Community Snapshot – 12 August 2022

12 August 2022

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Gipps Street Recreation Precinct underway

A sod turning by Penrith Mayor Tricia Hitchen and Penrith City Council’s General Manager Warwick Winn at the 32-hectare Gipps Street Recreation Precinct has signalled the official start of the multi-million-dollar project.

The precinct, when complete in 2023 will deliver multiple sports fields, full amenities, inclusive children’s area featuring water play, a dedicated Youth Precinct including a skate park and our City’s very first pump track. There will be outdoor gym equipment, an off-leash dog park, shaded picnic areas with BBQs and beautiful nature walks too.

“This facility is going to be something truly special for the people of Penrith and I can’t wait to see it delivered for our community,” Cr Hitchen said.

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Plant a tree for Dad on Fathers Day

If you’re looking for something to gift Dad for Father’s Day, Penrith City Council’s annual Trees for Dad community tree planting event returns for its 4th year on Sunday 4 September at Corio Drive Reserve in St Clair.
Everyone is invited to plant a tree in honour and celebration of their dad, grandfather, uncle or father-figure.
Registrations are essential to join the day; Council’s Bushcare team will be using the numbers to ensure they have enough trees for participants to plant.

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Become a Lifeguard or Learn to Swim Instructor

Ripples is hiring – here’s a chance to join our team and make a splash!💦
Council is excited to share that the team at Ripples has a new recruitment initiative underway, with the view of taking on 40 new Lifeguards and Learn to Swim Instructors ahead of the busy summer season.

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Tench Reserve Boat Ramp reopens

The boat ramp at Tench Reserve will reopen from Saturday 13 August after divers have inspected and cleared debris from the recent flood.

WaterNSW has also reinstated the safety buoys at the weir.

We continue to ask the community and river users to use caution while on the river. Be mindful of conditions, prepare before heading out and be safe while on the river.

Council wins LGNSW Planning Award

Penrith City Council is the proud winner of a LGNSW Planning Award for 2022!

Council’s planning team has taken out the top gong in Division C (population over 70,000) of the Culture Change Innovation/Excellence category at the Local Government Week Awards Dinner, for its submission ‘Developing “Places of Penrith”, a strategic framework for an emerging city’.

Council is proactively planning to align our goals and delivery of infrastructure to align with these major developments; Places of Penrith is a strategic framework which comprises a suite of land use strategies to provide an innovative, place-based approach, supported by sound evidence, to guide strategic planning for our City.

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Morning Melodies - The Joan

This month’s Morning Melodies is the extremely popular Leading Men and a Leading Lady, presenting the best of Australia’s stage and screen talents featuring Darryl Lovegrove, Derek Metzler, Scott Irwin and Danielle Barnes.

Morning Melodies: Leading Men and a Leading Lady is on at the Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre on 24 August 2022 at 11am.

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