Locals in heritage limbo
A 20-year saga over which Penrith properties deserve to be heritage listed has taken its toll on affected residents, including Councillor Jackie Greenow....
Tackling big issues
Increasing superannuation contributions, the carbon tax and payroll tax remain the sticking points for small businesses in western Sydney. On Tuesday...
Time for digital revolution
It is time for Penrith City Council to embrace the digital age according to Councillor, Prue Car, who has suggested that council meetings...
Residents put pressure on Council
Residents of Greenbank Drive and Oakland Parade in Werrington Downs have signed a petition to have the reserve located at the corner of...
Improving river health
Federal Member for Lindsay, David Bradbury, has met with acting General Manager of the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority (HNCMA) Kerry Brew and Blue...
Green light for dump
The Land and Environment Court has today approved amended plans for the controversial Industrial Recycling and Waste Facility at Patons Lane, Orchard Hills....
Carbon tax pressure mounts
Small businesses are already feeling the weight of the carbon tax in their electricity bills, sales revenue and employee intake. The Shadow...
Celebrating a local icon
It was a momentous occasion on Wednesday for thousands of local families who celebrated 30 years of the Penrith Mobile Playvan in operation....
Liberals in independent's clothing
Members of the Liberal Party have regrouped to form an independent ticket for the upcoming Penrith City Council election after it was announced...
Man hurt in home invasion
Detectives are conducting inquiries after a man was seriously assaulted in a home invasion at Penrith. About 6.45pm yesterday, two unknown men...
Greens call for town hall
The Nepean Greens are calling for the old council chambers site, on the corner of Station and Henry streets, to be transformed into a...
Police find bullet hole at house
Police are conducting investigations after a suspected bullet hole was found in the front of a house in Penrith this morning. About 1.40am...
Dumping may increase
Illegal dumping of rubbish along Ninth Avenue in Llandilo is a severe problem, but one that could become worse with the introduction of...
M4 East back on agenda
It is the on again, off again road project that has become almost a laughing stock amongst western Sydney motorists. But...
Bradbury, Bassett in war of words
A political war of words has erupted over the long-running saga at Sherringham Road in Cranebrook, with Federal Lindsay MP David Bradbury declaring...
Changing hands
Burt Hickey has sold Hickey’s Metal Fabrications on Coombes Drive, Penrith to the more than capable local first class sheetmetal tradesman and experienced...
Call for car park
Penrith City Councillor, John Thain, is calling for a car park to be built at Cranebrook Oval on Cranebrook Road, after residents were...
Light at the end of the bridge
Along the Victoria Bridge, joggers wince as trucks speed past, cyclists push their bikes for fear of being clipped by passing traffic and...
Golden win for Maccas
Local residents and McDonald’s licensees, Ian and Kathryn Garton, have been named in the nation’s top one per cent after winning the prestigious...
Mystery over St Marys body
St Marys police are investigating the suspicious death of a male found deceased in a car, parked beneath a unit block in St...