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Business View Australia - November-December 2015

Ron Cross

Forging of strong

relationships

A wave of redevelopment is taking

place in Campbelltown’s existing urban

areas while the development of green-

field sites continues. All this activity

will generate additional challenges for

the area’s infrastructure, so Council

is in regular discussions with the

government, the business sector and

the development sector to ensure

these critical infrastructure needs are

addressed.

Over the years, Council has established

strong business relationships with

several urban development firms. The

relationship between Landcom and the

Council goes back to the 1980s and

this agency is responsible for large parts

of Campbelltown, with Stockland and

others also playing a major role in the

more recent expansion of the city.

Council maintains strong ties with the

two local Chambers – Campbelltown

Chamber of Commerce and the

Ingleburn Chamber of Commerce – and

has developed strategic partnerships

with key stakeholders to value-add to

the city’s already existing infrastructure.

The focus for these relationships is on

economic growth and diversification,

which respects the city’s environmental

character and widens its offering of

strategic community facilities

A destination of choice

Campbelltown City Council has done

commendable work over the decades

and made the area one which has a

host of facilities, infrastructure and

attractions. But Council hasa lot of work

ahead of it as the population of the city

is set to increase to a level of 300,000

people. Past experience shows that

Council is in strong and capable hands

and is very ably managed by its new

General Manager, Lindy Deitz. It is also

very clear about its goals, with Lindy

bringing a renewed enthusiasm for

establishing a clear strategic direction

for the Council heading to 2036.

Jeff Lawrence said, “We want to

position ourselves as a self-sustaining

city where you can access high-level

services, facilities and amenities within

the Regional City Centre, rather than

having to get on the M5 or the railway

and go somewhere else.

We want to try and get people off the

train, out of the car and keep them

in Campbelltown to work, to shop, to

accesshealthandeducational facilities,

and to play. We want Campbelltown to

be a major destination in its own right

– and we think we’re on the right track

to achieve that goal.”