Cemeteries 

• Penrith Cemetery Services

Churches

• Catholic Diocese of Parramatta (includes Churches in Penrith City) 
• Churches in the Nepean
• Ecumenical Catholic Church of Australia (Chapel of St. Francis – 37 Albert St. Werrington)
• Nepean Valley Church  (Westminster Presbyterian church) - meets at Emu Heights Primary School and serves the Lower Blue Mountains and Penrith Plains in NSW. Email: rob@ministryblue.com
• Penrith Christian Life Centre
• St Nicholas of Myra Catholic Church, Penrith
• Riverlands Christian Church 

Community Services (see also 'Services')

• Penrith City Council Community Services Directory 
• Blacktown Community Information - best viewed using Microsoft Internet Explorer.
• Blue Mountains Community Information Service
• Disability Links
• Disability Referral Guide - State Library of NSW
• Greater Western Sydney Community Services Directory   -  (Project of  TRI Community Exchange) - database containing over 550 Penrith City based community services. Search by agency, service type, suburb, keyword or Local Government area.
• Infoxchange Service Seeker - contains details on 13,569 government and non-government services and agencies in New South Wales, including Penrith.
• Neighbourhood Facilities, Penrith - Find out about your local community centre
• Penrith Valley Seniors Centre
• WIRES Blue Mountains

Culture & Entertainment 

• Glenbrook Theatre, Glenbrook
• Hoyts Penrith - Penrith Plaza 
• Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre 
• Muru Mittigar - Aboriginal Cultural & Education Centre
• Nepean Art Society
• Penrith City Choir 
• Panther’s Club - Entertainment
• Penrith Regional Gallery and the Lewers Bequest 
• Penrith Symphony Orchestra 
• Q Theatre Company
• St. Marys Band Club
• Theatre Nepean 

Education
(see also Schools)

• AFS Intercultural Exchanges (Penrith District)
• Australian Air League
• Catholic Education in the Parramatta Diocese (includes Penrith City area)
• Muru Mittigar - Aboriginal Cultural & Education Centre
• Penrith Christian School
• Nepean Christian School 
• Nepean Community College
• Penrith Lakes Environmental Education Centre
• Penrith Valley Seniors Computer Club Inc.
• Schools on the Net (NSW Board of Studies) 
• School Education in Penrith District (NSW Dept. Education & Training) 
• TAFE - Western Sydney Institute
• University of Western Sydney
• University of Western Sydney (UWS) Nepean Observatory 
• University of the Third Age (Nepean/Blue Mountains Inc.)
• Western Sydney Amateur Astronomy Group (WSAAG)
• WSROC Training & Employment

Emergency & Disaster Services 

• After Hours & Emergency Services (Penrith Council page)
• FloodSafe - Hawkesbury-Nepean - A community education website outlining what to do in a flood.
• Penrith Fire Station
• Penrith Rural Fire Service - 99 Cox Ave., Kingswood - 024734 7777
• Penrith V.R.A. Rescue Squad/Emergency Support Unit
  PO Box 7133, Penrith South LPO 2750 | 02 4736 2455
  Squad Captain: John Buchtmann (0428 649851)
  Organisation President: Peter Hotz (0404 848249)
  Secretary: Karen Sutton Ph: 47 33 8767 | Mobile: 0428 795 484 | Email: sutto65@bigpond.com.au

Environment

• Western Sydney Urban Bushland Survey
• Local Environment Groups
• Penrith City State of the Environment Reports 
• Remnant Native Vegetation Survey
• Save Cranebrook website - Western Sydney Conservation Alliance, PO Box 4134 Werrington NSW 2747, PH 0431 222602  
• Save the ADI Site
• WIRES Blue Mountains  

Government

• Federal 
• State 
• Local 
• Aboriginal Districts

Health 

• ACON (AIDS Council of NSW)- Western Sydney & Blue Mountains
• Health Care Complaints Commission
• Nepean Hospital - Anaesthetic Department
• NSW Health Services Directory - for Penrith City search, use 'Wentworth' geographical area field.
• Population Health Profile of the Nepean Division of General Practice (pdf - please note this covers the Penrith, Wollondilly and Liverpool Local Government Areas)
• Rotary Cottage for Nepean Hospital
• South Western Sydney Area Health Service
• Sydney West Area Health Service 
• Sydney West Area Mental Health Services 

History

• A History of the City of Penrith: Originally Compiled by Fox & Associates for the Heritage Study of the City of Penrith (1987)
• Local Historical Societies
• Local Place Names 
• Local Studies - Penrith City Library
• Local Suburb Profiles 
• Penrith City Council History 
• Penrith City History pages
• Penrith Valley Heritage Drive 

Legal Information 

• Civil Rights 
• Consumers 
• General 
• Juveniles 
• Police, Courts and Sheriff’s Offices 
• Tenants 
• Women

Libraries

• Blue Mountains City Library & Information Service
• Other libraries in and around Penrith 
• Penrith City Library

Maps

• Electoral Maps - Federal: Lindsay | Chifley
• Electoral Maps - State: Penrith | Mulgoa | Londonderry
• Greater Blue Mountains Drive (includes Penrith)
• Map of Greater Western Sydney
• Map of Penrith City in relation to the rest of Sydney 
• Map of Penrith City Ward Boundaries 
• Mobility Map of St. Marys Central Business Districts
• Penrith City Access Guide Index
• Sydney Rail and Ferry Network Map for people with disabilties
• Whereis Online Maps - areas currently covered: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Canberra, Perth and Adelaide.

Newspapers 

• Blue Mountains Gazette
• Cumberland Press
• Fairfax Community Newspapers: Penrith City Star, St Marys Star
• Penrith City Star
• Penrith Press 
• Western Weekender 

Recreation

• Penrith City Recreation Guide 

Schools (see also Education) 

• Australian Schools on the Net (NSW Board of Studies) 
• List of schools in the Western Sydney Region
• School Education in Penrith District (NSW Dept. Education & Training) 
• Bennett Road Public School, Colyton
• Blackwell Public School, St. Clair
• Braddock Public School , Cranebrook
• Cambridge Gardens Public School
• Cambridge Park High School
• Cambridge Park Primary School
• Castlereagh Public School
• Catholic Education in the Parramatta Diocese (includes Penrith City area) 
• Claremont Meadows Public School
• Colyton High School, Colyton
• Cranebrook High High, Cranebrook
• Emmaus Catholic College, Erskine Park
• Emu Heights Primary School, Emu Heights
• Emu Plains Public School, Emu Plains
• Erskine Park High School, Erskine Park
• Glenmore Park High, Glenmore Park
• Glenmore Park Public School, Glenmore Park
• Henry Fulton Public School, Cranebrook
• Holy Spirit Primary School, St Clair
• James Erskine Public School, Erskine Park
• Jamison High School, South Penrith
• Kingswood South Public School, Kingswood
• The Lakes Christian College, Castlereagh
• McCarthy Catholic College
• Nepean District Christian School, Mulgoa
• Penrith Christian School, Orchard Hills
• St Dominic's College, Kingswood
• St Joseph's Primary School, Kingswood
• St Nicholas of Myra Primary, Penrith
• St. Paul’s Grammar School, Cranebrook
• Samuel Terry Public School, Cranebrook
• Trinity Catholic Primary, Kemps Creek
• Xavier College, North Penrith

  Services

• Blacktown Community Information - best viewed using Internet Explorer. 
• Blue Mountains Community Information Service
• Commonwealth Carelink Centre PO Box 1103 Penrith BC 2751
  Ph:1800 052 222   Fax: (02) 4731 8499
  E-mail: carelink@anglicare.org.au
  Suite 3, 76 Henry Street Penrith - Hours: Mon-Fri 8.30am-4pm
  Commonwealth Carelink Centres can put people in touch with the services that allow older people and people with disabilities to remain living independently in their home. 
• Community Information 
• Community Services Directory  
• Emergency and Disaster Services 
• Infoxchange Service Seeker - contains details on 9,447 government and non-government services and agencies in New South Wales.;
• Libraries 
• Local Offices of Major Government Agencies 
• Local Services 
• Neighbourhood Facilities, Penrith - Find out about your local community centre.
• NSW Health Services Directory - for Penrith City search, type 'Western Sydney' for the Western Sydney Area Health Service. 
• NSW Community Services Directory  - (Project of  TRI Community Exchange) NSW database which includes 400 Penrith based community services. Be warned, however, the site is best viewed using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or the latest version of Netscape (Netscape 6) - text hard to read with earlier versions of Netscape. Search by agency, service type, suburb, keyword or Local Government area.
• Other Services 
• Penrith Disabilities Resource Centre Inc.
• Public Transport 

 Social Clubs 

• Country Women’s Association - Nepean Branch: (02) 9484.5170 or (02) 9604 1373.
• Lions Club of Penrith: (02) 4731 2851
• Lions Club of Cambridge Park: P O Box 8020, Werrington County 2747. Ph.(02) 4732 2547 and e-mail: carolalderson@optushome.com.au
• Lions Club of Emu Plains
• Penrith City Toastmasters
• Penrith Valley Seniors Computing Club
• Rotary International - Local Clubs http://rotarnet.com.au/users/9/96905/Local_clubs.html
  Rotary Club of Penrith Inc. Penrith www.penrithrotary.com
• View Club Penrith: (02) 47360113
• Zonta International (Nepean Valley area): Jennifer Bounds (02) 47774888

Social Profiles

• Snapshot in Time - Penrith in the 1950's 
• Penrith City Community Profile (contains data from 1991, 1996 and 2001 Census)

Sport - (see also Recreation Guide) 

• Penrith City Sporting Groups
• Budo Ryu Kempo Karate
• Emerald Dragon Martial Arts Academy - Kung Fu & Tai Chi training
  Unit 4, 14 Penrith Street, South Penrith
  ph: 7228800 / 0402144541 / www.emeralddragon.com.au  
• Emu Plains Jnr AFL Club
• Fitness World Swimming
• Greater Western Football Association - Junior AFL
• Greyhound Racing - Richmond Race Club Pty. Ltd. at Londonderry
• Nepean Swimming Club
• Nepean Rowing Club
• Penrith Australian Football Club (The Rams)
• Penrith City's Sporting Heritage 
• Penrith Freestyle Self Defence  
• Penrith Ice Palace - family ice skating venue
• Penrith Harness Racing
• Penrith Harness Raceway Club
• Penrith Junior Cricket Club
• Penrith PCYC Minibike Club
• Penrith Panthers - Official Home Page
• Penrith Panthers Hockey Club  
• Penrith Swans Junior Australian Football Club 
• Penrith Whitewater Canoe Slalom Course
• Simply Skydive (at Penrith Lakes) 
• Sporting Associations 
• Sporting Fields - Location Guide 
• Springwood Athletics (Nepean Zone for Little Athletics NSW) 
• St Clair Junior Australian Football Club 
• St Clair Junior Rugby League Club
• St. Dominic's College Junior Rugby Leagues Club
• Swimming Pools – Public: Penrith Swimming Centre | Ripples - St Marys Leisure Centre 
• Sydney International Regatta Centre
• Whitewater Canoe Slalom Course

Statistics

• Proposed New Urban Area in Penrith
• Latest population, housing & unemployment figures for Penrith City (Basic Community Profile 2001 Census)
• Population Health Profile of the Nepean Division of General Practice
  • (PDF - November 2005) - (please note this covers the Penrith, Wollondilly and Liverpool Local Government Areas)
• Penrith City Community Profile (contains data from 1991, 1996 and 2001 Census)

Suburb Profiles

• Penrith City Local Suburb Profiles

Tourism

• Educational Tours 
• Conferences and Meetings
• Greater Blue Mountains Drive (includes Penrith)
• Living in Penrith Valley
• Official Penrith Valley website
• Olympic Memories
• Penrith Valley Visitor Information Centre
• Places to stay
• Things to see and do
• Top 10 Free Things to see and do in Penrith Valley
• Tour Penrith Valley
• Transport Options in Penrith
• Visit Penrith Valley 
• What's On in Penrith Valley 

Transport 

• Legion Cabs Ph. 13.14.51
• Premier Cabs Ph. 13.10.17 
• South Western Radio Cabs Ph. 13.27.88
• Australian Rail Maps
• Bus and Timetable Information
• Bus Australia - Links to Australian public transport sites and online transport timetables for bus, coach, train, ferry, tram, light rail and air services and charter/coach companies within Australia.
• CityRail Timetables 
• Limousine Connections
• McCafferty's Express Coaches (Includes Greyhound Pioneer bookings as well) 
• Public Transport 
• Qantas Airlines
• Transport Infoline (Integrated Public Transport Information) 
• Virgin Blue Airlines
• Westbus

Weather & Climate

• Current Weather Conditions (for Penrith) 
• Blue Mountains Weather - Katoomba and Springwood
• Blue Mountains Weather (specifically Blackheath) 
• Bureau of Meteorology

• Daily Weather Observations for Penrith (Bureau of Meteorology)

What's on in the Local Area 

• What's On In and Around Penrith 
• Nepean Blue
• Penrith City Genie News (Family History What's On)
• What's On in the Hawkesbury Valley

© Penrith City Library, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Last revised: 8 December, 2009
Links last checked: 31 August, 2009
Comments/reports of broken links to: colins@penrithcity.nsw.gov.au