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Cranebrook man assaulted
Police are investigating the assault of a 20-year-old man from Cranebrook. About 2.20am on Saturday,...
Australia Day Honours: Passionate about Penrith, but proud of his heritage
Claremont Meadows resident Jim Tiberi was “flattered” to receive the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) this week as part of the Australia...
Latest Council news
Some of our brightest young minds were acknowledged at last Thursday’s Victor Chang School Science Awards presentation. ...
New housing gives residents dignity and choice
A national not-for-profit organisation is changing the way that young people with high physical support needs live with a state first project in Penrith.
Bomb scare at Colyton
It is not hard to spot the green house on the corner of the Great Western Highway and Bennett Road at Colyton, but...
Councillor calls for synthetic sports fields
Sports clubs looking for a new home are being told to be prepared come September when Penrith Council will be calling for expressions...
History: Woolpack Inn
The ghostly white ruins, heavily vandalised from years of disuse, that lie just metres from the westbound lanes of the Great Western Highway...
Want to walk Kokoda?
ClubsNSW is looking for two community driven young people to represent NSW in its annual Kokoda Youth Leadership Challenge. Two people between the...
Luke Priddis Foundation plans for the future
Exciting things are on the horizon at the Luke Priddis Foundation (LPF) as they seek to expand to support the growing population.
An adult skill...
Taxi driver on child porn charges
Police have arrested and charged a local taxi driver with child pornography charges after a commuter caught the driver with the...
Ray made me do it
A 70-year-old man who vandalised the office of Federal Lindsay MP, David Bradbury, has told police that 2GB radio presenter Ray Hadley was...
Police search for taxi thieves
Police are appealing to the public to identify two taxi passengers that stole a sum of cash from a tax driver...
Courtney’s buzz cut for charity
With all the doom and gloom in the world, 21-year-old Courtney Zalasinski is trying to do some good.
Every step matters
Cancer affects the lives of many people and now one group of Penrith-based women have decided to take action. A group of...
On top of the world
St Paul's Grammar School's class of 2013 International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma students received their results this week, with excellent news for the Penrith-based...
Greens name candidate for September election
David Lenton, policy advisor to Greens MLC Cate Faehrmann, has been preselected as the Greens candidate for the federal seat of Lindsay. ...
Lucrative hole in one
Corporate golfer Brian Reeves has won a Holden Cruze by hitting a hole in one at a Charity Golf Day held at Twin...
Cranebrook man shot dead
A Cranebrook man has been killed in a dramatic shooting at Blackett today. The man was standing outside a house in Boldrewood...
Toddler found dead
A two-year-old boy has been found dead inside a house at Cambridge Park. Police are...
Council to close laneway
After a 20 year battle to have a nearby laneway closed, residents of Maurice Street and Francis Greenway Avenue in St...
