Penrith. Challenges facing regional city

A significant backlog and lack of funding for infrastructure has been highlighted as some of Penrith’s main challenges as a regional city, according report commissioned by Penrith City Council, which looked at a strategy detailing the options for key infrastructure over the long term. Chris Wajzer, senior consultant, with SGS Economics and Planning, said the challenges facing Penrith were equally applicable to the wider Western Sydney region, according to a Western Weekender report