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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Penrith roadworks and closures to be aware of
AN interactive map is helping people in Penrith plan their journeys, to avoid getting stuck in traffic due to roadworks. The map, on the Cumberland Council website, has revealed where Penrith drivers were most likely to get stuck behind roadworks in July. Users can search by town, postcode or address and view planned works up to 12 months in advance. The map can also show incidents, live traffic and diversions. You can also filter what level of roadworks the map shows – from high impact to all works. From Monday to Sunday, 7pm until 6am, the A66 Westbound, from Penrith to Brougham, has lane closures and a layby closure for construction. This is due to be finished at the end of July. A66 roundabout. (Image: Cumberland Council) Temporary traffic lights have been fitted on the A6 in both directions at the B6262 near Brougham due to roadworks. On Beacon Edge, a road closure is in place for carriageway resurfacing from Carleton Hill. Pedestrian and dismounted cyclist access is permitted, and access for emergency vehicles only will be maintained. The works are due to be finished at the end of this month. Delays are likely on Kemplay Bank until the end of July due to roadworks and a road closure. There are also delays expected on Bridge Lane and Carleton Avenue, with diversions in place. To find out about the road maintenance works in your area, you can visit Cumberland Council's website here: .
News.com.au
2 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
‘Funny couple of weeks': Luke Garner declares he'll be at the Panthers next year after reports he could have been granted early release
Edge forward Luke Garner says he 'didn't enjoy' the past few weeks of uncertainty as he weighed up a potential early release from his Panthers deal, but he's glad it's all sorted now with confirmation he'll be at Penrith in 2026. Garner still has a year to run on his current deal but was given permission by the club to see if he could land a long-term contract at another team. Several Sydney clubs were reportedly interested in his services, but the two-time premiership winner will stay at the Panthers in 2026. 'My understanding is he is staying, which is great,' coach Ivan Cleary said last week. 'We always wanted him to stay. It was one of the situations where if he can have a look and extend you maybe think about it. 'But we're really happy, he is playing great footy and looking forward to the future with him. 'He has been really good for us, which we've needed.' Garner arrived at the Panthers in 2023 after claiming the wooden spoon with the Wests Tigers the previous year, with the versatile back-rower winning back-to-back titles coming off the bench in his two seasons with the mountain men. He's been handy coming off the bench but has also been strong whenever he's started in the back row or in the centres, with Garner just glad the situation has sorted itself out on the eve of the finals. 'It's been an interesting and funny past couple of weeks. It's something I'm not used to and I don't really enjoy,' he told the NewsWire following Penrith's big win over his former team on the weekend. 'I'll be at Penrith next year. 'I was looking elsewhere and the club was gracious enough to allow me to do that. But a big part of me didn't want to leave, and I won't be. I'll be here again next year.' Garner has started the past five matches in the back row and Cleary now has a tough choice to make with rep star Liam Martin returning from injury via the bench against the Tigers. Martin will start on the right edge going forward, with Garner and Scott Sorensen to fight it out for the other starting spot. 'I really enjoy my footy here, I love this club and I love the way that we've been playing,' Garner said. 'I just enjoy everyone's company and I can't just see myself leaving quite yet. I'm stoked to be here again. 'Ivan and I never spoke about it. He's a cool and calm dude, so it never came up. We had a little interaction the other day when it came out that I was staying, and he just let me know that he was happy that I was staying, and I said the same thing. 'He's an unreal coach and I love being coached by him.'
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Sport
- Sydney Morning Herald
Premiership is there for the taking if Raiders can hold their nerve
The Warriors are without form halfback Luke Metcalf after he suffered an ACL injury. He's out until mid-2026, and his absence showed in a poor loss to the lowly Titans at home on Saturday. Penrith are coming for their spot in the four. Metcalf's loss was a bitter blow as the Warriors looked like being real contenders this season after teasing everybody with a preliminary final appearance in 2023. They last made the grand final in 2011. The Bulldogs are top-two bound but have taken the ultimate gamble with the mid-season signing of teenager Lachie Galvin, who has been tasked with steering them to the premiership after unseating Toby Sexton as halfback. As good as he may be now, or one day, that is a massive ask of an inexperienced, 19-year-old No.7. It appears the Bulldogs think this year it might be all coming up a bit early for them, and with Galvin they are investing in sustained success in future years. The thing about future years is that there are no certainties. Brisbane had the 2023 grand final won until Nathan Cleary's quarter-hour of magic gave Penrith another title. Fast-forward a year and the Broncos missed the finals, and Kevin Walters was gone. Parramatta made the grand final in 2022. Poor results since then meant coach Brad Arthur was axed midway through season 2024. And here's a list of players from their 17 that night – less than three years ago – who have departed: Clint Gutherson; Maika Sivo; Waqa Blake; Reagan Campbell-Gillard; Reed Mahoney; Shaun Lane; Isaiah Papali'i; Marate Niukore; Ryan Matterson; Nathan Brown; Jake Arthur and Oregon Kaufusi. Add Dylan Brown, who is leaving at the end of the season and is currently being left out of the side. They are now light years from the finals, let alone a grand final or a premiership. Some windows of opportunity are tiny. Minuscule even. History is littered with teams which made the grand final only to fall away over following years. Premierships are hard to win, and when you have even the slightest sniff, you have to take it – right here, right now. Just below the top four is where the real danger lurks for Canberra. That's where you find the resurgent Panthers, just three premiership points adrift of the Warriors and with their old guard of Cleary, Isaah Yeo, Dylan Edwards and Brian To'o fit and in form. Look out. They've won seven games straight. Their premiership window has been open so long now it seems like an endless summer. The Broncos are two wins behind fourth, but Friday night's loss to the Eels exposed them. Loading Their secret in a five-match winning streak before Friday was the re-emergence of Reece Walsh, who resembled his 2023-like self after a woeful start to the year in which he averaged about 70 run metres a match over the first half-dozen rounds and routinely sent passes flying over the sideline or into the dirt. Against Parramatta, that early season Walsh made an unwelcome return, complete with passes over the sideline and the sideways running. He let a bomb bounce and conceded a try. There was one flash of brilliance for a Billy Walters try, but a team can't win a title when their fullback is headless. What coach Ricky Stuart and the front office led by Don Furner have done at Canberra is to be admired.
The Age
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Age
Premiership is there for the taking if Raiders can hold their nerve
The Warriors are without form halfback Luke Metcalf after he suffered an ACL injury. He's out until mid-2026, and his absence showed in a poor loss to the lowly Titans at home on Saturday. Penrith are coming for their spot in the four. Metcalf's loss was a bitter blow as the Warriors looked like being real contenders this season after teasing everybody with a preliminary final appearance in 2023. They last made the grand final in 2011. The Bulldogs are top-two bound but have taken the ultimate gamble with the mid-season signing of teenager Lachie Galvin, who has been tasked with steering them to the premiership after unseating Toby Sexton as halfback. As good as he may be now, or one day, that is a massive ask of an inexperienced, 19-year-old No.7. It appears the Bulldogs think this year it might be all coming up a bit early for them, and with Galvin they are investing in sustained success in future years. The thing about future years is that there are no certainties. Brisbane had the 2023 grand final won until Nathan Cleary's quarter-hour of magic gave Penrith another title. Fast-forward a year and the Broncos missed the finals, and Kevin Walters was gone. Parramatta made the grand final in 2022. Poor results since then meant coach Brad Arthur was axed midway through season 2024. And here's a list of players from their 17 that night – less than three years ago – who have departed: Clint Gutherson; Maika Sivo; Waqa Blake; Reagan Campbell-Gillard; Reed Mahoney; Shaun Lane; Isaiah Papali'i; Marate Niukore; Ryan Matterson; Nathan Brown; Jake Arthur and Oregon Kaufusi. Add Dylan Brown, who is leaving at the end of the season and is currently being left out of the side. They are now light years from the finals, let alone a grand final or a premiership. Some windows of opportunity are tiny. Minuscule even. History is littered with teams which made the grand final only to fall away over following years. Premierships are hard to win, and when you have even the slightest sniff, you have to take it – right here, right now. Just below the top four is where the real danger lurks for Canberra. That's where you find the resurgent Panthers, just three premiership points adrift of the Warriors and with their old guard of Cleary, Isaah Yeo, Dylan Edwards and Brian To'o fit and in form. Look out. They've won seven games straight. Their premiership window has been open so long now it seems like an endless summer. The Broncos are two wins behind fourth, but Friday night's loss to the Eels exposed them. Loading Their secret in a five-match winning streak before Friday was the re-emergence of Reece Walsh, who resembled his 2023-like self after a woeful start to the year in which he averaged about 70 run metres a match over the first half-dozen rounds and routinely sent passes flying over the sideline or into the dirt. Against Parramatta, that early season Walsh made an unwelcome return, complete with passes over the sideline and the sideways running. He let a bomb bounce and conceded a try. There was one flash of brilliance for a Billy Walters try, but a team can't win a title when their fullback is headless. What coach Ricky Stuart and the front office led by Don Furner have done at Canberra is to be admired.
ABC News
3 days ago
- Sport
- ABC News
NRL Sunday - The palest Panther? Tom Jenkins or Liam Martin?
On NRL Sunday - Andrew Moore, Luke Lewis and John Gibbs were joined by Penrith winger Tom Jenkins who described his season journey including starting in Ron Massey Cup. Jenkins told the panel how he and Liam Martin nicknamed "Casper the Ghost" would often compare themselves on who had the palest skin. Nicknamed "Milky' - Jenkins said the Panthers seven-game winning streak was due to better communication and the hard work put in since they were at the bottom of the NRL ladder. Moore, Lewis and Gibbs also participated in their famous 6-Again segment and discussed the Broncos inconsistencies due to poor decision making from Reece Walsh.
