Forum to re-imagine Campbelltown with much bigger population

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mayor George Brticevic and deputy mayor Meg Oates.
Campbelltown’s leadership team: mayor George Brticevic and deputy mayor Meg Oates.

Picture some of Sydney’s most influential people in one room in the NSW Parliament discussing the role Campbelltown may play in the coming population explosion.

The premier, Gladys Berejiklian, some of her ministers, opposition leader Luke Foley, Lucy Turnbull and several corporate big hitters will indeed be at the Re-imagine Campbelltown Forum on Wednesday, March 14 at NSW Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney.

Along with our council’s leaders of course.

“This is a momentous occasion that will feature Campbelltown City Council’s city vision and plans for the future, as well as showcase the potential this city, and the Macarthur region, holds,’’ says Campbelltown Council.

The forum will be presented in partnership between Campbelltown Council and the Western Sydney Leadership Dialogue.

Council’s draft City Visioning Project and Health-Education Precinct Report will be launched during the forum.

“We thought it timely to engage with a cohort of decision makers and leading national stakeholders to share some of the audacious plans we have to transform, grow and ready the city to manage the massive population growth that is slated for the South West – stimulated by a new airport at Badgerys Creek, improved transport infrastructure, and significant property development and commercial investment,’’ said council in its invitation letter to local stakeholders.

Re-imagine Campbelltown Forum will focus on how best to renew, refresh and rebuild the City of Campbelltown “so that we can best help Sydney meet its demographic challenge’’.

“Even on the most conservative of growth projections, the Macarthur region is due to welcome an extra 250,000 residents by 2036, meaning that Campbelltown would service a local population base as big as the City of Vancouver today,’’ the council said.

[social_quote duplicate=”no” align=”default”]“We have only two options:  manage and benefit from this growth or be steamrolled by it, so the stakes are high.’’[/social_quote]

 

 

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