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Countdown on to first game
On paper, the Penrith Panthers are deserved favourites for Saturday afternoon’s clash with Newcastle at the newly named Sportingbet Stadium. But...
Docker back for blockbuster
Serving a two game suspension for a dangerous throw, Panthers lock Adam Docker couldn’t stand watching his teammates defeat the Sydney Roosters a...
Panthers v Manly preview
It would appear the Panthers have forgotten how to win at home. In fact, we haven’t won an NRL contest at Centrebet...
Thanks for great year
And that, my friends, is 2011. It’s hard to believe that yet another year is gone, thrown into the history books with the...
Let's get our facts right
The desperation of the 24 hour news cycle, the immaturity of the Australian media as a whole and our desire to turn everything from...
Netball's next generation
More than 150 junior netballers descended on Jamison Park earlier this week to take part in the always popular Anne Sargeant Netball Clinics....
Cleary gets first win
Michael Jennings scored two tries and Penrith kept an opposition team scoreless for the first time in a decade on a...
Dogs race for charity
A local Greyhound Racing Club will be raising money for charity during the month of May in a state-wide campaign to improve the quality...
Wanderers hunt for Victory
A hard-fought win away to Melbourne Heart lifted Western Sydney Wanderers clear into second place on the A-League table with an important match...
Greene takes Folau's number
The Greater Western Sydney Giants have unveiled their player jumper numbers for the 2013 Toyota AFL Premiership Season. After a...
Wanderers aim to spoil the party
The Wanderers' final match of the regular season sees them play Melbourne Heart with a second place finish on the line. Going...
Jennings skips Kingswood visit
Some of the Sydney Roosters' biggest stars were in town last Friday for a juniors coaching clinic but there was one notable omission....
Coach shocked by 73-point loss
After so much promise that 2013 would be the dawn of the new Penrith Emus, comes a nasty scoreline that reflects the Emus...
In a packet? Don't buy it
I have worked with a lot of people over the years but I have never had a person sick or overweight from eating too...
Burns faces 17 week suspension
Penrith five-eighth Travis Burns could miss 17 matches after being handed two charges by the NRL today. Burns faces a maximum of...
Panthers v Warriors preview
There’s a certain factor in rugby league that can’t be seen on a team sheet, can’t be measured in statistics and can’t be...
Panthers face Storm warning
It’s official: the Panthers, at least as far as on-field performance goes, are in crisis. After a relatively promising start to the...
Trades & Services Directory coming soon
An exciting new Trades & Services directory covering Penrith is coming soon to The Western Weekender website.
Why choose The Western Weekender
For the past 21 years, The Western Weekender has provided cost effective advertising for businesses in the Penrith region, and for companies targeting...
Staying on top in times of change
It’s not hard to figure out the two most successful A-League clubs of the past three years have been Central Coast and Brisbane. If...
