Not one, not two but three very good notices of motion will be up for debate at Tuesday night’s Campbelltown City Council meeting.
All three have been submitted by councillors who are not linked to the two major parties.
Councillor Warren Morrison, who was elected under the Totally Locally Committed (TLC) banner, will be first cab off the rank
Cr Morrison (pictured above) wants council to develop an ambassador program that acknowledges significant contributors to Campbelltown and leverages their profile to promote the area.
It’s not a new idea, but certainly one worthy of support from the other councillors.
The second notice of motion listed on the business paper for the October monthly meeting is from Animal Justice Party Councillor Matt Stellino.
In a three part motion, he will be calling on council to write to the NSW minister for environment and heritage, Penny Sharpe, thanking the NSW Government for the commitment of $48 million in the 2023-24 budget to help establish a new national park along the Georges River between Long Point and Appin.
The 1830 hectare national park is set to deliver long lasting conservation benefits for Sydney’s largest and healthiest koala populations, says Cr Stellino in his notice of motion.
He will also call on council to request details of the program for delivery of the new national park.
Part three of Cr Stellino’s notice of motion calls for council to work with the NSW Department of Environment and Heritage to establish the George’s River Recreation Trail between Glenfield and Wedderburn through the new national park “for our community to enjoy and observe the natural flora and fauna’’.
In the third notice of motion, recently elected deputy mayor, Councillor Masud Khalil, is keen to see the establishment of a PhD scholarship program with Western Sydney University or other tertiary institutions.
Cr Khalil says he would like to see such a scholarship program focus any research on the Campbelltown LGA.
