Brave Brooke recognised

Brooke Fogarty was asleep on January 24, 2010, when she was suddenly awoken by a dreadful and harrowing scream. ...

Abbott makes it three

Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott launched the Coalition’s education policy at a visit to Penrith Christian School this morning. Joined by Shadow...

Battle lines drawn in Lindsay

David Bradbury refuses to give in. Perhaps it’s because he has faced such adversity before. After all, he lost twice in his...

Ferguson empire faces uncertain future

Tony Ferguson has vowed to keep his empire alive after his company, Tony Ferguson Weightloss Management Program Pty Ltd, was dramatically placed into...

Council's plan for employment area

Expanded Council borders, a new Western Sydney Infrastructure Fund and high intensity employment are just some of the issues on Penrith City Council's agenda...

New on the beat

Two new police officers joined the ranks at St Marys Local Area Command this week, fresh faced and rearing to get started. ...

Rod's on top of the world

Local commercial cookery student and practicing chef, Rod Parbery, is soon to be rubbing shoulders with the world's top international chefs. ...

Rudd calls by Lindsay

On his first visit to Lindsay during the election campaign, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd launched a counter attack on Opposition Leader Tony Abbott's...

Every step is for Marley

A local family are stepping up to a month-long fitness challenge inspired by their one-year-old relative, Marley, who lives with cerebral palsy. ...

Fears for historic hall

Penrith’s first speedway, one of the region’s earliest cricket grounds and the testing ground for pioneer aviator William Ewart Hart were all located...

Protecting our kids

Each year White Balloon Day raises awareness of the thousands of children who are victims of sexual assault, encouraging the survivors to seek...

Libs to make streets safer

A Coalition Government will help make Lindsay streets safer by providing $300,000 for Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras. The...

The Cup's coming to Penrith

In the lead-up to the race that stops the nation, the Melbourne Cup traditionally tours Australasia and this year, for the first time,...

Candidates go head to head

  The candidates for Lindsay at next month's Federal Election faced off tonight in a debate hosted by The Western Weekender at Penrith...

Coalition's gun crackdown

Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, has visited St Marys Police Station this morning to announce his party's policy on reducing gun crime. ...

Shots fired into Cranebrook house

Police are investigating after a number of shots were fired at a house in Cranebrook last night. About 11.40pm last night, police...

Top cop calls it a day

Exactly 45 years and six months since he joined the police force, Penrith Local Area Commander Ben Feszczuk is preparing to say a...

Election's first casualty

Democratic Labor Party candidate for Lindsay, Phil Howarth, has withdrawn from the election. Mr Howarth, who works as a postman, became aware...

Reviving a piece of history

The Fernhill Estate in Mulgoa is rich with national and local history, but has been locked away with burgeoning debts plaguing its former...

Terry Heidtmann dies aged 72

Tributes are continuing to flow in for respected local businessman and Penrith Panthers Executive Director Terry Heidtmann, who passed away this week, aged...