The NSW Government has today announced Penrith Whitewater Stadium will host the 2025 International Canoe Federation Slalom World Championships, with the NSW Government providing $2 million and the Federal Government $1.2 million to Paddle Australia to support hosting the event. Penrith City Council General Manager, Andrew Moore, expressed delight with the state and federal government’s commitment to investing in the World Championships next year, bringing people from across the world to Penrith.

A new stadium that will seat 25,000 to 30,000 people will be built at Penrith Park. During the two year construction period, it's expected that the Penrith Panthers will play their home games at CommBank Stadium in Parramatta. "There's no reason why a population of 3 million people in Western Sydney can't access world class music events in their own community" - Stuart Ayres - Member for Penrith. "Very exciting day for the club and the community" - Ivan Cleary - Panthers coach. 7NEWS at 6pm. Mor