Cr Garion Thain joins Yahweh Care in opening the new St Marys facility, on behalf of Council and Mayor Todd Carney. Yahweh Care, a Western Sydney-based disability care provider, recently celebrated the opening of its new care facility for clients with disabilities in St Marys Town Centre. The facility, opened on Council land, hosts a […]

314 police recruits – the largest class in 13 years – will be sworn into the NSW Police Force (NSWPF) today – bolstering frontline policing right across the state.   The Minns Labor Government will officially welcome Class 366 to the NSWPF as they attest at the Goulburn Police Academy.  The Premier said the record-breaking class […]

Action at Penrith Lakes. Photo courtesy of Paddle Australia. PADDLE Australia has announced the sponsorship by Western Sydney Lakes for the 2025 ICF Slalom World Championships, which will continue to build on its water sports legacy that began in the 1990s, with the construction of the Sydney International Regatta Centre, in preparation for the Sydney […]

Representatives from Emu Plains Little Athletics have shared their ideas and challenges on Leonay Oval with Federal Member for Macquarie, Susan Templeman, ahead of a masterplanning process for the facility. Ms Templeman committed $2.25 million in the lead up to the last election to fund resurfacing and drainage works, as well as prepare a masterplan […]

THE Minns Labor Government has slashed the number of permanent teacher vacancies by 61 per cent, ensuring thousands more NSW public school students are receiving a quality and consistent public education.  Penrith MP Karen McKeown OAM said the news is even better locally; with a 73 per cent drop in vacancies across Penrith.  “While there’s […]

THE much-loved St Marys Spring Festival will mark a major milestone in 2025, with the community set to celebrate the event’s 50th anniversary this September. First held in 1975, the festival was the brainchild of community workers Alf and Billie Randell. What began as a fundraiser for the Old Post Office Community Arts Centre quickly […]

L-R: Kristine Gauci, Lana Borg, Mischelle Macullam WESTFIELD destinations across Australia and New Zealand have announced the 126 finalists of the 2025 Westfield Local Heroes program. With 126 local causes and people to get behind, voting opens today, and Australians are encouraged to cast their vote to make a difference in their community. Now in […]

Karen McKeown OAM visiting the Nepean Men’s Shed Inc. PENRITH residents are encouraged to celebrate the positive role men play in the community by nominating them for the inaugural 2025 Penrith Man and Young Man of the Year Awards.  This is your chance to shed a spotlight on the remarkable achievements and contributions of Penrith’s […]

THE electorate of Badgerys Creek has secured $450,000 in funding for a total of 13 infrastructure projects through the 2025 Community Building Partnership (CBP) Program. Tanya Davies MP, Member for Badgerys Creek stated, “I’m thrilled to have advocated for and supported these projects which will improve our local facilities and enhance the vibrancy and inclusivity […]

By Melissa McIntosh, Member for Lindsay  SINCE mid-2023, we have fought hard as a community for fairer flight paths.   The Infrastructure Minister’s midnight release in June 2023 of the revised flights paths caught us all by surprise, given the drastic changes from what was originally released in 2016.  One reoccurring problem with this Labor […]