{"id":18696,"date":"2022-10-18T05:02:31","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T05:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=18696"},"modified":"2022-10-18T05:02:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T05:02:31","slug":"50-million-for-camden-and-campbelltown-westinvest-projects-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/10\/18\/50-million-for-camden-and-campbelltown-westinvest-projects-2\/","title":{"rendered":"$50 million for Camden and Campbelltown Westinvest projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Camden and Campbelltown residents will benefit from new walking trails and bike tracks, refreshed high streets, an educational animal hub and a huge new sports complex thanks to the $5 billion WestInvest Fund.
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Premier Dominic Perrottet, Treasurer Matt Kean, Minister for Western Sydney David Elliott and Minister for Local Government Wendy Tuckerman today announced the City of Campbelltown Council and Camden Council will receive more than $50 million in WestInvest funding for 13 transformational projects.
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In Camden, $24 million has been allocated to two projects:
$14 million for the\u00a0Cut Hill Reserve Sports Field Redevelopment\u00a0<\/strong>project that will renew 18.5 hectares of public open space to deliver new recreation opportunities.
$10 million for the\u00a0Camden Animal Shelter and Community Education Hub\u00a0<\/strong>project to transform an industrial area into a community-focused shelter.
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In Campbelltown, $26 million has been allocated to 11 projects:
$7.5 million for the\u00a0Campbelltown\u00a0City Centre Transformation\u00a0<\/strong>project to revitalise the Queen Street precinct with new pedestrian links and event spaces.
$3.8 million for\u00a0Macarthur Recreation Trail \u2013 Australian Botanic Garden, Mt Annan to Campbelltown\u00a0<\/strong>project to enhance the green trail.
$2.5 million for the\u00a0Glenfield Town Beautification\u00a0<\/strong>project to reinvigorate the city centre and provide a safer, more inviting and engaging environment.
$2.3 million for the\u00a0Connected Campbelltown \u2013 A network of shared use pathway links and circuits\u00a0<\/strong>project to deliver 7.75km of recreation trails
$2.2 million for the\u00a0Hurley Park \u2013 Early stories of Campbelltown\u2019s Resilience\u00a0<\/strong>project to restore one of the last convict-built structures in NSW
$1.5 million for the\u00a0Simmos\u00a0Beach Parklands \u2013 Activating the Upper Georges River\u00a0<\/strong>project to enhance quality green space and support recreation
$1.4 million for the\u00a0Kanbyugal\u00a0Parklands \u2013 Mountain Bike Park\u00a0<\/strong>project to convert an underutilised parcel of land into an inclusive mountain bike facility
$1.3 million for the\u00a0Leumeah\u00a0Youth Precinct<\/strong>\u00a0project, a vibrant and active hub
$1.3 million for the\u00a0Glenfield Urban Bike Park\u00a0<\/strong>to deliver a BMX track for more facilities for wheeled activities
$977,880 for the\u00a0St Helens Park Youth Space\u00a0<\/strong>to deliver four BMX tracks
$681,063 for the\u00a0Outdoor Fitness Facilities Program \u2013 For a Fitter Healthier Campbelltown\u00a0<\/strong>project to upgrade outdoor fitness equipment at four sites.
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Campbelltown City Council will contribute $460,480 towards the Macarthur Recreation Trail and the Simos Beach Parklands projects.
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As part of the WestInvest Fund, $2 billion was reserved for priority Community Projects. This included $400 million for 15 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in West and South West Sydney, with each local council eligible for between $20 million and $35 million, depending on population size.
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Mr Perrottet said the projects put forward by the Camden and Campbelltown councils would help build a brighter future for the people of Western Sydney.
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\u201cThe Cut Hill Reserve Sports Field Redevelopment project will renew 18.5ha of green space with two double playing fields to support the many nearby sporting codes including archery, AFL, soccer, rugby and cricket clubs,\u201d Mr Perrottet said.
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Mr Kean said the Connected Campbelltown project will deliver 7.75km of new recreation links between key open spaces in highly-populated areas to allow more locals to get active.
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\u201cThe Macarthur Recreation Trail project will build on existing links to connect Camden CBD, through the Australian Botanic Garden Mt Annan, to Campbelltown Train Station and CBD via Bow Bowing Creek, Western Sydney University and Macarthur Station,\u201d Mr Kean said.
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Mrs Tuckerman said the Camden Animal Shelter and Community Education Hub project in Smeaton Grange will transform an industrial works depot into a sustainable animal shelter.
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\u201cCouncils have responsibility for pounds and animal shelters, so this project will set a new national standard for sustainable shelter design, embody shelter medicine principles and have a significant focus on community outreach.\u201d
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Mr Elliott said the funding for Simmos Beach Parklands will enhance the popular spot along the upper Georges River Corridor.
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\u201cThe project will deliver viewing decks to ensure Simmos beach parklands remains a favourite destination to relax, exercise and cool down in summer,\u201d Mr Elliott said.
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Member for Camden Peter Sidgreaves said it is great to see WestInvest delivering community projects for Camden, Macarthur and Western Sydney.
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\u201cThese projects are fast tracking council projects that support the local residents in our communities,\u201d Mr Sidgreaves said.
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Camden Mayor Therese Fedeli said the council is grateful the NSW Government is supporting it in delivering such key facilities and spaces.
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\u201cThe Camden Animal Shelter and Education Hub will create employment, volunteer and partnership opportunities for our community and the Cut Hill Reserve project will extend the space\u2019s capacity for use for new and existing users,\u201d Cr Fedeli said.
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Campbelltown Mayor George Greiss said his council is looking forward to getting the work underway to deliver 11 great projects across the city.
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\u201cOur community has told us that they want more greenery and active spaces in our public domain that respect and honour the heritage of our region,\u201d Cr Greiss said.
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\u201cThese projects reflect those community aspirations while increasing connectivity across the city, delivering recreation and lifestyle benefits for our new communities and also embellishing established suburbs.\u201d
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Announcements on other LGAs will be made soon.
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The $5 billion WestInvest program was made possible by the Government\u2019s successful WestConnex asset recycling strategy.
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A further $1.6 billion from the $2 billion Community Project Grants is available to local community groups. A total of $3 billion is also set aside to deliver transformational projects that will benefit local communities, led by NSW Government agencies.
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To find out more about WestInvest visit\u00a0www.nsw.gov.au\/grants-and-funding\/westinvest<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Camden and Campbelltown residents will benefit from new walking trails and bike tracks, refreshed high streets, an educational animal hub and a huge new sports complex thanks to the $5 billion WestInvest Fund.\u00a0Premier Dominic Perrottet, Treasurer Matt Kean, Minister for Western Sydney David Elliott and Minister for Local Government Wendy Tuckerman today announced the City … Continue reading “$50 million for Camden and Campbelltown Westinvest projects”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18696"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18697,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18696\/revisions\/18697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}