Community
Weekender leads the way
The Western Weekender has again confirmed its status as Penrith's most circulated newspaper. Figures released...
Pollies pass our email test
Politicians and big businesses often cop a lot of flack for not really caring for the little guy. ...
Joan gets funding boost
The Allan Mullins Hall at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre will be getting a much-needed facelift after $24,000 in funding...
Latest Council news
Some of our brightest young minds were acknowledged at last Thursday’s Victor Chang School Science Awards presentation. ...
Roller-coaster journey of life
For the first few years of Susan Myihtoi’s life she felt rejected and unloved. When Susan was just four years old...
Man killed by car
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a pedestrian in Penrith yesterday. About 3pm...
Debate team pipped at the post
Should Australia introduce plain packaging for cigarettes? You have one hour to argue why it should. These were the instructions given...
Our toxic petrol stations
Cars have been rolling off production lines since 1914, but it seems nearly 100 years of practice has not been enough...
Phone theft warning
Police are appealing for witnesses after a group of youths have been stealing phones from people in Tench Reserve. ...
Nepean's step forward
A new $3 million radiotherapy machine at Nepean will put the Nepean hospital right at the top of cancer care in...
Boy stabs mother
A teenage boy has charged with the alleged stabbing attack of his mother at Jamisontown on the weekend. ...
Dog was poorly treated
A Doberman left at an industrial premise at St Marys had demodectic mange and a heavy internal infestation of hookworm. ...
New homes for Penrith
The Minister for Planning and Infrastructure Brad Hazzard has today announced the O’Farrell Government is delivering 1,000 new homes and new...
Taxi driver assaulted
Police have charged a man over the assault and attempted robbery of a taxi driver in Sydney’s west this morning. ...
We will remember
From the prayers dedicated to the fallen, the sound of the Last Post and the laying of wreaths, Penrith’s Remembrance Day was a...
Super boost
About 8.4 million Australians will have their superannuation savings boosted as a result of superannuation guarantee rate legislation introduced into the...
Protect yourself
You’ve booked your flights, your luggage is checked in, you’ve got a tour guide and a comfy hotel bed waiting for...
Magic 10,000
It feels like time has been slipping through their fingers, but the Orchard Hills residents opposed to the dump have scraped...
Our drugs crisis
Despite a solid effort to curb drug supply and use in Penrith, local police and drug squad specialists are fighting an...
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...
