Once complete, the Airds redevelopment will result in an even better Campbelltown, says local member Bryan Doyle.
Speaking after escorting the NSW Planning Minister, Ms Pru Goward, on an inspection tour yesterday of the Airds-Bradbury renewal project, Mr Doyle said it will also deliver more housing choice.
Ms Goward said she was pleased to see construction works progressing well, with the sales centre under construction and civil works already well under way.
“The Airds-Bradbury renewal project will feature a new town centre, an integrated community facilities centre, cycleways and pedestrian links, parks and playing fields and approximately 10 hectares of bushland area,” Ms Goward said.
“As Airds-Bradbury comes online, I’m also pleased to announce the details of the final release to buy at Minto – just 10 minutes from here – will be announced next week.
“Minto is a great example of the sort of outcome the government will be looking to achieve here with Airds-Bradbury through the work of UrbanGrowth NSW and the NSW Land and Housing Corporation.”
The Airds-Bradbury renewal project will deliver approximately 2,100 dwellings over a 15 year period and a revitalised, thriving community at the heart of Campbelltown.
Mr Doyle welcomed the minister’s visit to formally launch the renewal project, which he said was a win for local businesses and the community.
“It’s great to have the Planning Minister in Airds to signal the start of a new project and the final stage of the existing Minto project, both of which are revitalising the Campbelltown area,” Mr Doyle said.
“Together with Minto, the Airds-Bradbury project demonstrates the Baird Government’s commitment to providing a diversity of new housing in Campbelltown.
“This exciting renewal project is all about lifting the profile of Campbelltown and making it an even better place to live and raise a family.”
Unfortunately this development has ignored the community desire to integrate new homes and an improved design in with the protection and enhancement of nature corridors for wildlife to continue to traverse safely between the creek and the river. The plans have been pushed through whilst koala numbers have risen in recent years. Their safety is being put at huge risk by the Baird government’s inability to override “bureaucratic bulldozing” in favour of incorporating green corridors within urban design. This is one of the main reasons Mr Doyle lost this seat so resoundingly in 2015.