MEET Brianha (Bri) Auty – as of Sunday night, she will be front and centre on thousands of television screens around Australia on the series Beauty and the Geek. To say she’s excited is an understatement: “OH MY GOODNESS! I’m over the moon!” Bri exclaimed. “This is the most incredible experience I have ever been […]

Marta Artemenko, Ukrainian refugee (centre) JUST three months ago, embroiled in a hostile war, Ukrainian refugee, Marta Artemenko, fled her home country. She left home early in the morning together with her 16-year-old daughter Khrystyna, a decision she made just half an hour before.   “We didn’t have another chance… Russians were bombing the military […]

Disaster assistance is now available in 23 local government areas (LGAs) following severe storms and flooding from 27 June 2022, which continue to impact large areas of Sydney and the New South Wales coast. The LGAs are Blacktown, Blue Mountains, Camden, Canterbury Bankstown, Campbelltown, Central Coast, Cessnock, Fairfield, Georges River, Hawkesbury, Hornsby, Kiama, Lithgow, Liverpool, […]

Early this week Nepean Blue Mountains Local Area Health District  kicked off #NAIDOCWeek2022 with a special community event at Nepean Hospital.  The event Included a Welcome to Country by Local Elder Auntie Melissa Stubbings, Flag Raising Ceremony and cultural dance by Wagana Aboriginal Dancers. “We continued the celebrations with market stalls by Aboriginal and Oceanic […]

Esteemed journalist and Wiradjuri and Kamilaroi man, Stan Grant, has supported discussions around how to bolster the representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD). Amid a panel chat facilitated by Stan  the WSLHD launched its Aboriginal Workforce Plan on 27 June 2022. Stan said discussions like these […]

By Carol Bennett, Nepean Belle Way back when, to Chris and I unending days of rain meant loads of traffic and delays getting to work, cancelled kids sports with weekends spent indoors watching movies, and watching the washing pile grow…. and grow.  (I think I was the only one watching the washing pile…!). No big […]

By Noel Rowsell THE dedicated and committed volunteers at Zig Zag Railway are among thousands of train / rail enthusiasts eager to see the heritage rail line re-open later this year. The numerous sagas behind the line’s closure back in 2012 would test the most ardent rail fan and it is a credit to the […]

NSW Labor has recently opened nominations for the seat of Londonderry at the March 2023 State Election and Deputy Leader of the NSW Opposition, current Londonderry MP Prue Car is thrilled to announce she will be running for re-election to continue representing the people of Londonderry. “Representing our community in the NSW Parliament for the […]

Family and friends of Garry and Louise Rumble gathered at Pioneer Park, Alcoomie Avenue, South Penrith on Tuesday 14th March, for the unveiling of a memorial plaque in his honour. Garry (Garth) Lindsay Rumble OAM was a hugely influential identity in Penrith during his life, working as a Councillor from 2004-2008, voluntary work with Penrith […]

By Dale ‘Tex’ Walker SO the curtains have finally closed on one of, if not Australia’s finest ever broadcasters, in Ray Warren after 55 years behind the binoculars. I interviewed Ray two years ago for Nepean News and he was nervous and unsure of when to make his retirement announcement. He did so last week […]