Local firefighters answer Canada’s call for help

Two Rural Fire Service Cumberland Zone firefighters have returned from battling gruelling flames in Canada’s second worst fire season on record. Wallacia Fire Brigade captain...

Don’t toss old car seats

Self proclaimed avid recycler and Federal Member for Lindsay Emma Husar is encouraging locals to reduce, reuse and recycle. Her call to action follows an...

Officer assaulted during violent altercation

A police officer was grabbed by the neck and swung to the ground following a violent altercation in North St Marys last weekend. At about...

Businesses eat up McHappy Day challenge

It’s almost McHappy Day, and businesses across Penrith and the Hawkesbury are ready to compete to see who can raise the most money for...

Council hosts breakfast to launch employment project

Penrith Council will host a business breakfast at the Penrith Civic Centre on Tuesday morning, to launch the new Nepean Jobs For All Project. A...

The Week: September 30

Troy Dodds is joined by Emily Newton, Nathan Taylor and Kate Reid for another edition of The Week!

Open pit a safety issue, locals say

An open, damaged Telstra pit on the footpath of Derby Street in Penrith is causing frustration with locals, as broken concrete and telephone wires...

Opposition warns against rumoured merger

Member for Londonderry Prue Car has joined Shadow Minister for Police Guy Zangari in calling on the Liberal National Government to come clean about...

Same-sex marriage debate is making us petty and soft

Beyond the Instagram posts, emojis and stories of love, there is a dark underbelly to the same-sex marriage postal plebiscite. Many of us feared that...

Wentworth launches innovative ‘Gathering Space’

Wentworth Community Housing has launched Cranebrook’s innovative new ‘Our Place Our Gathering Space’ this week. Conceived after consultation with tenants, the area aims to be...

Waiting game as Nepean’s struggles continue

Whether it’s waiting in Emergency or waiting for elective surgery, Nepean Hospital continues to struggle with some of the longest wait times in the...

Call for second major university

With land in the city centre going unused, Councillor Aaron Duke believes that a second university for Penrith will see our region thrive. During Monday...

Penrith’s leadership duo put politics to one side

Liberal Councillor Tricia Hitchen is set to serve another 12 months as Penrith’s Deputy Mayor alongside Mayor John Thain. At Monday night’s Council meeting, Councillors...

Man to face court over Maccas theft

Police have arrested and charged a 40-year-old man after he entered McDonald's in Westfield Penrith in the early hours of Thursday, September 21. On entering...

‘Busting’ man pees on cop shop

A man who claimed he was 'busting' was caught relieving himself on the wall outside Penrith Police Station. On the morning of Thursday, September 21,...

Woman injured in hit and run at St Clair

A woman has been taken to hospital after an alleged hit and run at St Clair this morning. It's understood that at around 10.30am, a...

Skypeak becomes tourism hot spot

To celebrate Skypeak Adventures becoming a local tourism hot spot, a new plaque has been unveiled marking its one-year anniversary. Opening adjacent to St Marys...

Temperatures set to soar in Penrith

Penrith is poised to record its hottest ever September day with temperatures predicted to reach 37 degrees later today. It was 12 degrees at 8am...

The Week: September 23

Troy Dodds and Nathan Taylor present a special edition of The Week, as they review the 2017 NRL season for the Penrith Panthers https://soundcloud.com/westernweekenderpenrith/the-week-september-23

Police investigate two jewellery store break-ins in just two days

Police are investigating after two St Marys jewellery stores were broken into in as many days this week. "About 3.45am on Tuesday, September 19 two...