Seafood shops prepare for one of the busiest days of the year

Integrated Develpments (cont.)

Penrith City Council has received a Development Application in respect of the subject property.

• Tyrecycle Pty Ltd.

Lot 9 DP 1261030, 1–21 Grady Crescent, Erskine Park

Mod23/0058

Proposed 4.55(2) modification to an Approved Waste Management Facility (tyre recycling facility) to increase processing capacity from 29,000t to 60,000t per year

The application is identified as integrated development as the application seeks approval from the Environment Protection Authority (EPA).

In accordance with Section 2.12 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 the development application will be referred to the Sydney Western City Planning Panel (SWCPP) for determination.

The Development Application referred to in this notice and supporting documentation accompanying the subject application may be inspected on Penrith Council’s DA Tracker at penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/DAtracker or at the locations listed below at any time during ordinary office hours, in the period from Monday, 10 April 2023 to Tuesday, 9 May 2023.

Penrith City Council

• Civic Centre • Queen Street Centre

601 High Street, Penrith NSW 2750 207–209 Queen Street, St Marys NSW 2760

NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment

• 320 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000 • 10 Valentine Avenue, Parramatta NSW 2150

Any person may, during the exhibition period, make a submission in writing to Penrith City Council, in relation to the Development Application. Where a submission is made by way of an objection, the grounds of objection are to be specified in the submission. The submission is to include Council’s reference number Mod23/0058.

For any queries relating to the proposal:

Please contact Jacqueline Klincke on 4732 8391.

Development Consent/s Determined

Pursuant to Section 4.59 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, the schedule below lists applications recently determined by Penrith City Council.

Approved Development Applications

• Wayne Wilson

Lot 420 DP 789115, 26 Camden Street, Penrith

Construction of truck shelter

• Defuse Pty Ltd

Traditionally, Good Friday is a day when many opt to go meatless. For fish and chip shops, this means one of the busiest days of the year.

According to Nav Singh, business at Barnacle Bill on Good Friday beats out the Christmas period, making it a hectic time across their stores in South Australia.

“You can pretty much guarantee that our stores will be chock-a-block from 11am until about 8 or 9pm, and this has been happening for 53 years,” he said.

“It’s an iconic brand in South Australia, Barnacle Bill. It resonates with everybody in the community with seafood, and we’re hoping Penrith will have a similar response.”

Having only opened on High Street in February, this year will be their Penrith store’s very first Good Friday. Despite being in its infancy, Singh says the community has welcomed Barnacle Bill with open arms.

“The feedback thus far from our customers has been fantastic actually – everyone’s really pleased with the product, and really, really pleased with the size of the serving,” he said.

“Most of our customers that have been to Penrith are now returning regularly. Some are returning two or three times a week, others two or three times a fortnight.”

It’s because of this that Singh says they’re expecting an influx of customers this Good Friday, with staff having been busy preparing all week.

“You definitely have to prepare well in advance,” he said.

“All of our stores across Australia have been getting ready up to a week in advance, planning with stock, staffing arrangements, and making sure our stores are all up to speed to cater for the amount of customers that will come through our doors on Good Friday.”

When it comes to what’s most popular, Singh says it’s undeniably their fish which gets the top number of orders on the day. However, with a stacked range, it’s impossible not to come home with more.

“On Good Friday, traditionally, it’s the fish, and we have a variety of fish available, but that doesn’t stop people from going to the seafood that’s available across the range,” he said.

“From prawns to calamari and scallops, everything is popular on that day.”

But, it seems Barnacle Bill is popular for a reason, with Singh assuring that no one will be left with an empty stomach this Good Friday.

“More than anything else, we ensure that our menu caters for a single person, to families and extended families. We’ve got a range of packs and meals to suit everybody, and since 2021, we’ve also catered for vegan and vegetarian options as well,” he said.

“We just want to make sure that we can accommodate everybody that comes through that door, so although we have the guys that come in on Good Friday for the seafood, there may be a member of the family or a friend that may not be so much inclined. We want to make sure we cover them off as well, and we also have salads and sweets that are made in store.”