Merry Christmas from Emu Plains Community Baptist Church
As the year draws to a close and attention is given over to the business of Christmas, a lot of thought is given to giving and receiving. Giving presents to those we love and receiving them in return, there is joy in both activities. Watching a young child rip the paper from a present that […]
The First Christmas Tree
With Christmas almost here, you may notice the wide range of red and green decorations filling up the shelves in your local supermarket, crowds of people rushing through stores in search of the perfect stocking filler and not to forget the blissful setting up of the Christmas tree. Have you ever stopped for a moment […]
School’s in for Heath
Local filmmaker Heath Davis loves the Blue Mountains. So much so that he decided to use the area as a location for his latest movie, Book Week which has recently been released at cinemas around the country. Book Week centres around high school English teacher Nicholas Cutler, played by Alan Dukes, as he is forced […]
Getting Ready for Kindergarten
Starting Kindergarten is an exciting milestone in every child’s life. As parents, it is normal to feel a little apprehensive about what challenges lie ahead. You might be unsure of routines and how your child might adjust. Is my child ready? What happens if my child has trouble making friends? How can I help support […]
Gazette Cadet – Georgia’s Journey
There’s nothing quite as exciting as having the opportunity to learn about something you are passionate about. I was recently given the opportunity to carry out my year 10 work experience at the District Gazette. I can still remember the moment I found out I would be doing work experience there. It was followed by […]
Lions Have Christmas Covered
The Lions Club of Emu Plains will be selling freshly cut Christmas trees for $35.00 from 7:00am to 11:30am on Saturday 8th December at Lions Park, Great Western Highway near Melrose Hall at Emu Plains. The Club orders the trees from Oberon each year and will receive 80 ‘natural’ Christmas trees. The beauty of the […]
More Local Playgrounds Upgraded
Local families are enjoying the City’s latest new playground equipment at Lowery Close, Emu Plains. This $75,000 Parks Asset Renewal project has delivered new equipment including a flying fox, as well as seating and landscaping. They have also recently delivered new playgrounds at Brisbane Street, St Marys; Lincoln Park, Cambridge Park; Spica Reserve Playground, Erskine […]
Glenbrook Cinema Celebrates 50 Years
This month marks a very special anniversary for Glenbrook Cinema, with the popular theatre celebrating 50 years of showing films to the local community. This amazing milestone also includes a half a century since Owner Ron Curran began working at the cinema. “The cinema was showing movies from about 1930. We took over in 1968, […]
Days for Girls Emu Plains
Miracles happen once a month in Emu Plains, as an enthusiastic little group of locals come together to help make life easier for underprivileged girls by producing and assembling Days for Girls reusable menstrual hygiene kits. Days for Girls International is established in 70 countries with the aim to provide clean and reliable menstrual hygiene […]
Turn The River Pink a Success
On Saturday the 6th of October, more than 250 members of the Penrith community took time out of their Saturday morning and participated in the annual Turn The River Pink event; a charity walk around the Nepean River which aims to raise funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Hosted by Tanti Financial Services, R […]