COMMUTERS at Penrith train station now have another struggle to add to the rush hour commute after Transport for NSW changed a long...

ONE could easily describe the local mythos that is Ross ‘Rossco’ Hutchison as ‘a man of many talents’ but that would be unfair because...

HELPING HANDS, a local cancer cure and prevention charity, has been named as the biggest relay for Life fundraiser in the state. To date...

EMMA Husar, the new Federal MP for Lindsay, spent her first week in the nation’s capital exploring Parliament house and learning the ins...

THIS last week, whilst Kerrie was sipping cocktails in Bali, I was sitting at the Assistant Editor’s desk. The Assistant Editor’s desk...

Photo Credit: convoyforkids.com.au One of the most precious commodities in life are our children. Interesting, funny, rewarding, at times...

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...

COUNCIL resolved last night to begin legal proceedings against the Penrith Business Alliance (PBA) in a bid to ascertain where public...

HIGH SCHOOL student from Fujieda, Japan, were welcomed to the Nepean region at an afternoon tea hosted by the Mayor Karen McKeown. At the...

The NSW Police Dog Unit has paid tribute to Police Dog, ‘Chuck’, who sadly passed away last week. PD Chuck was the loyal companion,...

With temperatures dropping and expense bills rising, the work of charities in the Nepean area is as important as ever. One such...

THE state government has announced a much needed funding injection for the Muru Mittigar Aboriginal cultural centre. Announced by NSW...

RICHMOND Greyhound Racing Club has been left reeling after the Baird government’s shock decision to completely abolish the sport as of...

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...

Working on two publications (Western news and nepean news) means I’m covering four different electorates around western Sydney and across...

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...

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...

CANDIDATE for the Nick Xenophon Team, Stephen Lynch, has spoken out about the “frightening” and dangerous conditions of the pre polling...

AT 12 noon on June 10 all the candidates throwing their hat into the ring for the 2016 election had their names draw out and the ballot...

I’VE only been in this job for about three months now but I’ve almost learnt more on the job in these last three months than in the last...