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Cornish’s hopes for weekly red bin collection rubbished at Council meeting
Fortnightly rubbish collection is set to continue as Penrith remains a leader in domestic waste practice.
While Councillor Marcus Cornish was dissatisfied with the current...
Local MPs rejected from airport Forum
Emma Husar and Susan Templeman are fuming after they were rejected from becoming members of a Forum helping to guide the future of the...
Students feel the power as they aim to win Solar Challenge
This year, the 22 member Solar Car team from Western Sydney University (WSU) is ready to win the biannual 2017 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.
The...
New exhibition explores remarkable stories and haunting photographs
Fascinating stories of men, women and children incarcerated in NSW gaols between 1870 and 1930 are explored in a new exhibition from State Archive...
Campaign aims to bust sexual assault myths
A new campaign launched locally aims to challenge sexual assault myths.
Jessica Cave, a sexual assault counsellor with Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD),...
Neville Towner to stay behind bars until at least January
The man who killed four-year-old Lauren Hickson in Emu Plains almost 30 years ago will stay behind bars until early next year.
Neville Towner’s parole...
Coaches need to grow up and stop promoting national sport of ref bashing
It is extraordinary that a spectacular weekend of NRL Finals matches has been overshadowed by discussion about referees.
No sport in the world tears itself...
Day of Peace to promote respect
Penrith’s first Day of Peace will be held on Saturday, September 23 from 1.30-4.30pm at the Mondo greenspace (between Westfield and the Joan).
It will...
The Week: September 9
Troy Dodds is joined by Steve Thomas from LJ Hooker Penrith for a special edition of The Week focused on real estate.
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How tragic loss is now helping others
When the daughter of Celeste Cannell's best friend was tragically lost to suicide at just 16-years-old, it affected her profoundly.
Through her grief, she created...
Mother of two starts hot new career
With the threat of an early fire season this year, the region is getting prepared by welcoming three new firefighters to the area.
After graduating...
Panthers captain Matt Moylan to seek help for personal issues
Despite rumours he was on the brink of leaving his home town club, Penrith skipper Matt Moylan is understood to be “100 per cent...
The Week: September 2
Troy Dodds is joined by Emily Newton, Nathan Taylor and Kate Reid to discuss the week that was and the week that will be...
Legacy helps lighten the load for Gavin family
It’s been almost six years since Lance Corporal Luke Gavin died in Afghanistan, and every day brings a new challenge for his St Clair...
Husar returns to where it all began
Member for Lindsay, Emma Husar has gone back to her roots, spending time at her first job, Penrith McDonald’s on High Street, in the...
Crim who claimed he was a twin jailed for nine months
A man who claimed he was an identical twin when his DNA was found at a St Marys crime scene will spend the next...
Federal funds needed to make dog park a reality
Glenmore Park is a step closer to receiving an off-leash dog park after Penrith Council chose a preferred site.
Land adjacent to Blue Hills Oval...
Rodley House to be bulldozed
An historic house in the centre of Penrith will be bulldozed to make way for two high rise apartment blocks.
Rodley House will be torn...
Cemetery a dead certainty for golf club site at Wallacia
Wallacia golf course could be no more as early as next year with Catholic Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust set to acquire the 44 hectare site.
Currently...
Restoring dignity for women in need
Every month, vulnerable and at risk women without access to proper sanitary items experience unthinkable indignities during their period.
Kirstie Munn, a local volunteer of...
