It’s no Bondi Beach, but Pondi, or Penrith Beach, has been a welcome relief ... “Where we’re from in New Zealand, we’d call this a lake,” Ms. Dunn, 45, said. “It does the job.

The Daily Telegraph can reveal that Pondi will open for ... residents to get in the water. “Penrith residents previously needed to travel 40km to swim in Lake Parramatta, 63km to get to Bondi ...

Penrith Beach is coming back – with this coming Saturday (December 7) confirmed as the opening date for “Pondi”’s 2025 season. In its first season open to the public (which ran from ...

The beach, nicknamed 'Pondi' was a popular attraction ... free public swimming site located at Lake Parramatta, 40km away. "It's 10 degrees hotter in Penrith as it is in the city during the ...

“The eastern suburbs have Bondi, Penrith has Pondi and now more people can safely enjoy the real gem in the west – Lake Parramatta.’’ Lake Parramatta officially opens to the public from ...

Western Sydneysiders will finally be able to escape the summer heatwave this week as Penrith Beach, affectionately known as “Pondi”, is set to open this Saturday for more than four months.