GLENMORE PARK

For a limited time only, the new flavour is set to add a plot twist to everyday moments and leave tastebuds tingling with its juicy, sweet and sherbet taste. Get a pack (pictured below left) from Coles and selected independent stores.

Δ New Twisties flavour: Following a nationwide vote, Twisties Twisted Raspberry flavour took out a recent fan vote and has now become a reality.

Mayor’s News

Δ New fashion retailer: Sheike has officially opened its new store inside Westfield Penrith (pictured below). It’s located on Level 2, near centre court.

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Mayor

The weekly views of Penrith’s

St Marys Lights Up!

Join us for a festival of fun at St Marys Lights Up on Saturday, May 20 from 4pm9pm. This exciting and free, family-friendly event will see Queen Street, St Marys through to Coachmans Park light up with roving performers, live music, creative workshops, amusement rides and a wide range of food trucks.

Last year’s St Marys Lights Up series was a big hit, and I was blown away by the community’s positive response. I’m delighted to see the event return in 2023, reimagined with new carnival style offerings that place the emphasis on having fun, right in the heart of St Marys.

This year’s event will see festivities fill the street with something for everyone to enjoy. Roving performers including acrobats, hula hoopers and magicians will wow and interact with attendees, free amusement rides and a gaming station will entertain the kids and a soft play adventure zone will keep active toddlers amused. Creative workshops will focus on the carnival theme of the afternoon with hula hoop and juggling ball craft workshops, and you might even see yourself in cartoon form with a caricature artist making impressions on the day.

With all of the entertainment and amusement rides available at no cost, it’s an excellent opportunity for families to enjoy a fun and affordable night out.

It wouldn’t be a festival without delicious snacks and dinner treats – and a wide range of food trucks will be there complementing the restaurants in the area.

Sit back and relax with some tasty food that you can enjoy while live music is played on stage at Coachmans Park.

I hope to see you there as St Marys Lights Up!

More information can be found at penrith.city/events.

CR TRICIA HITCHEN Mayor of Penrith

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What was once the Commonwealth Bank branch on High Street, Penrith, has now been painted a signature green and filled to the brim with books as it enters a new chapter.

The store, which is now a Harry Hartog Bookseller and café, is on track to welcome in literature lovers when it officially opens on Friday, May 19.

The Weekender got a sneak peek as the finishing touches were being put on the brand’s largest bookstore to date, and the first outside of a shopping centre.

Area Supervisor Stephanie Parkin said that it really will be a one-stopshop for people of all ages and interests.

“We really capture that cosy bookstore feeling with an almost old English feel, particularly in our vintage room where you can come in, sit in comfy chairs or even have something to eat at the café,” she said.

“The most important thing is sharing a love of books, so we will have new books but we also source second hand books from the public to sell to have a different range of price points to make reading more accessible for everyone.”

The store will have an extensive history section, manga, books featured on TikTok and antique books.

With the opening coinciding with the Twilight Penrith Festival, the store is expected to be open late to 9pm on its first day, so that people in the CBD can check it out.

After Penrith has lost different bookshops over the years, providing a hub for the community is at the centre of the long-term vision for Harry Hartog Penrith, according to the Store Manager Peri MacDonald.

“We are trying to champion some of our local authors and engaging with book clubs, so that we can connect readers with the people who are creating what they are reading,” MacDonald told the Weekender

“We are hoping to be a community hub where people can not only buy books, but they can find a space to enjoy reading them and get recommendations from us or tell us about something we didn’t know about.”

One of those groups is Penrith Book Club, and Prue Marshall, who is one of the people that helps run the club, said they could not be more thrilled.

“Since Dymocks closed down in 2021, we have been deprived of a bookstore that gives back to the bookish community and has that a family friendly atmosphere,” Marshall said.

“Harry Hartog have already been so giving to the Penrith Book Club and we are looking forward to working together when they open.”

This fire station in Penrith was established in 1908 and was built to accommodate horse drawn wagons.

The floor had the original centre cobbling, which was necessary for the horses to grip for moving out quickly.

The station was demolished in 1983, being replaced with a new station building.

ST MARYS VETERANS’ WELLBEING PROGRAM – MAY 2023

Phone 9833 4700 (Mon-Fri 8am-2pm) to enquire/join, or email vietvet@tpg.com.au

Wellbeing Activities for Veterans and Family

walk on local footpaths from/to the Veterans Support Centre (The Train) Small weekday or weekend; greater Sydney area; lodge interest at Veteran Support Centre mornings @ Veterans Support Centre (Train carriage); for beginners

Wednesday of each monthly - gathering for lunch @ St Marys Diggers Club

@ Mamre House area

Wellbeing Activity for MAY 2023