Here Comes PENRITH MONOPOLY
The foot of the mountains is home to an abundance of iconic locations loved by locals, and now the region is being immortalised with its very own official PENRITH MONOPOLY board. From March, Penrith residents and visitors will be able to play the world’s most popular board game in a way that pays tribute to […]
Paws a While
National Veterinary Nurse’s Day Friday 9th October 2020 was National Veterinary Nurse’s Day. It is great to acknowledge the hard work and efforts of our veterinary nurses. The nurses do a lot of work behind the scenes that you do not see or hear about. The nurses monitor the patients whilst under general anaesthetic, […]
Parents Corner
It seems like the kids don’t listen or do as they are asked. Sometimes we as adults need to be clearer in our communication. Calm is also handy, as the calmer we are, the calmer our kids are. Parenting Strategies That Tend Not To Work… When we focus on telling our kids ‘don’t’, ‘stop’, […]
Health Matters
The adequacy of all dietary patterns, omnivorous, vegetarian or vegan, depends on nutrient content of foods in the diet and the human gastrointestinal tract’s ability to extract those nutrients (including zinc). Several elements, termed ‘anti-nutrients’, found specifically within plant foods e.g.: seeds (nuts, grains, pulses) and tubers, but not generally in animal foods, significantly reduce […]
Zachary’s Mental Health Awareness Challenge
Many of us see the Great River Walk around the Nepean River as a relaxing way of taking in some of the area’s picturesque landscapes. For local man Zachary Ryan, he saw this as a challenge, flipping a 130kg tyre around the 6.4km loop whilst setting himself the goal of raising $10,000 for charity. Zachary’s […]
Health Matters
‘Zinc has earned recognition as a micronutrient of outstanding and diverse biological, clinical, and global public health importance’. Last month we showed zinc’s benefits for knee and other cartilage. We saw that zinc activates > 300 bodily enzymes, that it’s used in > 3000 different human-proteins representing 10% of all body proteins. So, it’s IMPORTANT!! […]
Parents Corner
Some parents tell their children that strong emotions such as anger, frustration, and excitement are unacceptable. Strong emotions are OK. They are normal and all of us will feel them at some time in the day or week. Strong emotions are quite motivating and energising. Think about how much can get done when people get […]
Paws a While
Grab your apron and preheat those ovens – Cupcake Day is returning this October, with the official day Monday 26th October. Unfortunately, due to the Coronavirus crisis, we will not be hosting a Cupcake Day this year. So sad! We will have to eat all of the cupcakes ourselves!! We have a fundraiser page on […]
Safety Enhanced for Students at Emu Plains Public School
Stuart Ayres MP, Member for Penrith has welcomed the announcement that safety for students at Emu Plains Public School will be strengthened with one of 88 new school crossing supervisors to soon be appointed. Stuart Ayres said Emu Plains Public School is amongst 80 schools across the state preparing to welcome a new school crossing […]
Health Matters
To my chagrin, these lines recently appeared in a leading daily newspaper: Korean study reveals zinc rich foods could be the cause for osteoarthritis ‘Could seafood and red meat trigger arthritis? Zinc rich foods could cause joint pain, study finds’ Reducing zinc levels could lead to new therapies for [a] common disease Zinc-rich food including […]