I LOST my beautiful mother to cancer six years ago. Although she was an absolute trooper throughout her journey, it was a challenging, and at times, harrowing experience. One thing that sticks in my mind is her optimistic outlook and her praise of the nurses and volunteers she came in to contact with. She liked […]

Mayor at Weir Reserve: Penrith Mayor, Tricia Hitchen, visiting the Weir Reserve. PENRITH City Council invites the community to share their ideas and aspirations for the Nepean River Precinct as work to update the Our River Masterplan gets underway.    Funded by the NSW Government in association with Penrith City Council, the update will extend and […]

THE first 100 days milestone has been reached and the Minns Labor Government say they’ve hit the ground running to address the serious challenges facing NSW. “We were elected with a clear mandate to scrap the wages cap and sit down for a genuine negotiation with our frontline workers including nurses, paramedics, teachers, firefighters and […]

NINE new probationary constables have commenced duties in Mount Druitt after graduating at an Attestation ceremony at the Goulburn Police Academy in April and June this year. The nine probationary constables form part of Class 357 and Class 358 who will also complete 12 months’ on-the-job training and study by distance education with Charles Sturt […]

THE Minns Labor Government has urgently instructed the NSW Bus Industry Taskforce to examine the adequacy of bus and coach safety regulation in NSW. Following the tragic bus incident in the Hunter Valley, the Taskforce will now also look at a number of current concerns around safety management, seat belt use and regulatory arrangements. Specifically, […]

RECENTLY elected Member for Penrith Karen McKeown OAM has delivered her inaugural speech in State Parliament.   Mrs Mckeown gave a bare-all account of her less than glamorous childhood and the years that lead to the beginning of her career as a local representative. She was understandably emotional throughout and often spoke through tears and […]

THE bitterly cold winter nights have well and truly set in now, and the old ice pick is needed on some mornings to get your car out of the driveway.  As you jump in your nice warm bed tonight and lay back on your warm fluffy pillows, switching on your electric blanket if you have […]

Penrith CBD Corporation’s CEO Gai Hawthorn OAM now has three important letters following her name.Pictured here at one of her fundraising functions with Lindsay MP Melissa McIntosh.  THE Member for Lindsay, Melissa McIntosh MP, proudly congratulates the five Lindsay residents who received honours in The Order of Australia this week, as part of The King’s […]

Photos courtesy of Mr Peter Thorpe, Secretary Penrith RSL Photographic Club. By The Hon. Secretary of the City of Penrith RSL sub-Branch Peter Ward IN September 2022, a member of the public, Mr. Michael Reeves, contacted the City of Penrith RSL sub-Branch with an enquiry regarding a grave in Kingswood cemetery, belonging to a WW2 […]

The Finalists. THE Rotary Clubs of Penrith, Penrith Valley, Nepean and St Marys gathered at the St Marys Band Club on Wednesday 7th June to celebrate the 2022 Police Officer of the Year (POOTY) awards. The Finalists included Leading Senior Constable Kylie Brian, Leading Senior Constable Wes Kennedy, Detective Elise Cause, Detective Kyel McGarry, Constable […]