Following the success of the trial, the Minns Government committed $2.5 million in its last budget to reopen the beach for another swim season and the beach is being readied for reopening before the school holidays.
Today the Liberal Party Opposition Leader and Member for Cronulla, Mark Speakman declared:
“Western Sydney deserves a government that delivers – not one that can’t even open a beach”.
He’s right. He was in a Government that never could open a beach and still can’t.
For twelve years he sat in a Liberal National Government that did nothing to open Penrith Beach.
So, the people of NSW elected the Minns Labor Government which has brought this critical piece of infrastructure to life offering relief to hundreds of thousands of western Sydney residents.
And right now, workers are onsite to complete upgrades and maintenance to the amenities and facilities to get people back on the beach where they can cool down with their families.
The beach will be back in action and available for free before the 2024 School holidays.
Please quote the Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Paul Scully:
“Mark Speakman says we need a government that can deliver Penrith Beach. Is this a joke?
“I know he’s getting heat from his colleagues that want to get rid of him as leader, and I can see why. He issues the dopey press releases that are detached from reality.
“For 12 years he sat in government and left the padlock on where we saw there could be a beach.
“Under the Minns Government, over 200,000 people got to the beach and very soon will enjoy it again.
"If he wants to see a Government that can deliver, he should forget about Cronulla and go out for a swim at Penrith Beach when it is opened again by the Minns Government in the very near future.”
