Community

Confusion as weekly tickets are dumped

There is likely to be major confusion at local train stations this morning, with a number of paper ticket options dumped from today. ...

$15k in jewellery returned

After 57 years in the jewellery business, Russell Dove has seen his fair share of snatch and grab robberies. But the storeowner...

Serial robber caught

St Marys Police and the Robbery and Serious Crime Squad have charged a man with the armed robbery of three local takeaway shops and...

More charges following fire, crash

A woman has been charged with additional offences after an incident at the weekend which resulted in a grass fire and a fail-to-stop crash...

Red Shield Appeal kicks off this Friday

The Salvation Army's major fundraiser gets underway this weekend.

Stadium decision looms

Penrith is set to know before the March 28 election if it will be the home of a major new sports stadium. ...

Bakery busted

The community can be assured that Penrith City Council is looking after their health with the successful prosecution of the proprietor...

Providing a real community connection

Crowds were flowing into the hallways of the Community Connections building in Henry Street last Wednesday, for the launch of western Sydney’s newest multicultural...

It’s time to give Colyton a fair go

A group of Colyton locals is ready to celebrate the suburb and remove damaging misconceptions. Team Colyton is a group of residents and local organisations...

The Christmas angels set to spread cheer this festive season

It won’t be long until Christmas decorations start popping up in department stores again, but for some families this just becomes a reminder of what they can’t have.

St Clair boy one of just nine in the world with rare disease

A six-year-old St Clair boy is one of just nine people in the world battling an extremely rare and degenerative disease where he can’t...

Civic Centre shines bright for Pink Up Penrith

The Penrith Civic Centre will turn pink every night for the rest of October in support of Pink Up Penrith.

Log Cabin destroyed by fire

There is shock and despair in Penrith tonight after one of the city's most historic buildings, the Log Cabin, was destroyed by fire. It is...

Driver charged after man run down

The driver of a car that hit a man in Penrith's CBD yesterday has been charged by police. At about 12.30pm yesterday,...

Chamber donates $5k to Nepean Family Room

The Ronald McDonald Family Room at Nepean Hospital was presented with a cheque to the tune of $5000 today from the Penrith Valley Chamber...

Ready to rock

Everyone knows the childhood tale of Peter Pan, but what about the ‘Netherland… and Beyond’ version of the story? ...

Plea for re-think on NBN

A petition pleading for the Federal Government to scrap its fibre to the node National Broadband Network (NBN) model was delivered to Lindsay...

Charitable motorcycle club is on the hunt for new members

You may have seen members of the Nepean Ulysses Club around town but there is much more to this motorcycle group than meets the eye.

Out of their hands

Penrith City Council owns Billington Place car park in Emu Plains, but a decision to impose timed parking limits isn’t theirs...

Harnessing creative minds

In a bid to get young people off the streets, Robert Turner is encouraging wandering minds to become more creative with...