LOCAL volunteers were praised and applauded at the National Volunteer Week 2023 celebration recently.  The number of people relying on Meals on Wheels is increasing, and the volunteers who service our community through Nepean Food Services do a tremendous job in both delivering food and in kindness, especially towards older people experiencing loneliness.  “I loved […]

WOMEN’S Community Shelters (WCS), a leading charity supporting women and children at risk of homelessness and domestic and family violence, The Haven – Nepean Women’s Shelter, and community housing provider Evolve Housing, are proud to announce a ground breaking partnership to increase access to shelter accommodation and support services across the Penrith LGA, NSW.  The […]

THE Federal Member for Lindsay Melissa McIntosh MP congratulates the eleven local schools set to benefit from funding to upgrade their facilities and to purchase new equipment, providing students with new general and specialist learning spaces and other major refurbishments. Including: Castlereagh Public School: $19000 – Installing and/or upgrading shade structures. Cambridge Park Public School: […]

Lights Up Hula Hooper: Carnival style entertainment like this Hula Hooper will be performing at the Lights Up event. CARNIVAL style entertainment, tasty food and amusement rides are on the cards at St Marys Lights Up on Saturday 20 May from 4pm-9pm. This free, family-friendly event hosted by Penrith City Council will transform the Town […]

Penrith Mayor Tricia Hitchen (right) presents The Haven a cheque for $60,000. THE future of local women and children escaping domestic violence is looking brighter thanks to the fundraising success of Penrith’s Mayoral Charity Ball.   In front of emcee David Campbell OAM and more than 220 guests, Penrith Mayor Tricia Hitchen presented a cheque […]

THE 58th Parliament of New South Wales officially opened this week.  Our local state MPs were in attendance; Prue Car, re-elected as the Member for Londonderry and the Deputy Labor Leader, Tanya Davies, re-elected to the new seat of Badgerys Creek and newly elected Member for Penrith, Karen McKeown. They join the new Premier Chris […]

When Penrith Panthers’ rugby league legend Royce Simmons disclosed in January 2022 that, at age 61, he had been diagnosed with dementia the previous year, many were in shock. Typically, the former Kangaroos hooker immediately set about not only exploring what he required to do to slow the dreaded condition’s progress, his thoughts turned to […]

Matt Stone, CEO of Matt Stone Racing, Jane Milne, CEO of the MND and Me Foundation, Don Geer, Special Projects at NTI and Dr John Lee, MND Research at the University of Queensland and 2023 NTI MND Research Grant Recipient. One of the stand-out vehicles on show at the Diesel, Dirt and Turf Expo over […]

The City of Penrith RSL sub-Branch held its ANZAC Sunday March and Service on 16th April, the first such occasion since 2019. Under the new leadership of Jeff Townsend (President), Tim Badger (Vice President), Sharee Lewis (Vice President), Peter Ward (Secretary) and Gary Scott (Treasurer), the event marked the welcome return of the ANZAC Sunday […]