Sports Upgrades

Penrith City Council is upgrading the sport and recreation facilities in Andromeda Drive Reserve, Cranebrook.

The upgrade will include:

• additional storage space in the amenities building
• more car parking
• resurfacing and line marking the sports courts
• drainage improvements on the eastern field
• pathways
• seating, and
• tree planting.

This project is funded through the Australian Government's Our Communities Program ($450,000) and the NSW Government's Western Sydney Infrastructure Grants Program ($1.7 million).

Construction will begin in 2025.

Penrith City Council is delivering a multi-million-dollar upgrade to transform Cook Park into a high-quality sport and recreation precinct.

The development of Cook Park is critical to the strategic transformation of St Marys and the Penrith Local Government Area. It was prioritised as a major project in the Penrith Sport and Recreation Strategy.

Upgraded football facilities are a key feature of the project including a new synthetic playing surface, resurfacing three additional fields with natural turf, a new amenities building, grandstand refurbishment, floodlighting, pathway connections and seating.

The precinct will be further improved with Bill Ball Oval playing surface and sporting infrastructure upgrades, more car parking, playspace upgrades, pathway connections, lighting, new public toilets, tree planting, and landscaping. New toilets will also be constructed including Changing Places facilities.

This project is funded through the NSW Government’s Western Sydney Infrastructure Grants Program ($19.12 million) and the Australian Government's Priority Community Infrastructure Program ($8.5 million), in partnership with Council.

You can find out more about this project at: yoursaypenrith.com.au/cookpark

As part of the Penrith Sport and Recreation Strategy, almost $4.2 million is being invested in the upgrade of The Kingsway Sports Precinct in Werrington.

These upgrades will transform the precinct into one of the highest quality multi-purpose sporting facilities in Penrith with 23 touch football & Oztag fields, four cricket pitches, four rugby league fields, LED floodlighting, irrigation and amenities for community users, schools and sports groups at a local, district and state level.

The Kingsway North - Irrigation and Turf Upgrades

In early 2024 vital upgrades to the turf and irrigation system were completed. A new irrigation system across 17 fields was installed as well as the completion of a two-year turf sprigging program, where the turf and soil has been converted to Couch grass across 9 fields. These improvements will boost safety, playing performance, and turf management for the precinct, benefitting local and state sport groups.

This project was proudly co-funded by the Australian Government, the NSW Government and Penrith City Council.

The Kingsway North - New amenities building

Construction is underway on a new amenities building. The facility will provide modern, inclusive amenities for athletes, residents, and sports officials. The new building will include:

• accessible toilets

• bathroom facilities with showers

• officials' change rooms

• designated first aid area

• increased storage space

• improved administration and canteen functionality

• accessible paths, landscaping and tree planting.

This project is being funded by the NSW Government and Penrith City Council.

The Kingsway West - precinct wide upgrades

In addition, Penrith City Council recently delivered a $3.3 million upgrade project to The Kingsway West which was completed in August 2021. This included:

• six sporting fields and irrigation
• one cricket pitch
• amenities building
• car park upgrades
• new LED floodlighting

In September 2021, new floodlighting was also installed on two mini rugby league fields at The Kingsway South. The $75,000 project was funded by the Australian Government through the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program (Phase 1). For more information, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.