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Lucky escape: Cone from Bunya Pine tree drops into woman’s car on Great Western...
An Emu Plains resident is warning other locals after she was involved in a freak accident that could have been deadly.
Let’s get through this together
During these unprecedented and challenging times, we need to look out for one another and do whatever we can to help those who need it.
Teacher refused bail over assault cases
A St Marys school teacher accused of indecently assaulting several students last year has been refused bail.
Matthew Brunel George Thomas, 49, faced Penrith Local...
The cruelty of Dementia
Challenge is the word that Penrith’s Ann Parer uses to describe her life with her husband John, who has Dementia.
Married for 32 years, her...
No longer handy
Three quarters of Australian women believe men are less handy today than 50 years ago, according to a Hire A Hubby survey. The survey,...
On your bike
There could be an influx of people cycling around the area when Penrith City Council constructs a shared-use path along Mulgoa...
Grave concerns over fees
Local grave-diggers have already lost thousands of dollars and are struggling to attract new business due to a change in the rate structures set...
Tackling trolley trouble
Local Labor representatives are throwing their support behind a new policy aimed at tackling Penrith’s abandoned trolley plague.
State Opposition Leader Michael Daley has promised...
Families updated as Newmarch House crisis continues
Families of residents at the Newmarch House nursing home in Caddens have taken part in a webinar with the centre's owners and management at Anglicare.
Teenager in serious condition after cliff fall in Mulgoa
A teenage boy has been airlifted to Westmead Hospital in a serious condition after a dramatic rescue at Mulgoa this afternoon.
It's understood the 16-year-old...
What will you be thinking about on ANZAC Day?
Opinion by Troy Dodds
ANZAC Day is without doubt the most important day on the Australian calendar.
It represents spirit, courage, mateship and the foundations on...
Is Nepean Avenue unsafe for walkers?
Nepean Avenue residents said they have no problems with walkers, runners and cyclists on their street, despite Council claiming it's unsafe.
Council called a meeting...
Hockey devotee honoured with OAM
Oxley Park's Marina Gaye Laverty has scored one of the biggest field goals of her life being awarded an Order of Australia Medal for...
Cross over crossing
St Marys resident Betty Murray, who is blind and hearing impaired, is calling on Penrith City Council to provide an adequate pedestrian crossing at...
Werrington Public School staff member tests positive to Coronavirus
Werrington Public School will be closed tomorrow after a staff member tested positive to COVID-19.
Playground that closed more than a year ago set to welcome back families in...
More than a year after its shock closure, Linear Park is finally set to reopen in the coming weeks.
72-year-old woman charged after shoplifting haul discovered
A woman has been charged after shoplifting in Penrith.
Real estate veteran calls it a day
After a quarter of a century selling homes in Penrith, Graeme Renshaw of Century 21 Renshaw Realty is hanging up his real estate hat...
Praise for Wentworth as it opens new Penrith office
The newly renovated and expanded office for Wentworth Community Housing in Penrith was officially opened by Minister for Social Housing, Pru Goward and State...
“Nurses are holding their hands and they are comforting them”: Heartbreaking scenes in Nepean...
An Intensive Care doctor at Nepean Hospital has spoken about the worrying number of younger people being admitted to hospital with COVID-19.
