up with some of the new parents and their babies from last season and we’ll also meet new couples […]

THE NSW Labor Government will deliver a new public high school for Jordan Springs in the heart of the rapidly-growing suburb, just a five-minute drive from the public primary school. The high school will open on Day 1, Term 1, 2027 with capacity for 1,000 students, and is being master planned for future growth. The […]

Penrith Community Kitchen, now celebrating its remarkable 25th year of dedicated service, recently hosted its annual “Thank You” morning tea on Wednesday, the 14th. This event serves as a heartfelt expression of gratitude towards the incredible women who volunteer their time and culinary skills, as well as the generous members of our community, Rotary, Lions […]