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Glenbrook Youth Representative
Emily Hill from Glenbrook has been selected as Penrith’s youth representative for this year’s YMCA NSW Youth Parliament. Emily, aged 18, is one of the 110 young people given the chance to voice their opinions on issues that are important to them and their local community. There are 10 committees representing the most important issues [...]
Continue reading...International skills competition
17. February 2011
Two Emu Plains TAFE students will represent Australia in the Australian WorldSkills Skillaroos team. Blake Cannell and Andrew Seeley will travel to London as part of the national Skillaroos team, 30 of Australia’s elite, young workforce champions who will train for the next ten months preparing to go up against competitors from around the world [...]
Continue reading...Rotary Honours local organisations
13. January 2011
Lower Blue Mountains Rotary conducted a special awards ceremony on Tuesday night to recognize the outstanding community service of four local organisations dedicated to improving the quality of life of others. It was the historic first time such awards have been presented by Lower Blue Mountains Rotary and the presentation ceremony included recognition of the [...]
Continue reading...International Youth Science Seminar
4. November 2010
Emu Plains teenager Brett Hoppenbrouwer has been selected to travel to Sweden for the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar. It is an annual week long event for young international scientists, with support from the Nobel Foundation ‘To promote international understanding and friendship, bringing together young scientists from all over the world with similar interests.’ Brett [...]
Continue reading...Future Stars
4. November 2010
Children at Emu Heights Public School love to sing and dance! The school’s junior choir recently performed at the Town Hall as part of the Bridges to Understanding Concert while the senior choir performed at the Sydney Opera House as part of the PULSE concert. The three dance groups provide a wealth of performance opportunities [...]
Continue reading...Guard Returns to Duty
1. October 2010
The Arms of Australia Inn Museum’s gatehouse Marine guard has been returned. He went AWOL in August 2008 and was returned just before this years William Cox Festival and Open Day. The guard was found in the backyard of a vacated unit opposite O’Donoghues, Emu Plains. He was then thrown over the school fence where [...]
Continue reading...Can’t Wait for Summer
1. October 2010
Children at Emu Heights Public School can’t wait for warm weather to arrive so they can pick the first crop from their new vegetable garden. The garden was built at the school through the combined talents and generosity of the Lower Blue Mountains Rotary Club, Nepean High Year 9 students and Fencing and Gates Commercial [...]
Continue reading...Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Emu Plains Students Speak Their Minds!
1. October 2010
After a gruelling in-school competition, four students from Emu Plains Public School were selected to represent their school in the prestigious Blue Mountains Public Speaking and Oral Reading Competition. The competition was held between 14 local schools at Winmalee Public School. Two Stage 2 students, Stephanie McElroy from Year 3 and Matt Cunningham from Year [...]
Continue reading...Koori Cup Basketball Challenge
8. September 2010
On Friday 6 August 14 keen Aboriginal students from Nepean High School travelled to Penrith Sports Stadium to participate in the Koori Cup Basketball Challenge. The Koori Cup Basketball Challenge is an initiative held in conjunction with the Koori Cup Tobacco Project, which students completed at school. The aim is to broaden awareness of the [...]
Continue reading...Political Achievement
8. September 2010
On Monday 2 August, Emu Plains Public School was represented by Kelsie Brodribb and Matt McAlpine in a “mock” council meeting held in the chambers of Penrith Council. There were fourteen primary students from various schools in the local area all learning about the formal part of council business. Sitting in the councillors actual seats [...]
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2. March 2011
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