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Ulysses is coming to town...get involved!

Blog Entry by
Peter Lang
Marketing Officer
Penrith City Council

The Ulysses Club AGM 2009 Event is just around the corner. This year the Annual General Meeting is being held in Penrith Valley between March 16-22.
For the one or two of you out there who don't know what it's all about, well, put simply, it's an invaluable opportunity for local businesses and tourism operators to promote their services or products to a captive audience of around 4,000 people who will be visiting the area for the week.
Yep, that's right, organisers are expecting up to 4,000 motorbike enthusiasts to visit Penrith during a seven day period.
We here at Council are doing what we can to make all these people feel welcome and we're also putting on several Explorer Bus services to take interested visitors on a tour of some of our major attractions.
They'll also be a free Penrith CBD (Central Business District) shuttle bus service available to all Ulysses members plus a special display in the Penrith Valley Visitor Information Centre and in the foyer of the Penrith City Council Civic Centre, all designed to make every visitor feel welcome.
The Penrith City Centre Association is also doing its part by producing a selection of 'Welcome Ulysses' posters and making them available to local shops to place in their window.
If you wish to find out more about how you or your business can get more involved in welcoming all Ulysses members to our great city, then give me a call on 47327 466 and I'll either help you directly or at the very least...point you in the right direction.

Youth Olympics a big success!

Blog Entry by Peter Lang
Marketing Officer
Penrith City Council

The mercury may have soared past 40 degrees on January 15 but that didn't stop the Mayor of Penrith Cr Jim Aitken from going out to wish Australian Rowing team members Danielle Polson and Glenn Rypp all the best before they competed in the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival.
The Festival, which saw events held at both the Penrith Whitewater Stadium and Sydney International Regatta Centre, was an outstanding success attracting over 300 competitors and spectators into the Penrith area on any given day during the Festival's run between Janaury 14-18.
Congratulations to all who took part, whether you won a medal or not. Sometimes just competing is enough.
Photo caption: (L-R) Cr Jim Aitken, Danielle Polson & Glenn Ripp.

Youth Olympics comes to Penrith

Blog Entry by
Peter Lang
Marketing Officer
Penrith City Council

We all loved watching the Olympics last year, well I know I did and from January 14-18 the stars of tomorrow will be on show today (love that cliche) when the Australian Youth Olympic Festival takes place at Sydney Olympic Park and Penrith's two very own Olympic Venues - the International Regatta Centre and Penrith Whitewater Stadium.

I've been told that over 300 athletes and officials will compete in numerous triathlon, rowing and whitewater kayaking events in what's been described as 'Australia’s largest multi-sport event for young athletes' - boy whoever writes these lines is good.

The other good news is that you can watch these tremendous up-and-coming athletes for free, yep that's right, FREE and that's another big positive during the school holidays. An event which won't cost you a sent to watch!
Local young Penrith residents like Shannon Jennings (Athletics), Ashleigh Peppernell (Rowing), Michael Mercieca (Gymnastics), Alison Smith (Rowing), Jessica Fox (Canoe kayak) and Gage Harrison (Canoe kayak) will all take part and the Youth Olympic Festival is a definite stepping stone for athletes striving to wear the green and gold at the Olympic Games.

Now for more information on all the events, including the ones taking place in Penrith, visit http://www.blogger.com/www.olympics.com.au.

Go on, check it out, dare I say it - you'll be glad you did.