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WORDS FROM OUR MAYOR As we embark on a new year ahead with fresh possibilities, it’s important to reflect on how far we’ve come as a community through recent challenging times including the 2022 flooding events. It’s with great enthusiasm that we look forward to the future for a safe and prosperous 2023.

welcome residents and visitors alike to the Police Cottage to experience the riverfront like never before.

It’s also the time of year when many of us are thinking about how to stay cool during hot summer days. On page 10, we take a look at Council’s Green Streets program that sees trees planted in priority areas to provide muchneeded shade.

Our feature story on page 4 encapsulates our excitement with the anticipated opening of the restored Police Cottage, as a new cafe, in Emu Plains.

Reopened to the public for the first time in 70 years, we can’t wait to

There’s always a lot of great things to do in our City and I’m pleased to say that in February, we’ll celebrate our

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OUR POLICE COTTAGE MULGOA VILLAGE

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UPGRADES IN MY AREA

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SENIORS FESTIVAL

OUR PLACE IN HISTORY

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Penrith seniors in collaboration with the NSW Seniors Festival.

Turn to page 26 to see some of the great upcoming activities and events taking place across our City for people of all ages.

I wish you and your family a healthy and bright year ahead.

Cr Tricia Hitchen

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POLICE COTTAGE The 113-year-old Police Cottage at Emu Plains has received a makeover! Penrith City Council and the NSW Government recently unveiled the $3.2 million

restoration of the Police Cottage that will allow more residents and visitors to our City to enjoy the riverfront, with the new café set to open in early 2023.

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Uncle Colin from Muru Mittigar completing a smoking ceremony at the completion event on 18 November 2022.

THE RESTORED POLICE COTTAGE IS AN IDEAL LOCATION FOR PEOPLE TO EAT, MEET AND RELAX IN A PRIME RIVERFRONT LOCATION ON THE GREAT RIVER WALK. The cottage was originally constructed in 1908 as a purposebuilt police station and residence

for Emu Plains until the 1950s, and later served as a private residence until 2015. Now with the refurbishment •5•

and enhancements complete, the Police Cottage has reopened to the public for the first time in over 70 years!

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Penrith Mayor Tricia Hitchen and Stuart Ayres MP, Member for Penrith cut the ribbon at the restored historic Police Cottage.

The hospitality operators for the new restaurant are Shane and Belinda Simpson, Penrith residents and owners of well-known lower Blue Mountains venue, 2773 Café Glenbrook.

The new restaurant will not only offer visitors a memorable dining experience alongside the beautiful Nepean River, but also a delicious modern Australian menu with a focus on local and sustainable produce.

The reopening of the

Police Cottage marks a major milestone in the revitalisation of the Nepean River precinct, which includes the continuing construction on the adjacent Regatta Park upgrade due for completion in September 2023.

To find out more about the Police Cottage refurbishment, visit penrith.city/policecottage

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MULGOA VILLAGE the indigenous inhabitants of the area and spoke the Dharug language.

In recent times, Mulgoa has enjoyed

a revamp with a new-look park and the introduction of a contemporary Rural Fire Service Station.

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The original Mulgoa Rural Fire Service Station

The village of Mulgoa, south of Regentville and Glenmore Park, takes its name from the Mulgoa people who were

Mulgoa Park In 2019, Council completed upgrades to Mulgoa Park including installing new playground equipment, improvements to the tennis courts and better landscaping to suit Penrith’s climate.

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Rural Fire Service Station, Mulgoa The new and improved Rural Fire Service Station in Mulgoa will officially open on Saturday 21 January 2023.

Replacing the original fire station built in 1975, the modern facility has been built to comply with current standards and features three engine bays, Control Room, administration area and office space, kitchenette, amenities and onsite parking.

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GREEN STREETS PROGRAM

Creating Cooler Suburbs Since the start of 2022, Penrith City Council has planted close to 5,000 trees along residential nature strips, parklands and reserves in five Penrith suburbs identified

as having a low level of existing tree canopy including Erskine Park, North St Marys, St Clair, St Marys and Oxley Park. By planting trees, we’re able to

help ease the impacts of the urban heat island effect which occurs when heat is trapped and stored within paved and darkcoloured surfaces.

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Above: Young local residents attend St Clair pop-up event in late 2022.

St Clair resident Ajeesh standing in front of his newly planted tree.

Before planting commenced, residents were invited to Council’s pop-up events to learn more about the Green Streets program.

Residents could also request extra trees for their properties which proved very popular for those seeking improved shade coverage and

a desire to support local wildlife.

The majority of trees planted were cultivated in Council’s own nursery, meaning they are well adapted to Penrith’s unique climate. When these trees mature, they will benefit our communities for years to come.

Council’s Green Streets program is due for completion in 2023 and aligns with our strategic work to cool the City and improve liveability outcomes for residents. It’s proudly funded by the NSW Government in association with Local Government NSW.

STREET TREE PLANTING HELPS TO PROTECT HOMES FROM HEAT, INCREASE PROPERTY VALUES AND CREATE VIBRANT SPACES.

For more information, visit yoursaypenrith.com.au/greeningourcity

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UPGRADES IN MY AREA Sport and Recreation Strategy

Find out more at: penrith.city/spros

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Artist impression, dog park at Gipps Street Recreation Precinct

Since adopting our 2020 Sport and Recreation Strategy, Penrith City Council has delivered an extensive program of sport, recreation, play and open space projects across the City. By providing access to a range of highquality, affordable and inclusive infrastructure and open space, Council hopes to support residents to enjoy an active lifestyle.

To date, Council has delivered 64 projects including modern playspaces for our youngest residents, improving sports facilities for local clubs, developing major sports facilities, and even creating new dog parks for our fourlegged community members.

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With a further 21 projects under construction and 20 more getting underway this year, we’re on track to exceed our goal of 82 projects within the first five years of our 15-year strategy.

PLAYSPACE UPGRADES Site name

Suburb

Status

Trinity Drive Reserve

Cambridge Gardens

Under construction

Myrtle Road

Claremont Meadows

Complete

Brooker and Day Reserve

Colyton

Complete

Iron Bark Way

Colyton

Complete

Ironbark Reserve

Cranebrook

Complete

Goldmark Crescent Reserve

Cranebrook

Coming soon

Outlook Reserve

Emu Heights

Complete

Bunyarra Reserve

Emu Plains

Complete

Ridgeview Crescent Reserve

Erskine Park

Coming soon

Nindi Crescent Reserve

Glenmore Park

Complete

Oriole Street Reserve

Glenmore Park

Complete

The Carriageway Reserve

Glenmore Park

Complete

Sunbird Terrace Reserve

Glenmore Park

Complete

Glengarry Drive Reserve

Glenmore Park

Coming soon

Robinson Park

Jamisontown

Complete

Tench Reserve South

Jamisontown

Under construction

Willoring Crescent Reserve

Jamisontown

Coming soon

Stapley Street Reserve

Kingswood

Complete

Illawong and Kareela Avenue Reserve

Kingswood Park

Coming soon

Leonay Parade Reserve

Leonay

Complete

Wilson Park

Llandilo

Coming soon

Sales Park

Luddenham

Complete

Brian King Park

Oxley Park

Complete

Burcher Park

Penrith

Complete

Pauline Fields

Penrith

Complete

Spence Reserve

Penrith

Complete

Penrose Crescent

South Penrith

Complete

David Currie Playspace

St Clair

Complete

(amenities building coming in 2023)

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Playspace Upgrades cont.

Site name

Suburb

Status

Explorers Way and Henley Grove Reserve

St Clair

Coming soon

Armstein Crescent Reserve

Werrington

Complete

Jim Anderson Park

Werrington

Coming soon

Shade Upgrades at 98 playspaces

Citywide

Complete

DAVID CURRIE PLAYSPACE

Formerly known as Banks Drive Playground, this new, inclusive and fully fenced playspace was renamed in honour of the late David Currie who was a passionate disability advocate for Penrith.

A variety of equipment is on offer for all ages and abilities including an accessible spinner, climbing net and slide, multi-bay swing, sensory play, wheelchair accessible trampoline and an inclusive double flying fox.

The revitalisation of Tench Reserve at the Nepean River is underway with a new $13 million open space park being delivered by

the NSW Government in partnership with Council, key stakeholders and the local community. The playspace upgrade and expansion is a

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key feature of this project, which is being funded through the Department of Planning and Environment’s Parks for People Program.

Above: Penrith Mayor Tricia Hitchen & Member for Mulgoa Tanya Davies with David Currie’s daughter Elizabeth and grandchildren Lucas, Sophia and Isla.

TENCH RESERVE SOUTH PLAYSPACE UPGRADE

SPORTS FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES Site name

Infrastructure upgrade

Suburb

Status

Allsopp Field

Floodlighting Upgrade

Cambridge Park

Coming soon

Patterson Oval

Cricket practice facility

Cambridge Park

Under construction

Kevin Dwyer Fields

Amenities building

Colyton

Complete

Kevin Dwyer Fields

Goal posts and ball fencing

Colyton

Coming soon

Potter Fields

Cricket practice facility

Colyton

Complete

Hunter Fields

Amenities building

Emu Plains

Complete

Dukes Oval

Cricket practice facility and floodlighting

Emu Plains

Complete

Ched Towns Reserve

Amenities building

Glenmore Park

Under construction

Surveyors Creek Softball Facility

Floodlighting

Glenmore Park

Complete

Surveyors Creek Softball Facility (Diamond 3 & 4)

Floodlighting and pathways

Glenmore Park

Under construction

Surveyors Creek Softball Facility

Player dug outs and Diamond 1 reconstruction

Glenmore Park

Coming soon

Chapman Gardens

Baseball amenities building, Diamond 1 fencing and dug outs, rugby and cricket facilities irrigation

Kingswood

Complete

Doug Rennie Fields

Amenities building

Kingswood

Under construction

Leonay Oval

Floodlighting and upper field amenities building

Leonay

Complete

Sales Park

Cricket practice facility

Luddenham

Complete

Gow Park

Floodlighting

Mulgoa

Complete

Mulgoa Rise Fields

Amenities building

Mulgoa Rise

Complete

Boronia Park

Floodlighting for netball courts and fields 3-5, rugby league amenities, irrigation fields 3-5, cricket practice facility and cricket amenities

North St Marys

Under construction

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Sports Facility Infrastructure Upgrades cont.

Site name

Infrastructure upgrade

Suburb

Status

Boronia Park

Four new netball courts

North St Marys

Complete

Samuel Marsden Reserve

New batting tunnels

Orchard Hills

Complete

Ridge Park

Irrigation system

Oxley Park

Complete

Hickeys Lane Sportsground

Precinct upgrade

Penrith

Under construction

Woodriff Gardens Tennis Complex

Amenities building

Penrith

Under construction

Woodriff Gardens Tennis Complex

Renewal of pergola structure

Penrith

Complete

Parker Street Reserve

Precinct upgrade

Penrith

Under construction

Eileen Cammack Reserve

Amenities building, floodlighting for Field 2 and mini field

South Penrith

Under construction

Jamison Park Synthetic Fields

New synthetic fields

South Penrith

Complete

Jamison Park

Netball court surface upgrades, park-wide seating and landscaping

South Penrith

Complete

Mark Leece Sporting Complex

Amenities building

St Clair

Complete

Cook and Banks Oval

Floodlighting, cricket practice facility

St Clair

Complete

Bill Ball Oval

Amenities building

St Marys

Under construction

Monfarville Park

Floodlighting

St Marys

Complete

Monfarville Park

Amenities building

St Marys

Coming soon

Cook Park

Soccer amenities building and grandstand

St Marys

Coming soon

Cook Park

Floodlighting

St Marys

Under construction

St Marys Tennis Courts

Surface upgrades

St Marys

Complete

Parkes Avenue

Amenities building

Werrington

Complete

Rance Oval

Amenities building, irrigation system

Werrington

Complete

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Sports Facility Infrastructure Upgrades cont.

Site name

Infrastructure upgrade

Suburb

Status

The Kingsway South Fields

Floodlighting on mini field

Werrington

Complete

The Kingsway North Fields

Floodlighting

Werrington

Complete

The Kingsway North

Irrigation and surface upgrades

Werrington

Under construction

The Kingsway North

Amenities building

Werrington

Coming soon

The Kingsway West

Six sporting fields and irrigation, cricket pitch, amenities building, car park upgrades and floodlighting

Werrington

Complete

Werrington Tennis and Futsal Courts

Surface upgrades

Werrington

Complete

Harold Corr Oval

All-weather synthetic track and field facilities

Werrington

Under construction

THE KINGSWAY SPORTS PRECINCT The Kingsway Sports Precinct in Werrington is becoming one of the highest quality multipurpose sporting precincts in

Penrith with the development of the Kingsway West, and upgrades to the southern and northern sites.

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JAMISON PARK SYNTHETIC FIELDS This 22,000 sqm synthetic surface accommodates two FIFA standard rectangular football fields which can be adapted into eight small-sided fields, a cricket pitch and an AFL oval. A new pathway, LED floodlighting and spectator seating were also installed as part of the upgrade.

LEONAY OVAL UPGRADE Leonay Oval’s upper oval amenities building has been improved and

extended to include additional storage, a canteen and awning. LED floodlighting has also been installed

on the two rugby league fields, mini field, and athletics track and field facilities.

Penrith Mayor Tricia Hitchen and the Member for Penrith Stuart Ayres MP with the Emu Plains Junior Rugby League Football Club at Leonay Oval.

H A R OLD COR R OV A L UP GR A DE Construction is underway to upgrade Cambridge Park’s Harold Corr Oval into a highquality athletics precinct featuring all-weather synthetic track and field facilities, the first of its kind in Penrith.

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RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE Site name

Suburb

Status

Trinity Drive Reserve - mixed recreation space

Cambridge Gardens

Under construction

Gipps Street Recreation Precinct

Claremont Meadows

Under construction

Emu Heights Dog Park

Emu Heights

Complete

Regatta Park

Emu Plains

Under construction

Chapman Gardens - outdoor fitness equipment

Kingswood

Complete

Boronia Park Dog Park

North St Marys

Coming soon

City Park

Penrith

Under construction

St Clair Leisure Centre

St Clair

Complete

St Clair Dog Park

St Clair

Complete

Bennett Park - mixed recreation space

St Marys

Coming soon

Cook Park - outdoor fitness equipment

St Marys

Coming soon

ST CLAIR LEISURE CENTRE The St Clair Leisure Centre received a $2.1 million transformation, including new activity and dance rooms, a refurbished entry foyer, modern kiosk, improved sports hall, greater accessibility and more.

REGATTA PARK Due to open in late 2023, the transformation of Regatta Park includes a new adventure playspace, overwater viewing platforms, a 112-metre pavilion with water play equipment, multi-use lawn space and more.

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PENRITH CITY PARK Set to transform our Penrith City Centre, the new 7,000 sqm City Park on the corner of Henry and Station Streets, will feature a central lawn with significant tree canopy cover, themed gardens, public artwork, water elements including misting clusters and ponds, and more.

BENNETT PARK MIXED RECREATION SPACE

Council is working with award-winning youth space and skate park design company, CONVIC, to create an exciting new mixed recreation space in Bennett Park, St Marys. It will include skate spaces, a pump track, climbing equipment, and more.

GIPPS STREET RECREATION PRECINCT

Council’s 32-hectare former waste facility site at Claremont Meadows is being transformed into a landmark sport and • 21 •

recreation destination complete with sports fields, a youth precinct with skate park, pump track, multi-sport courts and more.

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FUTURE GENERATION LEARN TO SWIM – A COLLABORATION BETWEEN RIPPLES AND CHILDREN’S SERVICES Penrith City Council is taking the plunge to teach young people swim safety skills to help keep local families safe in and around the water. Our Children’s Services team have partnered with our Ripples St Marys

team to deliver a six-week Learn to Swim program to some of the City’s youngest residents attending local Out of School Hours Care. The program sees young people develop their swimming ability

and confidence while teaching them lifesaving water safety skills in a fun way.

The program will be expanded this year to deliver the service to young people in other parts of the community including preschools.

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THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING NATIONAL DROWNING REPORT 2022 REVEALED THERE WERE 15 DROWNING DEATHS IN CHILDREN AGED 5-14 YEARS IN 2021 ACROSS AUSTRALIA - AN INCREASE OF 7% FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. Penrith City Council has provided high quality and affordable early education and childcare services to children and young people in the

Penrith community for more than 40 years.

We offer multiple services and locations across Long Day Care, Preschool, Out of School

Find out more about Ripples’ swim school at ripplesnsw. com.au/learnto-swim

Hours Care, Vacation Care and a Mobile Playvan.

Enrolments for 2023 are now open, find out more at penrith.city/childcare.

Or learn more about Council’s Children’s Services, including enrolment at penrith.city/ childcare

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CELEBRATE TOGETHER NSW SENIORS FESTIVAL 1 - 12 FEBRUARY 2023 Penrith Seniors Comedy Gala – premier event!

7 FEBRUARY 9:45am morning tea

10:30am Comedy Gala The Joan

FREE, booking is required Penrith.city/seniors

or The Joan 4723 7600

to secure your free tickets

Internet for Beginners

Understanding Aged Care Costs

Chair Yoga

Nepean Community College

2 FEBRUARY

Penrith Library or

FREE, includes afternoon tea,

10am – 12noon

calling 4724 9000

or via Zoom

1 FEBRUARY 10am – 2pm

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St Marys Library

3 FEBRUARY 11am - 12noon via Zoom

FREE, booking is required

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Computers for Total Beginners 3 FEBRUARY 10am – 12noon

Nepean Community College FREE, includes afternoon tea, booking essential. Register by calling 4724 9000

Fun with iPads 7 FEBRUARY 10am – 12noon

Sip and Chat Morning Tea 9 FEBRUARY 10 – 11:30am

At Cassandra’s of the Park, 131 Queen Street, St Marys FREE coffee, tea, or hot chocolate and pastry.

To register, call Antoinette on 4723 9277, or 0477 153 402 or email: antoinette.hogan@ wesleymission.org.au.

Penrith Library

Cooking Class

FREE, booking is required

9 FEBRUARY

Grandparents Story Time 7 FEBRUARY

12noon

Ripples Leisure Centre, St Marys FREE

St Marys Library

Author Talk – Joanna Nell

8 FEBRUARY

9 FEBRUARY

10:30 - 11:30am

10:30 – 11:30am Penrith Library 9 FEBRUARY

10:30 – 11:30am

2 - 3pm

Penrith Library or via Zoom $5, includes afternoon tea, booking essential

St Clair Library

FREE, no booking is required

Skype for Beginners 8 FEBRUARY 10am - 12noon

Nepean Community College FREE, includes afternoon tea, booking essential.

To book a session or download the program visit penrith.city/seniors

Register by calling 4724 9000

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Penrith Producers

WHAT’S

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Triangle Park, Penrith Curated by Penrith City Council, eat, shop and

HAPPENING

enjoy live music in the heart of our City.

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IN OUR CITY Australia Day

Lunchtime Tunes

The ultimate pool party

TUESDAYS in Memory

Council with free entry, a

14 February to 4 April

courtesy of Penrith City

DJ, food trucks, poolside activities and more.

26 JANUARY Ripples Leisure Centres – Penrith and St Marys

Shared Reading

COMMENCES WEEKLY FROM 1 FEBRUARY

Penrith Library and

Park, Penrith from WEDNESDAYS in

Coachmans Park, St Marys from 15

February to 5 April.

Enjoy Penrith City

Council’s live music sessions featuring local artists.

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St Marys Library.

Twilight at Lewers

discussion on a different

MARCH AND 28 APRIL

Luddenham Show 4-5 MARCH

Luddenham Showground Animals on show, stalls, fireworks and more.

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Bushcare Events

Join Council’s Bushcare team as they help to

restore the local habitats: 19 FEBRUARY - Peppermint Reserve, Kingswood

Listen in or join the

24 FEBRUARY, 31

19 MARCH - Kanangra

story each week.

Penrith Regional Gallery

31 MARCH - Rickabys Creek

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Drop-in workshops, live

music, a pop-up artisan market and delicious

Reserve, Kingswood

Reserve, Londonderry

5 APRIL - Gow Park, Mulgoa

drinks and tapas.

28 APRIL - Rickabys Creek

com.au

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Reserve, Londonderry

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LIBRARIES What better time to relax with a good book than over the summer break? Check out some of these must-reads from Penrith City Library. Library membership is free for all NSW residents.

Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover

The Maid by Nita Prose

A troubled young mother

mystery and a heartwarming

redemption in this

explores what it means to

story by #1 New York

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Colleen Hoover. Available

all mysteries can be solved

through Libby.

human heart. Available in

A Clue-like, locked-room

yearns for a shot at

journey of the spirit, The Maid

heartbreaking yet hopeful

be the same as everyone

Times bestselling author,

different—and reveals that

in print and eBook format

through connection to the print collection.

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Every Version of You by Grace Chan A story about virtual reality, identity, love, migration, change,

and what it means to be human.

Simultaneous digital copies available

through indyreads.

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PLACE IN HISTORY Penrith Station

160th Anniversary Penrith Railway Station 1886

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Penrith running shed staff, Penrith Railway Depot circa 1906 Penrith Railway Station 1920s

In January this year, we celebrate 160 years since the railway to Penrith officially opened on 18 January 1863.

Four years later, the railway was extended into the mountains and for many years, Penrith was an important railway centre where locomotives and crews

were changed and passengers took refreshments. At one stage, it was the third largest locomotive depot in New South Wales. The first station building was erected in 1863 but was replaced by a new brick and stone building in

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1880. Following the duplication of the line in 1886, another brick building was erected on the opposite side in 1890. These two heritage-listed buildings on the main and central platforms stand as evidence of this important phase in the development of Penrith.

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SOUTH WARD

EAST WARD OUR MAYOR

Councillor Tricia Hitchen

Councillor Mark Davies E mark.davies@penrith.city P 0416 085 597

E tricia.hitchen@penrith.city P 0417 365 313

Councillor Karen McKeown OAM

OUR DEPUTY MAYOR

Councillor Todd Carney

E karen.mckeown@penrith.city P 0401 995 945

E todd.carney@penrith.city P 0417 762 219

Councillor Sue Day

Councillor Robin Cook

E sue.day@penrith.city P 0407 224 228

E robin.cook@penrith.city P 0428 056 619

Councillor Mark Rusev

Councillor Bernard Bratusa

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E bernard.bratusa@penrith.city P 0420 581 225

Councillor Jim Aitken OAM

Councillor Marlene Shipley

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E marlene.shipley@penrith.city P 0407 290 537

COUNCILLOR AND IMPORTANT COUNCIL CONTACTS

NORTH WARD Councillor John Thain

PENRITH CIVIC CENTRE

E john.thain@penrith.city P 0411 427 812

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Councillor Ross Fowler OAM

ST MARYS CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTRE

E ross.fowler@penrith.city P 0419 738 484

207-209 Queen Street, St Marys Opening hours at penrith.city

Councillor Jonathan Pullen

4732 7777

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Councillor Kevin Crameri OAM

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Councillor Glenn Gardiner E glenn.gardiner@penrith.city P 0407 214 719

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Explore your City this summer

From active fun in the sun and eating out with family and friends, to lazy days in nature or exploring our cultural gems.

Find everything you need to know at visitpenrith.com.au