Council
Council puts equality, safety on agenda
Penrith Council has vowed to further promote women's welfare and gender equality, becoming a signatory of the Greater Sydney Women's Safety Charter.
Rates rise set to stay despite pandemic
Rates look set to rise again on July 1, despite locals struggling to weather the crippling COVID-19 storm.
Plan for towering unit blocks abandoned
Plans to build a towering urban precinct on Penrith's Union Road car park site have collapsed.
Lest We Forget: The importance of ANZAC Day
On Saturday we pause to remember those Australians who have fallen in conflicts around the world.
Council pushes for more adult change facilities
Penrith Council is seeking to make change facilities for people with a complex or profound disability mandatory in certain publicly-accessible buildings.
Finding a parking spot now easier thanks to new app launched in Penrith
Penrith City Council has launched a new app.
Official: September Council elections shifted
Mayoral election still set to go ahead in September.
Council implements Coronavirus measures
Social distancing measures implemented at meeting while many services close.
Long-awaited playground upgrade complete
Kids celebrate completion of long-awaited playground upgrade in Oxley Park.
Council “left in the dark” on rail link plans
Councillors raise serious concerns as mystery still surrounds promised rail line.
Push for water play area at Jamison Park
Councillor calls for aquatic fun at Jamison Park after Penrith’s sweltering summer.
Arts funding locked in after Council agrees to continue support
Penrith City Council has agreed to underwrite the operations of Penrith Performing & Visual Arts Ltd (PP&VA) until its 2020-2021 annual report.
Bateman, Hartog to receive rare honour
Two dedicated philanthropists and businessmen are set to receive special recognition after they were singled out for one of Penrith Council’s highest honours.
A new Day: Independent candidate confirms fresh Council tilt
Sue Day to run for Council again in 2020.
Parking permit plan back on agenda
Parking reprieve could be on the way for Thornton locals thanks to permit plan.
Council to fine retailers for abandoned trolleys
Local retailers that fail to roundup abandoned shopping trolleys in a timely manner will now be penalised under tough new rules.
Mark Tyndall to contest Council election
Independent candidate says he’ll ask the tough questions in lead-up to election
Shade boost for local playgrounds
More than half of the City’s playgrounds are set to receive more shade after a Council audit found 83 lacked any or sufficient cover from the sun.
Wayward trolleys impounded in blitz
Penrith City Council has joined other Councils from across western Sydney to rid the suburbs of unsightly abandoned shopping trolleys.
Crameri set to call it quits
Veteran Penrith City Councillor and former Mayor Kevin Crameri is set to bring the curtain down on his long political career next year.
