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For Sydney folk far from Bondi, there’s now the riverside ‘Pondi’
Most of its residents live far from the coast and have limited access to the beach, but this could change under a proposal to develop river beaches
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An artist's impression of a proposed lakehouse to be built at "Pondi", a new man-made beach in Penrith, a suburb in Sydney.
PHOTO: SILVESTER FULLER + NARRATIVE GRAPHICS
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Sydney is a city that revolves around its beaches, ranging from famous surf beaches such as Bondi and Manly that attract millions of locals and tourists each year to little-known gentle harbourside coves.
Yet most of the city’s 5.2 million residents live far from the coast in sprawling inland suburbs that often have limited access to the beach, due to long and costly transport that can seem all too difficult on a hot summer’s day.
