Thanks to everyone who attended our community forums. View the full Community Forums Engagement Summary 2023

Engagement Overview

Mayor George Greiss invited the community to attend a series of forums to hear what’s ahead for our city and to share what they love about Campbelltown and their ideas for the future.

We wanted to explore:

• Our approach to community engagement
• What we’re doing for our enriched natural environment
• Our places for people
• The economic prosperity of our city.

Community members could talk individually with our Mayor, General Manager, Directors and other senior staff who were in attendance, to directly address issues that may be affecting them. They could also add their ideas to our topic consultation boards so that feedback could be collated.

Engagement Overview

• Over To You Campbelltown engagement portal
• Compass, our community newsletter mailed to all households in the LGA
• Community and business eNewsletters
• Website
• Social Media
• Posters and TV displays in our Civic Centre, Leisure centres and Libraries
• Postcards
• Invitations emailed to local schools and community groups

Key statistics

Key themes

From conversations with the Mayor and senior staff some of the main themes about what we heard included:

• Larger community halls
• More active transport routes
• Need more inclusive facilities
• Plant more trees
• Provide information in other languages
• Engaging with seniors
• Community events for different cultures
• Queen Street
• Commercial Development
• Native wildlife protection
• Development applications
• Macarthur Heights
• Service requests
• Prayer spaces
• Pedestrian pathways
• Development in Ingleburn
• Reserve and playspaces
• Tree planting

Feedback on Community Forums

• Excellent mechanism for locals to interface with local leadership
• Thank you for your support and I’m genuinely pleased to have had the opportunity to meet you
• Hope this forum will be more often
• Longer meeting times needed with the Mayor

Our key focus has been delivering on projects to benefit our community.

We have heard important insights through engaging with our community and understanding how this could help shape the future of our city. 

We have heard loud and clear that our community want to see action. As a city, we are proud and want to continue to deliver programs that benefit and meet the needs of our people.

Next Steps

Mayor George Greiss will be considering programming an ongoing schedule of meeting times for the community to book in and have a one-one-one- discussion with him during 2024.

Comments and ideas captured at the community forums will assist with our next Delivery and Operational Plan.