Connect 2 Campbelltown Newsletter - Community Engagement Outcomes and Local Government Election Caretaker

Local Government Election Caretaker Period

All councils in South Australia are now in the Election Caretaker Period in preparation for local government elections in November. During this time, Councils assume a 'caretaker mode', avoiding actions and decisions which could, or could be perceived as intended to influence voters or otherwise to have a significant impact on the incoming Council. As such, Council will not be undertaking any new Community consultations until November.

Information about the candidates who have nominated for the City of Campbelltown is available from our website.

Recent Council Decisions

At its meeting on Monday 5 September, Council considered a range of projects which have involved community engagement.

Manresa Court Road Closing Process and Land Swap Next Steps

The Road Closing process is a legislatively prescribed consultation which requires Council to hold a meeting and invite persons who have made an objection. The purpose of the meeting is to consider all objections and provide opportunity for people to make a verbal statement in support of their written submission. Due to the legislative nature of the project, Council endorsed this meeting and consideration of the consultation outcomes to occur during the Election Caretaker Period.

Lochiel Park Golf Building Masterplan

Council adopted the Lochiel Park Golf Building Masterplan. Next steps for Council are to identify funding opportunities for a detailed design stage. To see the Community Engagement Outcomes report, go to page 87 of the Council Agenda.

Animal Management Plan

Council also endorsed the Animal Management Plan and approved it being submitted to the Dog and Cat Management Board. As a result of the Community's feedback a number of amendments were made to the plan prior to it being recommended to Council for endorsement. The final plan includes clarifications relating to on-and off-leash dog walking areas. To see the full changes, see the report at page 211 of the Council Agenda.

Recognition and Thank You

We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to Council consultations during this 4 year term of Council, and in particular, the 1425 people that have joined and participated in our Connect 2 Campbelltown online engagement program since October 2020. We thank you for your contribution to engagement and the improvement of our city.

We would also like to personally thank Renee for the administrative work she undertook on engagement projects between February and August this year. We couldn't have completed the 15 engagement projects undertaken during this period without Renee's input.

From time to time during the Election Caretaker Period, we will be distribute a newsletter and hope you stay connected during this period. We have some awesome projects coming up in 2023 and we hope you will contribute to them when the opportunity arises.