Reimagining Campbelltown's future

The iconic places, jobs and infrastructure that will define the future of Campbelltown will be showcased to residents after Councillors endorsed the Reimagining Campbelltown City Centre (RCCC) master plan.

It is the culmination of years of planning and engagement with community, industry and government to prepare the evidence-based master plan that will guide decisions of council to transform Campbelltown’s city centre into the economic, cultural and lifestyle capital of the Macarthur region and connect the region to the world.

Over the next three months, Council staff will engage with the community using a variety of different mediums, including a series of explanative videos, to showcase the master plan and detail how it will benefit the residents of today and the future.

“This master plan puts the task to government and commercial sectors to work together and achieve a new standard for our city centre,” Mayor George Brticevic said.

“Unlike any of its kind, this master plan has crunched the numbers to show how the delivery of open spaces, the urban design theme and infrastructure can positively influence employment, lifestyle and the sustainability of our city and its community within the next 20 years,” Cr Brticevic said.

 “It will ensure that development in Campbelltown is done with one vision in mind and will in fact, enhance our existing infrastructure, support our green spaces and heritage sites that already make our city a great place to live,” he said.

“We are proactively moving forward and grabbing the future in our own two hands so that we are able to shape the types of industry and development that will create a vibrant economic future for our city and our next generation of residents.

“Together we are experiencing an unprecedented period of disruption in our lifetimes but it is important that we continue the important work such as RCCC that will provide certainty to industry and let them know that we are open for business before and after this crisis subsides.

“This master plan will be the catalyst for city-shaping projects in Campbelltown and we will continue to engage with residents so that everyone has a say in our shared future.”

The RCCC master plan sets out six ‘growth pillars’ which are representative of the opportunities to enhance the features which make Campbelltown a vibrant and liveable city.

These pillars include: Confident and Self Driven, Connected Place, Centre of Opportunity, No Grey to be Seen, City and Bush and The Good Life.

Work on city-shaping projects has already begun with the development of region wide projects like the Campbelltown Billabong Parklands at Apex Park in Bradbury and the recent MOU with Western Sydney University to explore campus site options within the city centre.

Some of the large scale plans include a new city centre library, water retention through urban design, the transformation of the Leumeah precinct into a sports and entertainment hub and revitalisation of Queen Street into a vibrant high street and economic hub, and understanding the potential of the Bow Bowing Creek running through the spine of the city.

The document will now be placed on public exhibition for 90 days from 20 April and the community are encouraged to share their view on the plan.

The iconic places, jobs and infrastructure that will define the future of Campbelltown will be showcased to residents after Councillors endorsed the Reimagining Campbelltown City Centre (RCCC) master plan.

It is the culmination of years of planning and engagement with community, industry and government to prepare the evidence-based master plan that will guide decisions of council to transform Campbelltown’s city centre into the economic, cultural and lifestyle capital of the Macarthur region and connect the region to the world.

Over the next three months, Council staff will engage with the community using a variety of different mediums, including a series of explanative videos, to showcase the master plan and detail how it will benefit the residents of today and the future.

“This master plan puts the task to government and commercial sectors to work together and achieve a new standard for our city centre,” Mayor George Brticevic said.

“Unlike any of its kind, this master plan has crunched the numbers to show how the delivery of open spaces, the urban design theme and infrastructure can positively influence employment, lifestyle and the sustainability of our city and its community within the next 20 years,” Cr Brticevic said.

 “It will ensure that development in Campbelltown is done with one vision in mind and will in fact, enhance our existing infrastructure, support our green spaces and heritage sites that already make our city a great place to live,” he said.

“We are proactively moving forward and grabbing the future in our own two hands so that we are able to shape the types of industry and development that will create a vibrant economic future for our city and our next generation of residents.

“Together we are experiencing an unprecedented period of disruption in our lifetimes but it is important that we continue the important work such as RCCC that will provide certainty to industry and let them know that we are open for business before and after this crisis subsides.

“This master plan will be the catalyst for city-shaping projects in Campbelltown and we will continue to engage with residents so that everyone has a say in our shared future.”

The RCCC master plan sets out six ‘growth pillars’ which are representative of the opportunities to enhance the features which make Campbelltown a vibrant and liveable city.

These pillars include: Confident and Self Driven, Connected Place, Centre of Opportunity, No Grey to be Seen, City and Bush and The Good Life.

Work on city-shaping projects has already begun with the development of region wide projects like the Campbelltown Billabong Parklands at Apex Park in Bradbury and the recent MOU with Western Sydney University to explore campus site options within the city centre.

Some of the large scale plans include a new city centre library, water retention through urban design, the transformation of the Leumeah precinct into a sports and entertainment hub and revitalisation of Queen Street into a vibrant high street and economic hub, and understanding the potential of the Bow Bowing Creek running through the spine of the city.

The document will now be placed on public exhibition for 90 days from 20 April and the community are encouraged to share their view on the plan.