Council Opens Two New Playspaces In Penrith
Penrith City Council is continuing to prioritise play across the City with two more playspace upgrades now complete.
The old playspaces in Dorothy Radford Reserve, St Clair and Henry Brigden Park, Penrith, have been replaced with modern playspaces featuring new equipment for different ages and abilities.
Penrith Mayor Todd Carney said Council has upgraded 34 playspaces over the past five years.
“We’ve improved playspaces across the City and built new facilities like Regatta Park and the Gipps Street Recreation Precinct to give families and children plenty of options to get outside and play,” Cr Carney said.
“But we’ve still got more to come, with work underway to upgrade Ridge Park in Oxley Park and another nine playspace projects starting this year.”
Member for Penrith Karen McKeown OAM said it is so important that our children have quality local play areas for outdoor recreation.
“I’m proud that the State Government have invested heavily to provide these open spaces for Penrith residents.”
The Dorothy Radford Reserve and Henry Brigden Park playspace upgrades were funded through the NSW Government’s Western Sydney Infrastructure Grants Program. Council received a $7.56 million grant to upgrade 21 playspace sites across the local government area.
The playspaces were identified through Council’s Sport and Recreation Strategy, which is a 15-year road map for the future provision of sport, play, recreation and open space facilities across our City.
Find out more at: yoursaypenrith.com.au/projectplay
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