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More funds needed to protect history
With many older properties protected for their cultural heritage and significance in Penrith, costs to keep buildings both functional and historical are becoming too...
Real-time carriage occupancy data now available on train network
In an Australian-first, Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Transport and Infrastructure Minister Andrew Constance have announced Sydney Trains customers will be able to choose the...
Turnbull pushes Budget during Penrith visit
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has made his way to Penrith in a bid to sell his Budget to the western Sydney workforce.
Accompanied by Minister...
Man stabbed in domestic incident
An investigation is underway after a man was stabbed multiple times in Cranebrook this morning.
Emergency services were called to a home on Penelope Place,...
Mum’s battle brought family even closer
Whether it’s celebrating a mum, step-mum or a motherly figure, Mother’s Day holds a different meaning in everyone’s lives.
For Leonay mum of three, Karen...
Situation normal after by-election
The status quo is set to remain on Penrith City Council with Labor to retain the East Ward seat vacated by Ben Price and...
Car crashes into Colyton home
A man has been arrested after a car crashed into a home in Colyton this morning.
Just after 3am, emergency services were called to Bennett...
Man robbed at knifepoint in St Marys
Police are appealing for public assistance after a man was robbed at knifepoint in St Marys yesterday afternoon.
About 3.30pm on Friday, a 24-year-old man...
Penrith by-election: Five must become two
Two thirds of Penrith will be heading to the polls tomorrow for the East and South Ward by-election.
It’s a chance for residents to have...
On The Record: Royce Simmons
Premiership winner. Test and Origin representative. Coach. Champion bloke. Royce Simmons has done it all with the Penrith Panthers.
Royce sits down with Troy Dodds...
“Dirty tricks” in Council campaign
Independent candidate for Council Sue Day and current Labor Councillor Aaron Duke have found themselves clashing online just days out from Penrith's dual by-election.
Ms...
Red Cross reveals generations of recipes
Locals were able to get their hands on some special family recipes earlier this week, thanks to the Australian Red Cross Penrith Branch and...
On the road for charity
If someone told you they were driving a 1984 Subaru Leone across a distance of 3,800km, you’d probably think they were crazy, right?
But that’s...
History repeats as Penrith man wins $200,000 for the second time
A Penrith man has been left stunned by the revelation that he has won the $200,000 1st Prize in a Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot...
Man charged over boys’ home abuse
Detectives investigating allegations of widespread historical child abuse at a local boys’ home have charged a former employee on the state’s South Coast.
Strike Force...
Cornish calls for better system to name streets in new developments
‘Turn left on Femur Lane, then continue around the bend on Elbow Crescent’ might sound silly but they could be the directions you’re giving...
All aboard for history lesson
Old and young train lovers alike are celebrating 150 years since the Great Western Railway Line through the Blue Mountains reached Mount Victoria.
The Mount...
Gas leak sends three people to hospital
A gas leak at a home in St Clair has resulted in three people including a baby being transported to hospital.
Fire Rescue, multiple paramedic...
Parents urged to get kids’ eyes checked more regularly
Visit to the dentist? Check. Appointment at the doctor? Check. Meeting with the optometrist? Apparently not.
While they help kids to learn about the world...
It’s time to talk about death
Despite most people wishing to die at home, the stigma of talking about death is seeing more people dying in hospitals or emergency rooms.
A...
