Jeff Gadd (Penrith GC). Photo supplied by Golf NSW. A final round of 5-over 75 has proved costly for Jeff Gadd (Penrith GC), who finished tied for 3rd in the 2024 NSW Senior Amateur, just 2 shots off the lead. Gadd was the early leader on Day 1, following an opening round 68, then again […]

Jason Waddell at the presentation dinner (below) and training on the Nepean River.  Photos supplied. Rowing NSW is pleased to announce the following athletes, based at the Hancock Prospecting Women’s National Training Centre (NTC) in Penrith, have been selected in the NSW State Team for the 2024 Kings and Queens Cups Interstate Regatta. Tara Rigney […]

Emily Leong, Michelle Bang and Coby Carruthers. Coby Carruthers (Jordan Springs) and two of his club-mates from Concord GC will fly to Vietnam on 21st April to compete in the Sir Nick Faldo Series Asia Grand Final. Coby, Emily Leong and Michelle Bang (all from Concord GC) will be joined by Jamie Smith (Monash CC) […]

Action at the World Age Championships. Nicolas Diaz Ballas (Kellyville Ridge, NSW) has been named the ‘Gymnastics NSW Junior International Athlete of the Year’ at the organisation’s annual awards on Sunday night. Nicolas and Brock Batty (Frankston, VIC) had recently won gold in the Men’s 15-16 Years Synchro Trampoline at the 2023 Trampoline World Age […]

Jess Fox OAM (WK1, WC1), Tim Anderson (MK1), Tristan Carter (MC1), Anna Meares OAM (Australian Olympic Team Chef de Mission). Photos by Noel Rowsell. THE AOC has selected Victorians Tim Anderson and Tristan Carter in the Australian Olympic Team for Paris 2024, to contest the men’s kayak (MK1) and canoe (MC1) events respectively. The announcement […]

WC1 winner Jess Fox OAM. AUSTRALIA has captured eight of the eighteen medals on offer at the 2024 Paddle Australia Canoe Slalom Australian Open, which was held over the 2nd-4th February at the Penrith Whitewater Stadium. The Australian contingent was led by gold medal-winning performances from Jess Fox OAM (WC1), Tristan Carter (MC1), Lucien Delfour […]

Team Teachers. St Clair Physie, a vibrant not-for-profit physical culture club, is basking in the glow of an extraordinary 2023 season, marked by remarkable triumphs and team spirit. As they gear up for another exhilarating year in 2024, the club reflects on its past accomplishments and eagerly anticipates new milestones on the horizon. St Clair […]

THE NSW Government has unveiled the draft plans for the new Penrith Stadium which will transform the precinct into a modern venue for sporting and entertainment. In a press release the government stated that it was a significant stadium upgrade and has been designed to improve the gameday experience for fans and players and is […]

The proposal to build Australia’s first indoor snow resort at Penrith was granted State Significant Development Application (SSDA) approval by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment today [January 11] – just over 12 months after it was officially lodged on December 8, 2022. It was the final step in the SSDA process after a […]

The Concord GC juniors with Cameron Smith and Nick O’Hern.  Photos supplied. Glenmore Park resident David Northey has taken out on of the plumb awards of 2023, winning the PGA NSW/ACT Club Professional of the Year award. David is the Director of Golf at Concord GC, a position he has now held for over two […]