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Boost for charity “Crucial time”: Mama Lana’s receives $20,000 donation EMILY CHATE
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Roger and Lana Borg.
McKendry said it is so important to fund and assist operations like Mama Lana’s in current times. “It’s just so important that those organisations exist and are capable of delivering that first line of support and to be associated with them gives us great pleasure,” McKendry said. Mama Lana’s founder Lana
Borg said the donation came at the perfect time to keep the organisation going. “[It was a] huge help because we actually have been struggling a little bit with donations lately because everybody is doing it tough,” Borg said. “So, a lot of our donations had dropped off or reduced, someone that was donating $50 a month
Karen’s Comment The weekly views of the State Member for Penrith Visy’s Sustainable Future for Glass Manufacturing In Penrith Last week, NSW Premier the Hon. Chris Minns MP, Deputy Premier the Hon. Prue Car MP, and I had the honour of touring Australia’s most sustainable glass furnace, located in Penrith. Visy’s state-of-the-art facility represents a $150 million investment, boasting the country’s first oxygen-only fuelled furnace. This cutting-edge technology reduces energy consumption by 45 per cent. The Penrith site, the only glass bottle and jar manufacturing factory in New South Wales employs 190 workers and produces over 800 million glass containers annually. If you put Vegemite or Cottee’s jam on your toast; or drink Bundaberg Ginger Beer; or even enjoy a cold bottle of Toohey’s New – there’s a good chance it started right here in Penrith, with over 70 per cent made from recycled content. The facility also employs advanced recycling cullet pre-heating technology, significantly boosting the use of recycled glass in the manufacturing process. This visit comes on the heels of the NSW Budget 24-25 announcement of $3.1 billion to deliver the infrastructure needed to ensure we all have access to renewable, clean, and affordable energy. A special thank you to Visy Chairman Anthony Pratt for the enlightening tour of this remarkable factory. Visy’s commitment to sustainability is setting new standards in the industry, right here in Penrith.
Penrith Proudly Represented by our Olympians On behalf of our entire Penrith community, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to our local girls representing Australia at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Your dedication and hard work have brought you to this extraordinary stage, and we couldn’t be prouder. We’ll be cheering you on from home every step of the way. Best of luck, and go for (green and) gold.
A huge congratulations to Penrith’s very own Jessica Fox for being chosen to carry the Olympic flame. Your soon to be four-time Olympic journey holds a place in both the history of the Olympics and Penrith. ‘Authorised by’ Karen McKeown OAM MP. ‘Funded using parliamentary entitlements’. Shop 23, 510-534 Ground Floor Tattersalls Centre High St Penrith 2750
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is warning the public not to take dangerous risks to stay warm during the current cold conditions. FRNSW says heaters should be kept at least a metre away from any materials and furniture in the home to prevent fires and ideally should be plugged into their own sockets to prevent power board overloads. Under no circumstances should outdoor barbecues and heaters be brought inside homes to provide heat. Smoke detectors remain critical, too. “Half the homes that experienced a fire over the last two winters either didn’t have a smoke alarm or those present weren’t working. That’s a recipe for disaster,” said FRNSW Deputy Commissioner Paul McGuiggan.
TRAINS HAVING A SHOCKER Less than 70 per cent of Western Line trains have run on time during the PM peak this month, Transport for NSW figures reveal. The 90 per cent on time running target hasn’t been met in the PM peak since January 2022. As July draws to a close, just 67.6 per cent of PM peak trains on the Western Line have run on time. In June, 72.6 per cent of PM peak trains were on time while it was 67.9 per cent in May. But while getting home from work is a struggle, getting there is a little easier. So far this month, more than 93 per cent of Western Line trains have run on time in the AM Peak.
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ocal food service Mama Lana’s has received a $20,000 donation to help provide hundreds of meals for those in need each night. Mama Lana’s founders Roger and Lana Borg formally received the donation from Enrich Abilities at a Christmas in July fundraising event last week at The Log Cabin. Mama Lana’s cooks over 300 meals a night to deliver to those who need it and offers crisis food hampers. CEO of Enrich Abilities Peter McKendry said that the values of Mama Lana’s matches that of Enrich Abilities. “At Enrich… we have various different business streams and at the end of the year we have a look at our surplus that we’ve made, and we donate a portion of those out to different organisations that will use those funds to provide direct support to those most in need, particularly with disability or age-related issues,” McKendry said.
would only be donating $10 a month now which we appreciate it so much that they still continue and there is nothing that can be done about it, everyone has got to adjust to the high cost-ofliving. “It came through at a really crucial time because the cost of our electricity had gone so high, our last bill was $4,900. “[The need for] our meals is increasing all the time and new faces being seen every night just reinforces that the need for our service is definitely out there and it couldn’t have come at a more perfect time.” Borg said she finds the work with those most in need to be highly fulfilling. “[It’s] very rewarding,” Borg said. “When you see families that attend the service and they are coming three or four nights a week and then only need our service once a week or once a fortnight [it’s so rewarding].” Mama Lana’s is encouraging anyone who wishes to donate to visit www.mamalanas.org.au/ donating.
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