Emily Chate
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Councillors endorse disability action plan • The Western Weekender (opens the original)
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Penrith City Council has officially endorsed a plan designed to make Penrith more accessible and inclusive. Councillors rubber stamped the Penrith Disability Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP) 2026-2030 on Monday. Over a period of several months, Council engaged with people with disability, carers, friends, and service providers to seek their insights and lived experiences to help make the plan reflect what the community wants. In total 173 people contributed feedback through 18 engagement activities.
Hollie McLean hits the ground running in Deputy Mayor role • The Western Weekender (opens the original)
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Penrith City Councillor Hollie McLean has completed her first week as the community’s Deputy Mayor, and she says the work is only just beginning. McLean was elected to Council in 2024 and has since been a vocal community advocate on issues including disability access and thoughtful housing supply. At the 2025 Federal Election McLean was endorsed as Labor’s candidate for Lindsay and significantly ate into Melissa McIntosh’s margin. McLean was the lone nominee for the role of Deputy Mayor at last
Program ensures troubled kids stay on the rails • The Western Weekender (opens the original)
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The Y NSW and Origin Foundation have celebrated their partnership that supports the Alternative Suspension program at the Y Penrith. Alternative Suspension is a program that helps young people who are suspended from school or at risk of disengaging to reconnect with learning, their community, and their future. The Alternative Suspension program works alongside schools, families, and local services to support young people during a suspension from school. It gives young people time, trusted relati
Don't be silent about prostate cancer this September • The Western Weekender (opens the original)
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This September the Nepean Blue Mountains Prostate Cancer Support Group (NBMPCSG) is calling on the community to start a conversation that could save a life. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and the NBMPSCG is encouraging local residents to take action to help save lives. Each year, around 29,000 Australian men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, and there are over 79 new cases every day. Leader of the NBMPCSG David Wilkinson said September is a chance to spark awareness and action. “
Important question to ask all year round • The Western Weekender (opens the original)
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R U OK? Day is a National Day of Action where everyone is encouraged to check in with one another, but the organisation behind the message is urging people to keep those conversations going every day. R U OK? first began in 2009 when Gavin Larkin decided to honour his father and protect other families form the pain he endured by asking ‘Are you OK?’. Larkin’s father Barry had passed away from suicide in 1995. R U OK? Community Ambassador and Penrith local Sarah Taylor said the R U OK? message is
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