More commuter woes for Penrith
COMMUTERS at Penrith train station now have another struggle to add to the rush hour commute after Transport for NSW changed a long...
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Keegan Thomson
- Aug 30, 2016
- 2 min
Rossco’s fabulous life in print
ONE could easily describe the local mythos that is Ross ‘Rossco’ Hutchison as ‘a man of many talents’ but that would be unfair because...
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Keegan Thomson
- Aug 30, 2016
- 2 min
Local charity is biggest Relay fundraiser
HELPING HANDS, a local cancer cure and prevention charity, has been named as the biggest relay for Life fundraiser in the state. To date...
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Jarrod McGrouther
- Aug 25, 2016
- 3 min
California Golden Bears ready to rip and tear this Saturday
NCAA College Football is here, with only two sleeps remaining before the start of the 2016 season. This hard hitting, high scoring, high...
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Keegan Thomson
- Aug 23, 2016
- 2 min
New MPs go back to ‘school’
EMMA Husar, the new Federal MP for Lindsay, spent her first week in the nation’s capital exploring Parliament house and learning the ins...
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Keegan Thomson
- Aug 22, 2016
- 2 min
From the assistant editor's desk
THIS last week, whilst Kerrie was sipping cocktails in Bali, I was sitting at the Assistant Editor’s desk. The Assistant Editor’s desk...
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Jarrod McGrouther
- Aug 17, 2016
- 3 min
Driving for a cause, Convoy for kids celebrates 25 years
Photo Credit: convoyforkids.com.au One of the most precious commodities in life are our children. Interesting, funny, rewarding, at times...
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Jarrod McGrouther
- Aug 17, 2016
- 2 min
Tim Schmidt handed the head-coaching role for 2017
Photo credit: GWS Giants With the AFL launching the inaugural National Women’s League in 2017, GWS have announced Tim Schmidt as the...
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Jarrod McGrouther
- Aug 1, 2016
- 2 min
Every rainy cloud has a blue and gold lining
Another fortnight, and unfortunately, negativity continues to surround the embattled Parramatta Eels. If it’s not the board having...
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Jarrod McGrouther
- Aug 1, 2016
- 3 min
Wondering who to cheer on this Olympics?
THE Rio Olympics are just eight days away; with the Australian team hoping to do the nation proud and bring home a significant medal...
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Keegan Thomson
- Jul 30, 2016
- 2 min
Clean up continues for the RDA
THE clean up continues for the Nepean branch of the Riding for Disabled site at Orchid Hills after the flood event of June, but the...
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nepeannews
- Jul 29, 2016
- 1 min
Community deserves to know where money went
COUNCIL resolved last night to begin legal proceedings against the Penrith Business Alliance (PBA) in a bid to ascertain where public...
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Keegan Thomson
- Jul 28, 2016
- 1 min
Japanese students welcomed to Penrith
HIGH SCHOOL student from Fujieda, Japan, were welcomed to the Nepean region at an afternoon tea hosted by the Mayor Karen McKeown. At the...
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Kerrie Davies
- Jul 19, 2016
- 2 min
Police Dog Unit devastated at the loss of PD Chuck
The NSW Police Dog Unit has paid tribute to Police Dog, ‘Chuck’, who sadly passed away last week. PD Chuck was the loyal companion,...
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Jarrod McGrouther
- Jul 17, 2016
- 2 min
Mama Lana’s needs our help for a warranted boost
With temperatures dropping and expense bills rising, the work of charities in the Nepean area is as important as ever. One such...
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Kerrie Davies
- Jul 16, 2016
- 2 min
From the editor's desk
SINCE I last wrote my editor’s column there have certainly been some major changes! I must admit I would never have picked that Labor’s...
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Keegan Thomson
- Jul 15, 2016
- 2 min
Funding boost for Muru Mittigar
THE state government has announced a much needed funding injection for the Muru Mittigar Aboriginal cultural centre. Announced by NSW...
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Keegan Thomson
- Jul 14, 2016
- 2 min
Greyhound ban felt across western Sydney
RICHMOND Greyhound Racing Club has been left reeling after the Baird government’s shock decision to completely abolish the sport as of...
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Kerrie Davies
- Jul 8, 2016
- 3 min
C’mon let’s go for Broke!
OKAY listen up peeps, as I have a story here that should interest every movie-goer that has any ounce of Penrith pride running through...
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Keegan Thomson
- Jul 5, 2016
- 2 min
From the journo's desk
Working on two publications (Western news and nepean news) means I’m covering four different electorates around western Sydney and across...
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