The NSW State Government will invest $2.5m to make sure Penrith Beach can return for the 2024-25 summer swim season.
Affectionately known as 'Pondi', the venue made a huge splash when it opened for the first-time last year after being locked up for years under the former government.
More than 200,000 people visited from the period of 19 December 2023 to Anzac Day 2024.
Western Sydney residents previously needed to travel 40km to swim in Lake Parramatta, 63km to get to Bondi Beach, or 75km to get to either Cronulla or Manly.
Research from the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure shows that residents from the Penrith and Blacktown LGAs were the most frequent visitors to the site last summer.
Data shows that these beach enthusiasts were from Castlereagh, Cranebrook, Glenmore Park, Marsden Park, Mount Druitt, Penrith, St Marys, Werrington and Willmot.
Safety and accessibility will be top priorities at Penrith Beach next summer with the continuation of trained lifeguards from Royal Life Saving Society NSW who will patrol every day, monitoring and providing first aid services to visitors.
