Families flock to new opening of new Penrith beach

ABC NEWS (Australia)

Hundreds of Western Sydney families descended on the new Penrith beach for its grand opening today. Similar in size to Bondi Beach, the new waterfront boasts 700 free parking spots and saves locals hours of fighting traffic just to go for a swim.

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00:00 We love Pondy Beach!

00:04 That's Pondy with a capital P.

00:07 Very exciting.

00:08 There's a beach now in Penrith.

00:10 The new beachfront with a picturesque Blue Mountains backdrop is a long-awaited swimming

00:14 spot for Western Sydney residents.

00:16 It's nice to be able to go somewhere.

00:18 Normally you have to travel an hour and a half to two hours to get to a beach.

00:21 Drive up the coast, drive to Wollongong, drive into the city, like, it's just too far.

00:25 Kids had their own reasons for coming.

00:27 We wanted to make a sandcastle.

00:29 He wanted to make sandcastles?

00:30 Floating on the water.

00:31 Playing with the rocks.

00:32 Look for seaweed.

00:33 There's seaweed and sand from a beach and from the lake there's rocks and fresh water.

00:42 With a persistent heatwave across the state and high humidity, everyone is looking for

00:46 a way to cool down.

00:49 New South Wales Ambulance is warning people to take precautions.

00:53 They're expecting the heat to result in a 10% increase in triple zero calls.

00:57 Adequately hydrate and stay cool.

01:00 This includes avoiding the hottest part of the day.

01:03 This includes keeping the home or house cool by closing blinds, windows and curtains and

01:08 utilise air conditioning and fans.

01:11 Or if you are outside, a quick dip might be all you need to beat the heat.

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