At Council’s Ordinary Meeting on 20 November 2023, Council endorsed the draft Cultural Strategy and Action Plan for public exhibition. We invite you to review the document, which can be found in the Document Library, and have your say between 27 November 2023 to 29 February 2024.

We Create Penrith: Cultural Strategy and Action Plan 2024-2028 is Penrith City Council’s approach to advancing cultural outcomes for people and places in our local government area. It builds on Penrith’s great cultural strengths and focuses resources to champion our stories.

In developing this Strategy, we have listened to our community, researched current data and trends and developed a four-year Action Plan that articulates the creative cultural aspirations of our people and the changing nature of our city.

We Create Penrith facilitates opportunities for all Penrith residents to come together in ways that are creative, respectful and inclusive, giving us the means to express and celebrate our shared culture.

We Create Penrith articulates a Vision,

We share the diverse stories of Penrith and our people through arts, culture and creativity, forging connections, inspiring reflection and building our future together.

We will progress towards the Vision through four strategic Goals and nine Objectives: