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 […]

LINDSAY MP Melissa McIntosh has been appointed as the Shadow Assistant Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention by the Leader of the Opposition, the Hon. Peter Dutton MP. Ms McIntosh said she was honoured to be appointed and thanked Mr Dutton for the opportunity.  “As we emerge from the pandemic, we must recommit to […]

IT was very sad news when we first heard Panthers footy great Royce Simmons is battling dementia, at just 61 years young.  It was incredibly brave of him to stand up and share a very personal health diagnosis with the nation. I can’t imagine how scary it would be to be told that your future […]

STUART AYRES MP, Member for Penrith presented Mr Andrew Paech with a NSW Government Community Service award in recognition and appreciation of his contribution to the Penrith community. Andrew leads and supports many groups and initiatives within the greater Penrith area including Westcare, the Penrith Men’s Walk and Talk, Steps of Hope and the Domestic […]