Paluzzano charged
Former State Penrith MP, Karyn Paluzzano, will face court on charges of corruption and lying to the Independent Commission Against Corruption....
First "big win"
After countless years of fighting for equality the social and community sector have received their first big win. ...
Plans underway
The Werrington Arterial Road project is up and running with the contracts being awarded for the concept design and environmental impact assessment. ...
Weekender leads the way
The Western Weekender has again confirmed its status as Penrith's most circulated newspaper. Figures released...
Pollies pass our email test
Politicians and big businesses often cop a lot of flack for not really caring for the little guy. ...
Joan gets funding boost
The Allan Mullins Hall at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre will be getting a much-needed facelift after $24,000 in funding...
Fantasy festival comes to town
The grounds of Penrith’s Museum of Fire will turn into a magical, medieval and mythical wonderland this weekend when Fantasyfest 2011...
Latest Council news
Some of our brightest young minds were acknowledged at last Thursday’s Victor Chang School Science Awards presentation. ...
Roller-coaster journey of life
For the first few years of Susan Myihtoi’s life she felt rejected and unloved. When Susan was just four years old...
Scott's pokie solution
Much of the current debate surrounding poker machine reform in Australia is ill-informed and fails to hit the realities of the problem – and...
More stats you should know
Here’s a continuation of some interesting statistics from the Australian Government’s Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research recently released ‘Key statistics – Australian...
Man killed by car
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a pedestrian in Penrith yesterday. About 3pm...
Record broken in Triathlon
World Triathlon Champion Melissa Rollison proved she was too good for the rest at this year's Penrith Valley Nepean Triathlon. ...
Debate team pipped at the post
Should Australia introduce plain packaging for cigarettes? You have one hour to argue why it should. These were the instructions given...
Our toxic petrol stations
Cars have been rolling off production lines since 1914, but it seems nearly 100 years of practice has not been enough...
Phone theft warning
Police are appealing for witnesses after a group of youths have been stealing phones from people in Tench Reserve. ...
Nepean's step forward
A new $3 million radiotherapy machine at Nepean will put the Nepean hospital right at the top of cancer care in...
Walking the line
This country’s last ever ‘Australian Idol’ winner, Stan Walker, had a life changing moment the night he won Australia’s biggest singing...
Boy stabs mother
A teenage boy has charged with the alleged stabbing attack of his mother at Jamisontown on the weekend. ...
Dog was poorly treated
A Doberman left at an industrial premise at St Marys had demodectic mange and a heavy internal infestation of hookworm. ...