Werrington is a "part" of Penrith, and lies between the natural beauty of the highland regions - such as "neighbouring" Rooty Hill and Mount Druitt (both as flat as a pancake - depending on one's cooking skills) to the gateway to the Blue Mountains, big bad Penrith City itself.

Werrington has natural beauty (depending on one's point of view) in that it is relatively untouched by civililisation, while remaining an integral part of Greater Sydney. Here are some trees as proof. On a good day one can find kangaroos and possibly rabbits.

However, not everything in Werrington is bush and natural wildlife. Sir Henry Parkes is known to have lived here, and reputedly travelled every day to the city ("big bad" Sydney), which is why Werrington railway station was once known as Parke's Platform. Here we have the hustle and bustle of the downtown area.

These are what are sometimes described as "Werrington Shops" - which comprise a liquor outlet, a pharmacy, the local State member for Londonderry (something to do with Greater Blacktown), a doctor, a small general purpose store, a chinese restaurant ($5 lunch time specials ) and a fish shop which has recently been refurbished to enable the inhabitants and tourists to partake of fish and chips in a typical Mediterranean "outdoor cafe" type setting.

Life is never boring in Werrington. One is never "stuck" for entertainment, for nearby is the local Werrington "pub" and video outlet where DVD's and VHS cassette tapes can be rented for a measly $1 per week (recent releases are extra, but known to be far cheaper than "ripoff" areas of Greater "sinful" Sydney).

Here one can not only partake of an ale, but also bet on the gee-gees. If this wasn't enough, a short brisk wall to the Greater Western Highway leads the resident or tourist population to the delicacies of finer food...

This is part of a restaurant chain that has branches in Paris, France, and other parts of metropolitan Europe. Generally it's best to look both ways before crossing the road, and special attention should be given to special offers on Tuesday.

If one wishes to travel to other parts of Greater "sinful" Sydney, then there is the fast and vast rail network provided by the State Rail Authority. Trains are frequent, and "fly" visitors and tourists alike directly to true blue downtown Sydney (where the bridge is) in just 50 minutes or greater "sinful" Penrith in a little under 10 minutes.

Here once again is a view of the post office - surrounded by the sweet smell of local flora, and neat comfortable urban dwellings.

However, why be a tourist when one can live here oneself? This is the residence of the author and photographer of this blissful oasis in the midst of big "bad" Sydney. Here is the Werrington "Hilton" otherwise known as "Bob's Townhouse/Unit"

... and its luxurious interior

and, most important of all, the computer and sleeping facilities(electromagnetic radiation and clutter excepted!)