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Christmas Card Competition Winner

16. December 2010

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Glenmore Park Public School student Sarah Sorini is the winner of the 2010 Lindsay Christmas Card design competition. Sarah’s winning design of a Christmas tree was chosen out of hundreds of entries from local primary school students and now features on the front of Mr Bradbury’s Christmas cards for 2010. Sarah was awarded a $50 [...]

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David’s Hidden Talent

4. November 2010

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David Debello has been drawing since he was around twelve years old. He has always kept drawing in his spare time and tried studying Commercial Art, which was too competitive. David says. “I abandoned the idea after I tried to enroll in a private Graphic Design school  but my parents couldn’t afford the fees. I [...]

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Improved bin service over Christmas

4. November 2010

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Penrith City Council’s award-winning waste collection service will improve further with a boost to the service planned for the festive season for all residents including those living in rural areas and flats. The red-lidded bins will be collected weekly for the two weeks following Christmas on your normal collection day of the week. Extra collections [...]

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Glenmore Park Star Performers

4. November 2010

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Talented sisters Aimee and Rachel Thurlow recently sang at the Sydney Opera House open day.  The Glenmore Park girls were very excited about performing solos, duets and musical theatre. Aimee (16) is a student at Newtown High School of Performing Arts and a former student of Caroline Chisholm.  She has been performed since the age [...]

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Blue Hills Wetland Petition

18. October 2010

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Residents have been complaining about the smell and the rubbish that has been collecting in the wetlands. Penrith Council is clearing the overgrown vegetation blocking the aerator which should solve the problem. In the meantime Councillor Prue  Guillaume  has started a petition about the extent of the problem.  Contact Prue  Guillaume on 0401 678 520 [...]

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Billy Kart Bonanza and Fun Day at Surveyors Creek Public School

18. October 2010

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Due to the enormous success of our inaugural Billy Kart Bonanza last year, a second one is being held on Wednesday 27th of October to raise funds to complete the outdoor learning areas and much needed resources. The children are encouraged to collect donations from friends and family for participating in the Billy Kart Bonanza.  [...]

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Glenmore Park High School

13. September 2010

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After several months of construction Glenmore Park High School now has four of the best equipped Science laboratories in the country! The new format will greatly assist our dedicated teachers in their quest to provide more practical activities and experiments as a part of the subject. Also with the construction site now cleared away, students [...]

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International Dairy Award

13. September 2010

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Glenmore Park resident Dr Kasipathy Kailasapathy has recently returned from the US where the American Dairy Science Association presented him with the prestigious award ‘Danisco International Dairy Scientist of the Year.’ Dr Kailasapathy was recognised for his contribution to understanding the health benefits of probiotic bacteria which he has been researching for nearly 20 years. [...]

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Recording deal for Natasha

13. September 2010

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Local 15 years old student, Natasha Duarte, has just been signed to a record label, Empire Records in Melbourne, to release her album next year Natasha is a singer/songwriter/guitarist and has made a good impression on Molly Meldrum in Melbourne when he invited her to meet him at his house with her Record Label Management. [...]

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Glenmore Park’s Troy to do ‘The Full Monty’

4. August 2010

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A group of Penrith residents, including Troy Lennon from Glenmore Park, are getting ready to bare it all; on stage and in front of a live audience. Luke Spiteri, Jeff Cefai, Mike Raymond and Troy Lennon are playing lead characters in Penrith Musical Comedy Company’s upcoming production of The Full Monty. This production, to be [...]

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