Education
Reading is a fundamental skill that involves interpreting and comprehending written words. At school, the main focus for children is to learn to read, then as children get older, the focus shifts on reading to learn. Amongst all this learning, sometimes the love of reading gets sidelined, or perhaps the spark of joy fails to […]
Paws a While
Our Kitten Adoption Program enables us to find homes for stray and unwanted kittens. Each kitten has a health check by a veterinarian to ensure they are healthy. They have had their first vaccination, been desexed, microchipped and have a product called Advocate applied, which controls fleas, intestinal worms and heartworm. We also worm them […]
Health Matters
Headache is the most common cause of neurological consultation in clinical practice for doctors, and many of my patients come because they are afflicted by them. Most people will suffer from what we call a primary headache, that is, headache not the result of another medical condition such as a tumour or aneurism, etc. However, […]
Parents Corner
We set personal goals and work goals. We watch lifestyle shows on the television or scan social media to get ideas about how we want to make changes to our home and garden. We make holiday plans. How often do we take stock of what is happening within our family? What is going well? What […]
Christmas Shines On Emerald
The much-loved Emerald Street Christmas Lights in Emu Plains will once again shine this year, making a return for the first time since 2017. The magical display promises to bring some festive spirit to the local community, whilst continuing to raise valuable funds for charity. “We have been doing the Christmas lights display on a […]
Supper with Spirit a Success!
Last month the District Gazette hosted their first ever fundraising event, Supper With Spirit, raising money for Lung Foundation Australia. Guests enjoyed an evening of delight as Ghost Whisperer Suzie used her spiritual gift of psychic mediumship to relay messages to loved ones. It was an emotional night full of laughing, crying and of course, […]
Local Girl Guides Represent Australia in Mexico
Emu Plains Girl Guides have just returned from a cultural trip to Mexico, where they represented Australia at the Day of the Dead Camp which was held at Our Cabana, a Girl Guides and Girl Scouts World Centre in Cuernavaca last month. The team of 8, consisting of 4 senior guides and 4 adult members […]
New Boat Ramp Improves Access to River
The new boat ramp at Tench Reserve has been officially opened by the Hon. Senator for Western Sydney Marise Payne, Member for Lindsay Melissa McIntosh, State Member for Penrith Stuart Ayres and Penrith Mayor Ross Fowler OAM. The $6.7million upgrade funded by the Australian Government, NSW Government and Penrith City Council, involved construction of a […]
Michal’s Brows are On Point
Emu Plains based beautician Michal Gabriel of Michal Gabriel Beauty and Brow has beaten off hundreds of nominees to be crowned the winner of the Best Brows in the 2019 Secret Salon Society Online Awards recently. The amazing achievement comes just two short years since Michal opened her business at the foot of the Blue […]
Emu Plains Lions Sell ‘Real’ Christmas Trees
There has been disappointment, with the announcement that a number of local Christmas tree farms will not be able to provide trees this year. However, the Lions Club of Emu Plains will be selling ‘real’ Christmas trees on Saturday 14th December, at Lions Park on the Great Western Highway in Emu Plains. The banner announcing […]