TWO major developments occurred this month for St Marys, with Penrith City Council voting to award the Design and Construction Contract for the St Marys Central Park project, and the NSW Government endorsing the St Marys Town Centre Masterplan following its development by Council in 2025. Awarding the contract will allow the next phases of […]

By Penrith Mayor Todd Carney  I AM delighted to share that Penrith City Council and the community’s long-held vision for a more vibrant and connected St Marys is set to become a reality. The NSW Government has given the green light that enables the implementation of the place-based, evidence-based St Marys Town Centre Master Plan, […]

THE Minns Labor Government is getting ready to launch a major motorcycle safety advertising blitz, investing in targeted behavioural change as part of its broader effort to reduce deaths and serious injuries on NSW roads. The campaign, Ride like everything’s out to get you, is designed to cut through with riders of all ages and […]

By Prue Car MP I’M pleased to share that I am returning to work tomorrow to kick off the new school year for 2026. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me through what’s been a difficult seven months through my breast cancer journey. I have been incredibly lucky to receive an amazing […]

THIS week Penrith City Council recognised Penrith’s three outstanding residents named on the 2026 Australia Day Honours List. Mayor Clr Todd Carney thanked the recipients for their contributions to the City and beyond in a special Mayoral Minute. • Emu Plains resident Farah Madon was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for […]

CONSTRUCTION of a new Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit at Nepean Hospital is nearing completion as the Minns Government works to improve access to mental healthcare across New South Wales. The purpose-built unit, delivered as part of the NSW Government’s $700 million Statewide Mental Health Infrastructure Program, will provide specialist mental healthcare to young […]

JOIN us this Saturday for a very special event hosted by Mark ‘MG’ Geyer and MG Activ: the “Walk For Tobes” This 20km charity walk will take place on Saturday, January 31, 2026, at 7 AM, in honour of much-loved and missed Toby Hughes, with proceeds benefiting The Heart Foundation Australia.  Route: 9 laps around […]

THE Minns Labor Government is delivering more than $200 million in school upgrades and maintenance works over the summer holidays, with students at hundreds of schools set to return to new and improved classrooms and facilities for the start of Term 1, 2026. Almost 850 public schools across NSW have benefited from works delivered during […]

I WAS a teenager when five loathsome monsters took the life of beautiful Anita Cobby, and like everyone else old enough to remember this horrific crime, it is etched in my mind forever as a stark reminder that unspeakable evil does exist.  A young nurse in the prime of her life, Anita was snatched from […]

A repaired section of the riverbank on River Road, Emu Plains has reopened. PENRITH City Council has reopened a repaired section of the lower pathway along River Road, Emu Plains, restoring community access to part of the Great River Walk following flood damage in 2022.  The reopened section is located opposite the Penrith Regional Gallery […]