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EXCLUSIVE: Liberals name Council candidates
Brian Cartwright and Belinda Hill have been endorsed as the Liberal Party's candidates for the upcoming Penrith City Council by-election.
The Weekender can exclusively reveal...
Cornish calls for solar power to be mandatory in Penrith
With new homes popping up left, right and centre, one Councillor believes solar power is the key to reducing the stress on Penrith’s growing...
Local grandmother wins $2.7 million Keno jackpot
A 68-year-old grandmother from Berkshire Park has won a $2.7 million Keno jackpot at St Marys Leagues Club.
The calm winner, who wishes to keep...
Nepean Rowing Club to celebrate 90th birthday
The Nepean Rowing Club will launch a new book next week to celebrate its 90th birthday.
Titled Ninety on the Nepean, the book will launch...
The Haven to provide 7,000 nights of safety for victims of domestic violence
With Penrith in the grips of a domestic violence epidemic, the opening of ‘The Haven’ couldn’t come soon enough.
The Haven will be a refuge...
From Glenmore Park to LA: World stage calls for Ivy
Chances are when you turned on the radio last year, you were greeted with the voice of Jessica Mauboy belting out her number one...
Ready to Relay: Major fundraiser returns
Even though Kingswood’s Karen Cutts said a final goodbye to her father last year, she is still determined to play a part in finding...
The Penrith man giving dingoes a second chance at life
With the appearance of a dog and the aloofness of a cat, dingoes are unlike any other animal.
At the back of his home in...
Man arrested after taxi driver robbed
A man has been charged following the alleged robbery of a taxi driver in St Marys yesterday.
About 5pm, a 71-year-old taxi driver was driving...
Kickstart to law career
Susan Graham from St Paul’s Grammar School in Penrith has been announced as the winner of this year’s Bateman Battersby Law Bursary.
Ms Graham completed...
Man hospitalised after police pursuit
A man has been arrested after a pursuit and crash in Werrington County overnight.
About 1.30am this morning, police attempted to stop a sedan on...
High Street to get facelift
Penrith Council is about to start upgrading and transforming High Street in the Penrith city centre.
Council says it is an “important, city-shaping project” that...
Unanswered questions: Search continues for mystery driver
Heartbroken parents Elaine and Greg Robertson are searching for justice after their son, James Robertson, died in November last year just days after being...
Best beef in the west
As the old saying goes, ‘If you’re lucky enough to be Irish, then you’re lucky enough’.
But for local Irish butcher Shay Stanley, it wasn’t...
Tech brings kids together
While technology has both pros and cons, there is no doubt that one of its positives is the power it has to bring people...
Penrith proves its love of Hot Cross Buns with sales splurge in lead-up to...
It’s just not Easter without a fresh hot cross bun and Penrith residents appear to agree with Coles Penrith recording the second highest hot...
Labor names by-election candidates
Combining the youth of Liam Rankine and the wisdom of Robin Cook, Labor is aiming for diversity as they present their Council by-election candidates.
Having...
Special report: Bid to end homelessness crisis in Penrith
Wentworth Community Housing is on a “quest to end homelessness” in western Sydney, following the release of their Heading Home Project report.
Heading Home Project...
Acquisitions kept to a minimum as transport corridors revealed
In a bid to avoid land acquisition where possible, the St Marys rail connection to Western Sydney Airport is expected to run underneath some...
Urgent call for blood donors
An extra 200 people are needed to donate blood in Penrith this Easter to boost blood supplies for cancer and trauma patients.
Platelets, a vital...
