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Warragamba Debutant Ball
The Warragamba Netball Club hosted the Warragamba Debutante Ball for many years, and in conjunction with the Netball Club’s 40th Anniversary birthday celebrations they are going to host one again in April 2011. A Debutante Ball is a formal event for young ladies from 15 yrs of age. Lisa Doolan from the club says “It [...]
Continue reading...Cemetery updates
14. May 2011
Cemetary at Luddeham refused Residents are very happy with the decision from Penrith Council to refuse the development application for a crematorium, cemetery and memorial gardens on Elizabeth Drive, Luddenham. Council rejected the development application because of the likely adverse impacts on the quality of the groundwater, the residential amenity and natural environment. Cemetery [...]
Continue reading...New Police Officer for Warragamba
9. February 2011
Constable Andrew Martin has been selected to replace Constable Abdul Perwaiz as the Police officer for Warragamba. Constable Martin has been in the Police force since 2007. Detective Inspector Darryl Jobson from St Mary’s police says “He is a keen and enthusiastic officer and is looking forward to serving the Warragamba community” Welcome to [...]
Continue reading...No rain for OPEN DAY at the pool!
12. January 2011
Warragamba Pool held its annual Open day on Sunday 5 December with a great turn out, particularly for those West Tigers fans! Local residents were treated to free entry, a jumping castle and a “pass the ball competition” held by the NRL. The highlight of the day was the attendance of West Tiger players Geoff [...]
Continue reading...Mulgoa Master Chef
10. November 2010
Matt Walton from Mulgoa has won the Regional and the NSW Apprentice Chefs Culinary competitions. The 19 year old has been working as an apprentice chef at Restaurant Como in Blaxland for three years and has been very grateful for the help and support from owner and head chef Grant Farrant. Matt loves cooking at [...]
Continue reading...Warragamba Gets “A Bank”
10. November 2010
Residents might have driven through town and wondered what all the commotion was at the old bottle shop at the bottom end of town. Warragamba has not got “a bank”, but it is now part of the ANZ commercial series about “living in bank world” On Monday and Tuesday 1st and 2nd of November the [...]
Continue reading...Yet another cemetery planned for Greendale
10. June 2010
Residents in Greendale, Wallacia and Bringelly were very concerned about the proposal to to build a multi denominational cemetery on Greendale Road with 70,000 graves, a flower shop and a cafe. Stage 2 includes a crematorium. However yet another application has been made for a crematorium on Greendale Road with a temple, facilities for meditation, [...]
Continue reading...Another cemetary planned for Greendale
16. May 2010
Residents in Greendale, Wallacia and Bringelly are very concerned about the proposal to to build a multi denominational cemetary with 70,000 graves, a crematorium, a flower shop and a cafe. The site is on Greendale Road between Wallacia and Bringelly. Liverpool Council has invited residents to comment before the 4th June. Detailed plans are available [...]
Continue reading...Francine’s Cabbage Project
6. May 2010
Francine Buttigieg from Silverdale recently went to Brisbane as a finalist for the Australian Stockholm Junior Water prize. She was one of just 3 senior students selected to compete for the national prize. Francine, aged 18, studied mulching techniques and the watering methods used with her father’s cabbages and interviewed other cabbage farmers to determine [...]
Continue reading...Sydney’s Largest New Town Opens Nearby
6. May 2010
The biggest residential development in Sydney in the past 10 years has opened at Oran Park, near Cobbity along The Northern Road. Landcom, with the private landowner Greenfields Development Company, will build more than 7,500 homes around the site of the old race track. The $50 million first phase of Oran Park Town includes two [...]
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18. July 2011
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