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Showing pride in western Sydney
Pride and passion for Penrith and western Sydney is shining through a new Facebook, Twitter and Instagram campaign, #NewWS.
Short for ‘New Western Sydney’, the...
History: Tragic day that rocked Penrith to its core
Horrific and tragic are the only words to describe a devastating crash at Penrith Speedway in the late 1930s.
On Monday, June 13, 1938, families...
Popular children’s author visits local school
Children from St Joseph’s Primary School were treated to an animated talk this week from award-winning children’s author Aaron Blabey.
Before Mr Blabey took to...
He’d do anything for his mate – even give up beer!
Best mates Troy and Grant would normally enjoy a beer together, but in July, Troy did just the opposite and dumped the drink altogether.
Grant...
Golf Day funds will help teens with autism
Nearly $37,000 has been presented to the Luke Priddis Foundation, with the funds to go towards assisting children with autism.
Penrith’s Bank of Queensland (BOQ)...
Road trip is outside the box
Known as the ‘The Odd Couple’, Penrith locals John Parsons and Nadim Joukhadar will be going on the adventure of a lifetime – they...
Local kids working hard to fund end of year camping trip
Picking up the sponges and the soap, the young people of Werrington Youth Centre are ready and waiting to wash your cars next Wednesday.
The...
Poppy Park brothers honoured with Community Service Awards
Local brothers Martin and Owen Rogers were awarded with Community Service Awards this week for their work on Poppy Park, established for the ANZAC...
Help 10-year-old Joshua get his new wheelchair
Local 10-year-old Joshua Farr is in desperate need of a new manual wheelchair, and the Lions Club is coming to the rescue.
A raffle will...
Bowel cancer kills 77 Australians every week
Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, June 1 to June 30, is an annual initiative aimed at raising awareness of a disease that claims 77 Australian...
Bakers make a lot of dough for charity
To celebrate 15 years of supporting the Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA), local bakers are banding together to collectively raise $1.5 million for the...
Mothers 'pay it forward' to local cafe
Paying it forward to their local cafe, parents from the Nepean area have donated children’s toys to Sapphire’s Cafe in Glenmore Park.
Members of the...
Music for Life aims to help solve brain cancer puzzle
At the recent Logie Awards, TV presenter Carrie Bickmore brought attention to brain cancer through her moving acceptance speech.
For local residents looking for a...
Local film is Bound to be made
Award-winning Penrith filmmaker Travis Earl is seeking out passionate locals who wish to assist him on his adventurous crusade to make his next film.
The...
Calling the class of '65
Nearly 50 years on, Penrith High alumni from 1965 are invited to join the rest of their class at a reunion dinner in September.
For...
Big crowd expected for Dawn Service
This Saturday’s ANZAC Day commemorations in Penrith will be bigger than ever, with the Penrith RSL Sub-Branch expecting big numbers at Memory Park.
The introduction...
Brothers hit the road for their dad
After seeing their father suffer with cancer, local brothers Grant and Adam Murrell, decided that they wanted to do something big to make a...
Unfinished business
There couldn’t be a person more passionate and excited about a history project than Penrith City Library’s historical archives buff Lorraine Stacker.
Mrs Stacker is...
History: Never forgetting Sarah Marshall
It’s one of Penrith’s oldest and greatest mysteries that still has people talking to this day.
It’s the grave of Sarah Simpson (nee Marshall), which...
School community braves the shave for one of their own
Upon hearing that one of their own was diagnosed with leukaemia, the Penrith Anglican College (PAC) community took action, raising over $50,000 for the...
