TANYA Davies MP, Member for Badgerys Creek is encouraging local incorporated not-for-profit community organisations and NSW local councils to apply for funding through the 2025 NSW Seniors Festival Grants program. “These grants will go towards delivering important events and activities to ensure our wonderful seniors stay connected and active across the community,” said Tanya Davies. […]

WOW! Day 10 is complete, and that brings Royce’s Big Walk to an incredible close. 300km walked in just 10 days—starting from the Royce, and finishing at the Royce, with one final walk to Panthers Stadium. The moment Royce, his family, and his crew walked around the stadium was unforgettable. The stadium roared with support […]

One of the many handwritten personalised notes from a participant at Trees for Dad 2023. IF you’re looking for something to gift Dad for Father’s Day, Penrith City Council’s annual Trees for Dad community tree planting event returns for its sixth year on Sunday 1 September at Blue Hills Wetland in Glenmore Park.   Everyone […]

THE 8th annual ‘Think Outside the Square (TOTS) Blanket Challenge’ is thrilled to have been able to donate a total of 680 blankets to go to the homeless, domestic violence survivors, cancer patients and youth in crisis. The TOTS Blanket Challenge which runs between 1 April and 31 July out of coworking space, The Creative […]

FOR the month of October, the city of Penrith has an important mission: to turn the entire town pink in support of breast cancer awareness. A few years ago, the McGrath Foundation selected Penrith as the first metropolitan area to lead the “Pink Up Your Town” campaign, and since then, the community has embraced the […]

 Aerial view of the Gipps Street sports fields. JOIN Penrith City Council for the grand opening of the Gipps Street Recreation Precinct on Saturday 31 August 2024.  A special event will be held from 11am until 3pm to celebrate the opening of the long-awaited 32-hectare sport and recreation destination in Claremont Meadows.  Residents and visitors […]

THE Local Government elections will be held on Saturday 14 September 2024. If you live in Penrith and are on the electoral roll, you must vote in the Local Government elections on or before Saturday 14 September 2024. Voting is compulsory, and fines apply if you don’t cast your vote.   Local Government elections do not […]

PENRITH was rocked by the news that the very much-loved Barney Allam OAM had passed away.  Mr Allam passed on Sunday 4 August following a brief illness. He is survived by his four children and four grandchildren. Mr Allam was the driving force behind Allam Property Group, the company he founded in 1991. Within 10 […]

Mayor Todd Carney, Minister for Roads John Graham, Leppington MP Nathan Hagarty, Premier Chris Minns, Rest Chief Executive Officer Vicki Doyle, Deerubbin Aboriginal Land Council Brendan Kerin and Deputy Premier and Minister for Western Sydney Prue Car. IT has been exciting to see the industrial and residential precincts of Penrith coming to life at the […]

PENRITH’S dynamic duo, sisters Jessica and Noemie Fox, have captured hearts and headlines at the Paris Olympics with their gold medal winning performances.  Jessica Fox made history winning gold in the Women’s C1 and K1 Slalom events becoming the first ever athlete to win gold in canoe and kayak at the same Olympics. Adding to […]