09 March 2025
Kathleen is Campbelltown Local Woman of the Year 2025
THE Local Women of the Year Awards recognise and celebrate progressive thinkers, everyday heroes, social advocates and innovative role models.
09 March 2025
WOLLONDILLY COUNCILS WELCOMES IPART REPORT
IPART has found that all the infrastructure included in the draft Appin Contributions Plan is essential and reasonable and that community liaison occurred in the preparation of the plan, which meets 27 out of 35 assessment criteria.
Mayor Matt Gould the report validates Council’s position that a lot of new infrastructure is required to support the growth in new communities in Appin and that the developer, not existing rate payers, should pay for that.
“We agree with IPART that the rezonings were released ahead of many planning strategies and funding commitments being in place,” he said.
“The plan will provide $1.36B of vital local infrastructure, such as new parks, community facilities, local roads, cycleways and stormwater management to support new growth area communities around Appin.
“Appin is one of the largest single growth areas to be released in Greater Sydney with no existing essential infrastructure to leverage development off.
“Council’s position has consistently been that housing development in Appin is premature without a fully funded, binding infrastructure plan linked to the delivery of housing.”
The draft Appin Contributions Plan was endorsed by Council on June 25, 2024, following a 38-day public exhibition period.
For Council to levy residential development more than the cap of QA Code: 420205241148 $20,000 per lot, the draft Plan had to go through IPART’s assessment process.
While Council had initially proposed to levy contributions of around $85,000 for a typical dwelling in the Appin Growth Area. IPART has recommended this rate be set at around $75,500 per residential lot and about $268,000 per ha of non-residential development.
The total cost of the plan will be $1.36B, to be raised through developer contributions over a period of over 30 years.
08 March 2025
NEW LIVE SIGNAGE AROUND NARELLAN
Advising drivers of congestion, warnings in floods
MOTORISTS at Smeaton Grange, Mt Annan and Harrington Park will benefit from new permanent electronic (VMS) signage to be installed at three locations on the western, northern and eastern legs of the intersection at The Northern Road, Camden Valley Way and Narellan Road.