How to Prepare for NAPLAN (it’s not what you think)
The very mention of the acronym NAPLAN, which stands for National Assessment Program – Literacy And Numeracy, can evoke a myriad of emotions amongst parents, teachers and students. The controversial series of tests covering skills in reading, writing, spelling, grammar, punctuation and numeracy has been around since 2008 and targets students in year 3, 5, […]
Little Big Hitters
The Blue Mountains Baseball and Softball Club’s Under 11 Boys Monkeys have just completed a great season of teeball, winning the Penrith City Softball Association Competition whilst having lots of fun along the way. The Monkeys lost just one game this season, thanks to their talented team of 11, which included local brother and sister […]
Local Students Preserve River Bank
The Year 3 students at Our Lady of the Way Emu Plains have been learning about the effects of weathering and erosion on our local environment. They were lucky to be invited to be part of the preservation of the Nepean River initiative by Justine Vella, Penrith Council’s Bushland Management Coordinator. Last month, the Year […]
Health Matters
I am going to briefly interrupt our series on Paracetamol this month, because I came across an excellent study in the journal of Applied Physiology by Shah etal in 2005, the results of which can really help us to understand what underlies the pain & dysfunction of unhealthy muscle. Unhealthy muscle contains tight, painful areas. […]
Something to Cluck About
When you think of popular children’s book authors, names like Roald Dahl, R.L Stine, Andy Griffiths and Aaron Blabey come to mind. Local children’s author and mother Amelia McInerney may very well make that list one day, thanks to her first book The Book Chook, which was released and launched at Café 2773 in Glenbrook […]
Autumn Orchid Show
The Blue Mountains and Penrith Districts Orchid Society are pleased to present an Autumn Orchid Show on 13th and 14th April at the Girl Guides’ Hall, on the corner of the Great Western Highway and Nepean Street in Emu Plains. This Show was re-introduced last year, after a ten-year gap and was a great success. […]
Elsa is Hitting them for Six!
Local teenage student Elsa Hunter has the cricketing world at her feet, having just returned from overseas representing the Malaysian Women’s T20 Cricket Team in the World Cup qualifiers recently. The talented cricketer, who plays club cricket for Emu Plains and grade cricket for Parramatta, was selected to play in the Malaysian Women’s T20 Cricket […]
Empowering Girls and Young Women
Did you know there are over 10 million Girl Guides worldwide? Girl Guides participate in many exciting activities and challenges each year. Emu Plains Girl Guides, which formed in Glenmore Park 18 years ago, moved to Emu Plains just over a year ago where they now meet at the Guide Hall. Emu Plains Girl Guides […]
School Holiday Struggles
As the school holidays are fast approaching, parents are considering what options they have regarding care and entertainment for their children during the two weeks they are not at school. For many families, the option to take leave from work is not a viable one and they are left to find appropriate options that are […]
11th Annual Airing of the Quilts
The Caring Hearts Community Quilters are having their 11th Annual ‘Airing of the Quilts’ on the 13th April 2019. This is their only fundraising event for the year and will be held at The Arms of Australia Inn Museum (corner Great Western Highway and Gardenia Street, Emu Plains) from 10:00am to 4:00pm. There is a […]