Education
The question of whether you should get tutoring for your child is not able to be answered with a stock response. Not every child will benefit from tutoring and certainly not from some styles; however, many children thrive with tutoring as it can provide the key to confidence and ‘fill in the gaps’ within their […]
Parents Corner
It seems that every day, we are reminded of how people are becoming more intolerant, aggressive, and unkind. The other day, a young fella in a car behind me was becoming impatient at my persistence to stick to the speed limit. He sped around me, ran a red light, and nearly collected a pedestrian […]
Health Matters
Last month we saw how lymphatic waste removal benefits your tissues ability to heal. Exercise stimulates efficient removal of biological waste products via the lymphatic vessels, so that cells find themselves in a clean environment, free to respond optimally to therapy, which means healing is usually quicker. Exercise provides additional benefits by increasing delivery of […]
Paws a While
Dogs in The Park Free Event in Jamison Park What: A FREE Dog Loving Festival Who: Dog and Animal Lovers Where: Jamison Park – Corner Racecourse Road and Batt Street, South Penrith, NSW When: Sunday 8th September 2019 Time: 9.30am to 3.30pm Featuring: Free Veterinarian examinations from Orchard Hills Veterinary Hospital. Meet and greet with […]
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
A local family have come together to form Team Devine and will be participating in Parkinson’s NSW 12th Unity Walk in the Park, taking place on Sunday 25th August at Sydney Park in St Peters, whilst raising valuable funds for charity. Jim Devine, of Emu Plains, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2009. Jim’s daughter […]
Champions of Sport
Who would have thought that some friendly banter between a couple of mates about sport would one day turn into one of the most popular, local podcasts in the area? Armchair Champions started their podcast in 2018 and are now in their second season. The program has already gathered a cult-like status amongst local sports […]
Fox Lifts Australian Spirits with Tacen Gold Medal
Leonay’s Jessica Fox picked up her first gold medal for the 2019 season on the last day of competition at the third ICF canoe slalom world cup in Tacen, Ljubljana, recently. Once again there was frustration for the Australian men, with both Lucien Delfour and Daniel Watkins picking up 50-second penalties for missing gates, ruling […]
Sleepless Night for Emu Plains Man after discovering Lucky Lotteries Win!
A hardworking family man from Emu Plains had a sleepless night after discovering he won $200,000 in a recent Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw. The New South Wales player won the guaranteed 1st Prize of $200,000 in Lucky Lotteries Mega Jackpot draw 1362, drawn Monday 24 June 2019. The winner revealed he was planning to […]
50 Years for Glenbrook/Lapstone Rural Fire Brigade
Last month, Glenbrook/Lapstone Rural Fire Brigade celebrated 50 years of serving the community, which included celebrations at the Emu Sports Club in Leonay. 78 members and former members gathered together to reminisce, and many stories were shared. The Volunteer Bushfire Brigade, now the Rural Fire Brigade, was raised at a meeting on 19 February in […]
Are You Interested in Beekeeping?
The Nepean Beekeepers are a local club that maintain an apiary of honey bees at the Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School in Emu Plains. They use the apiary and associated beekeeping equipment to demonstrate and teach beekeeping to its members and interested people and provide forums and one-on-one opportunities for new beekeepers to […]