Premier opens Link Road

Testing out the new Erskine Park Link Road themselves, Premier Barry O'Farrell and Roads Minister Duncan Gay, gladly got behind the wheel of...

Nova fears FBT changes

Hundreds of charities and benevolent organisations could find themselves thousands of dollars out of pocket if Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s changes to Fringe...

App that could save lives

A Claremont Meadows man has created an iPhone app aimed at saving the lives of teenagers. Peter Watson developed the app called...

Mind game alive and well

The excitement was at fever pitch and the concentration intense, which can only mean one thing – the annual Inter-Schools Chess Tournament has...

Exceeding benchmarks

A small team of dedicated nurses in the Operating Theatres at Nepean Hospital has received the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD)...

Council set to reject Parkview plan

Penrith Council looks again set to oppose plans for the former Panasonic site on Station Street. Owners of the vacant 7.8...

Path to new careers

Local Indigenous Australians hoping to pursue a career in bushfire management have a new pathway towards work after Federal Government funding has allowed...

Friends forever

If you’re single and over 55 then there’s a new friendship group in Penrith getting you out and about so you don’t miss...

Double celebration for century makers

Staff and residents at Mountainview Aged Care Facility put on a big birthday bash for two special residents last week, both celebrating 100...

Delivering jobs for Penrith

Australian milk manufacturers, Devondale, are the latest national company to make Penrith their base. It was announced last week that Devondale,...

Celebrating Aboriginal culture

NAIDOC Week celebrations have been held in Penrith today. NAIDOC Week celebrates Aboriginal cultures – some of the oldest and proudest cultures...

Not just a playground

No matter your age or ability, the new “inclusive” playground at Thornton in North Penrith encourages all local residents to rediscover their inner...

Coalition dumps red tape

Facing over 700 different regulations daily, local childcare centre operators are feeling constrained by red tape. Steve Robinson, who operates Little...

Taking on the world

A Glenmore Park teenager has already raised over $7,000 for charity and will be looking to raise her own profile even further when...

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...

Geoff Brown enters election race

Geoff Brown, who narrowly missed out on election to Penrith City Council last year, has been named as the Lindsay candidate for the...

Safety, congestion to be improved

NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell and Roads Minister, Duncan Gay witnessed first hand the traffic exiting the M4 at Emu Plains yesterday, saying that...

Sarah's a top intern

University of Western Sydney student, Sarah Callus, has been named Intern of the Year. Ms Callus, who is currently studying a...

Roundabout to improve safety

Penrith Council has been allocated Federal Government funding to fix the dangerous intersection of Doonmore and Stafford Streets in Penrith. As...

Bradbury backed Rudd

Member for Lindsay, David Bradbury, has confirmed that he switched camps in last night's Labor leadership ballot. In the showdown between Prime...