Western Sydney Lakes

[4] The area also contains the Sydney International Regatta Centre which was one of the first parts of the Penrith Lakes Scheme to be completed.

[8] Penrith Lakes was the largest sand and gravel quarry in Australia[9] until the discontinuation of mining activities in 2015.

They planned to rehabilitate the land that was quarried so it could be used for recreational purposes with the Penrith Lakes Scheme.

[7][10] Also known as "Bondi of the West", Pondi Beach was first opened to public in December 2023, where it features over 700 carparking spaces.

Rivaling the size of Sydney Harbour, the beach was constructed on a rectified quarry on private land north of Penrith, adjacent to the Nepean River, as an answer to the region's heatwaves.