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COVID CHECK-IN MANDATE EXPANDED
Use of the Service NSW QR code will be mandatory at all workplaces and retail businesses from Monday 12 July. Minister for Digital and...
nepeannews
Jul 2, 20212 min read


Carer says hospital is "overcrowded"
FRESH allegations of overcrowding and ailing facilities at Nepean Hospital have come to light after a concerned resident approached...
Keegan Thomson
Feb 2, 20173 min read


Bright lights raise money
A mother and daughter pair from Colyton have raised over $3000 for local charity, rosie’s Place, through a very bright initiative. Last...
Keegan Thomson
Feb 1, 20172 min read


Local pollie’s thoughts on new premier
LOCAL politicians of all persuasions have come out to voice their opinions of the state’s new Premier, Gladys Berejiklian. The MP for...
Keegan Thomson
Jan 31, 20172 min read
How could this happen?
SUMMER is supposed to be a time of relaxation with friends and family. One of the best ways to spend the long, hot and humid days is...
Keegan Thomson
Jan 23, 20173 min read


Local family appeals for justice
BOBBY THE BRAVE’s family, will head back to court to appeal the sentence given to Bobby’s attacker Andrew Nolan. In December, Andrew...
Keegan Thomson
Jan 23, 20172 min read


40 years since Granville
WEDNESDAY marked 40 years since the Granville rail disaster, which claimed the lives of 83 and injured 213 others. On January 18, 1977, a...
Keegan Thomson
Jan 19, 20172 min read


Perfect conditions for grass fires
ALREADY in 2017 we’ve seen a spate of grass fires rage across western Sydney due to the ongoing hot and dry conditions, but RFS...
Keegan Thomson
Jan 19, 20172 min read


Australian first for western Sydney
FEEDBACK from patients, carers and their families staying in some of western Sydney’s busiest hospitals can now be offered and addressed...
Keegan Thomson
Jan 18, 20172 min read


Watch your kids this summer, warns Mayor
THE warmer weather brings people flocking to the local swimming centres, backyard pools and swimming holes but the Mayor of Blacktown,...
Keegan Thomson
Dec 20, 20162 min read


A day in the life of... Santa Claus
CHRISTMAS is known as the most wonderful time of the year thanks to all the gift giving, partying and the summer holidays but for one man...
Keegan Thomson
Dec 15, 20163 min read


Christmas lights shining bright
WITH more than a quarter of a million christmas lights decorating the house at 12 Carpenter street, Colyton it is clear that Sharon Peach...
Keegan Thomson
Dec 14, 20162 min read


Bobby the Brave's attacker gaoled
SITTING in the Darlinghurst Supreme Court last Friday, we heard the sentence handed down to the man who has been called a ‘monster’ who...
Keegan Thomson
Dec 14, 20163 min read


A Christmas lunch for all
A GOOD old fashioned Christmas arvo nap is the best way to process and breakdown the excess prawns, ham, cakes and wines we all...
Keegan Thomson
Dec 13, 20162 min read


Council feuds over airport
PRESSURE is being put on Penrith Council to change their stance on the Badgerys Creek Airport which was signed off on earlier this week....
Keegan Thomson
Dec 12, 20162 min read


TAFE woes worsen
DAMNING new evidence has been uncovered about the ailing state of TAFE funding across western Sydney. According to figures uncovered by a...
Keegan Thomson
Dec 6, 20162 min read


A day in the life of... A nurse
IN A HOSPITAL nurses are quite often overshadowed by doctors but if you’re sick and end up needing treatment the one person who mainly...
Keegan Thomson
Dec 6, 20163 min read


Tackling an issue by talking about it
PENRITH has been talking about domestic violence and it is all for a special reason. November 25 marked the beginning of 16 days of...
Keegan Thomson
Dec 6, 20162 min read


MP opens up about violent past
FAMILY violence is a hard topic to talk about at the best of times, but Lindsay MP Emma Husar has used White Ribbon day to open up about...
Keegan Thomson
Dec 6, 20162 min read
Park named in honour of much-loved Dr Torrance
COUNCIL has voted unanimously to name a park in St Clair in memoriam to much loved local GP, Dr Elizabeth Torrance. The reserve on the...
Keegan Thomson
Nov 29, 20162 min read
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