INSIDE OUR PLACE I would like to thank
Our cover story on
As the end of the year
the Penrith Community
page 4 is a celebration
approaches, I wish you and
for voting in the recent
of our local area and
your families a joyful and
Council elections on
I encourage everyone
relaxing Christmas and
December 4. Perhaps
to get out and enjoy
holiday period. I am proud
now more than ever,
our City and all it has
to be looking to a future
after an extended
to offer. This story is a
where Penrith continues to
lockdown, State and
great starting point for
evolve, innovate, and thrive
Federal governments
planning your perfect
in ways that make our City
can seem quite remote
summer. Keeping in mind
the best place to be.
and removed from
that the best summer
our day to day lives.
is not only fun, but
When it comes to
safe, Council is proud
the concerns of our
to support the efforts
community, the locals
of our Ripples team
elected to Council are
in delivering excellent
consistently advocating
quality Learn to Swim
for our people, investing
programs detailed in our
in, revitalising, and
feature on page 22.
transforming our place to meet the needs of our community. This is demonstrated in the many projects Council has underway including the City Park precinct, the Nepean River transformation, and the Soper Place Revitalisation.
Council’s Representative Karen McKeown OAM
Just when I think I know everything about our City, something emerges from its long, rich history to take me by surprise. If like me, you were unaware that Penrith was home to one of the world’s leading
CELEBRATE SUMMER IN PENRITH
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astronomy field stations, our story on page 28 will enlighten you.
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