Flashbacks and Fun

Glenmore Park’s journey to today

These days, Glenmore Park is one of the local area's busiest suburbs. But the area now dominated by housing once had a very different...

10 live-action films you must see!

We all know that once a production company decides to make a live-action adaptation of a story, it can either go really well, or...

10 films from the ’90s you need to revisit

If you’re looking for some nostalgia or for that feeling of comfort that comes with watching old films, here are 10 '90s films that...

Classic Penrith Panthers items you’d love in your collection

Whether you want to hang them on your wall or simply add them to your sporting memorabilia collection, we've tracked down some great Penrith...

Try your luck at our Penrith quiz!

Time to test your local knowledge...

27 reasons you should read the Western Weekender

Today marks the Western Weekender's 27th birthday, and we've come a long way since March 1991. We thought we'd have a bit of fun,...

Six things on our Penrith Panthers wish list

A Big Panther in the CBD? A Panthers museum? Check out our Penrith Panthers wish list.

Waltons: An iconic history in Penrith

"You're welcome at Waltons". The slogan that defined a retail powerhouse in Australia through the 1970s.

Five Penrith restaurants we wish would return

We're looking back in time and name five Penrith restaurants from the past we're desperate to eat at one more time...

Penrith life in the 1980s

We all know what Penrith is like today, but what was it like in the 1980s? Esso? Pizza Hut? That's so 80s! High Street's many businesses...

Remembering Hayden Twin Cinemas in Penrith

Costing a whopping $2.5 million, Mike Walsh’s Hayden Twin Cinemas opened on the corner of Lawson and Henry Streets in Penrith on Friday, December 18, 1981.

Test your knowledge of restaurant history

It's time for a delicious quiz! Test your knowledge of classic restaurant history, with a little Penrith twist...

The changing face of High Street, Penrith

High Street is Penrith's main street, and it's gone through many different transformations in its life... Creating the High Street Mall in the 1980's The photograph...

8 road trip films to get you in the holiday mood

Who doesn’t like the idea of being stuck on the road with your family, friends, or even complete strangers for a prolonged period of...

10 disaster movies to get your heart pumping

For those intrigued by the “what if’s” and the adrenaline found through disaster, here are 10 disaster films that are sure to get your...

Penrith restaurants that are now confined to history

Restaurants come and go, and as the years and decades go by, we tend to forget about some of the great places we ate....

10 sci-fi cult classics not to be forgotten

The genre of science-fiction is so common in the modern era, that many people forget its roots. From its origins in 1818 with Mary...