Penrith Beach remains the coolest place to be this summer with a host of free activities drawing visitors from Western Sydney and beyond for a second successive swimming season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
More than 73,000 people have visited Penrith Beach since it re-opened just over a month ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A range of fun and interactive activities have been on show this summer including weekly bootcamps led by rugby league legend Mark Geyer, Sandy Cinema movie screenings and junior lifesaver training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beachgoers are continuing to flock to Sydney Zoo\u2019s engaging Wildlife Wednesdays, with this week\u2019s educational session focusing on snakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This long weekend, free skin-cancer checks are also available on Saturday, 25 January from the Skin Check Champions\u2019 qualified nurses, with walk-ins welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A six-week beach volleyball tournament will start on Sunday, 2 February and run until Saturday, 9 March. For those looking for something a little different there will also be introduction to dragon boat racing on Sunday, 23 February and Saturday, 8 March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On-site cultural festivities will see a special Lunar New Year kite festival on Sunday, 9 February followed by a Valentine\u2019s Day fun run on Saturday, 15 February and a Holi Festival inspired colour run on Sunday, 23 March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Safety continues to be the top priority at Penrith Beach, with trained lifeguards patrolling daily and providing first aid services, alongside regular monitoring of water quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Thursday, 30 January, Royal Life Saving NSW will begin the first of three special water-safety sessions that continue on Thursday, 27 February and finish on Thursday, 20 March, with Surf Life Saving NSW on site to assist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To sign up for updates or register interest in any of Penrith Beach\u2019s free activities, visit here: https:\/\/www.nsw.gov.au\/visiting-and-exploring-nsw\/penrith-beach<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPenrith Beach is a wonderful place for a dip, but it is also a space for community connection and outdoor recreation in the heart of Western Sydney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThese free activities offer something for everyone. We have you covered at Penrith Beach this summer with everything from gruelling bootcamp workouts to educational experiences and laid-back family events.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Member for Penrith Karen McKeown said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDespite a rainy summer, we\u2019ve still had over 70,000 people visit the beach in just a month. The $2.5 million investment in Penrith Beach by the Minns Government means our community has free access to a great place to swim in Summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSafety is front and centre for visitors at this iconic location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cLifeguards are not only keeping people safe with daily patrols, but are providing expert instruction on lifejacket usage, inland water safety and CPR essentials as part of their<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Penrith Beach remains the coolest place to be this summer with a host of free activities drawing visitors from Western Sydney and beyond for a second successive swimming season. More than 73,000 people have visited Penrith Beach since it re-opened just over a month ago. A range of fun and interactive activities have been on … Continue reading “Penrith Beach the place to be this summer for free activities”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31032"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31033,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31032\/revisions\/31033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}