Barry “Turtle” 66 years old, is a man who has been in the landscaping and nursery business for the past 41 years, and he shows no sign of slowing down. Opening up his first trucking business on July 1, 1975, which is also his birthday, with his late wife Jan, he trucked soil, shale and sand locally around the region as well as a number of other industrious materials off wharves around Sydney. The very first truck Barry owned was a 1969 AEC Mammoth Major, an eight wheeler tipp

AFTER food, sleep and water, wifi is the one thing humans need to survive, or at least that’s what some young people would say. to help keep the people of Blacktown and Mount Druitt connect the Blacktown City Council will roll out more than a dozen free wifi hotspots. the service was organised as a joint venture between the Blacktown City Council and telstra after it was recommended to the Mayor by the CBD Activation Committee. All up there will be 20 wifi hotspots rolled out

CANDIDATE for the Nick Xenophon Team, Stephen Lynch, has spoken out about the “frightening” and dangerous conditions of the pre polling booth and the over the top behaviour of candidates are displaying in front of voters. According to Mr Lynch the scenes around the pre polling booth on High street, Penrith resemble that of a scary obstacle course. “Candidates and volunteers for major and minor party alike seem intent on scaring the daylights out of prospective voters” Mr Lync

Photo: 2015 Getty Images WITH constant talk of whether Melbourne or Sydney is the sporting capital of Australia, western Sydney has been handed a unique opportunity in June to sample sports not usually spoken about by mainstream media. The Volleyroos Men’s Volleyball side, and the USA and Canadian Ice Hockey outfits are competing in Homebush on succeeding weekends in June, and are events not to be missed. The Volleyroos will compete against stiff competition this weekend, wit

AFL Penrith Rams continued on their winning ways on Saturday, comprehensive victors winning by 50 points over Sydney University. It was a damp and cold university ground and despite the margin, it was a close contest for much of the match. A six goal to one final term sealed the win and placed the Rams in equal second spot on the ladder. Former Victorian Phil Aumann and Brayden Wilson were the best for Penrith, with Mitch Stevens booting three. The Ramettes ladies team made i

SCHOFIELDS will get an extended commuter car park at the local train station if the ALP is elected into government on July 2. Michelle Rowland, MP for Greenway, recently distributed a petitions to the locals of her electorate in which she told Western News “highlighted a need for more access”. If the ALP are voted into government, they’ll dedicated a $5 million extension to the carpark at Schofields Train Station, which will improve the commuter carpark capacity. In a stateme

CAMPAIGNING from Tregear Public School Ed Husic, MP for Chifley, launched an attack on the recent Federal Budget, in particular school funding. Mr Husic met with parents at Tregear Public School to discuss the detail of Labor’s plan for schools in Chifley. “Even though they promised to protect school funds, Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull will cut around $270m from Chifley’s schools over the next ten years,” Mr Husic claimed. School funding is a contentious issue within the

ONE of the most contentious issues of the upcoming Federal Election is marriage equality and the Liberal Party’s proposed same sex marriage plebiscite. The Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, is sticking to his guns on the issue, and said he will run the proposed national plebiscite on marriage equality only if the Coalition is returned to government on July 2. Opposition Leader, Bill Shorten, has ditched the notion of a plebiscite in favour of a parliamentary vote held within

OWEN and Martin Rogers are the type of blokes you would want in the trenches with you, affixing bayonets before storming over the top. The brothers are the driving force behind the thought-provoking Poppy Park in Penrith which has captured the hearts and minds of people all over the nation as well as internationally. As you are aware, dear readers, the brothers, family members and around 700 volunteers have planted 102,804 red poppies in Penrith’s Judges Park – that is the ex