2022/2023 Annual Report

Programs and Facilities
Child Friendly Campbelltown Initiatives
Staff engaged with children ranging from 4 years old to 13
years old to inform the development of a Children’s Policy.
Children and families shared their views about a range of
things including what they think Child Friendly is, what they
like about their community, who they spend time with and
what they do, and why asking children for their opinions and
ideas is important. The Policy was endorsed by Council in
August 2023.
15 Neighbourhood Play and Connect Projects were attended
by over 800 children and families. They included 9 Play
Streets, Fourth Creek Nature Play, Imagination Playground
at Thorndon Park & Charles Campbell Community Fair and
a Magill Community Play Date at Daly Oval. Community
partners supporting these activities included Charles
Campbell College, Hectorville Sport and Community Club, il
nido Childrens Centre, Magill Kindergarten, Magill Campus
and Community Children’s Centre, Paradise Kindergarten
and Thorndon Park Kindergarten.
Community Bus
The Campbelltown Community Bus Service is for residents of
all ages. The Bus Service is operated by volunteers.
A free door to door service for all Council residents enables
residents to access any one of the following places, and operates
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings each week.
During the year, the door to door bus service carried 2,162
passengers to the following locations:
» The ARC Campbelltown
» Campbelltown Shopping Centre
» Target/Foodland – Newton Central
» Campbelltown Public Library
» Coles/Woolworths – Newton Village
» Kmart/Coles – Firle.
Council provided 43 charter hires at reasonable rates to
Community groups and residents in Campbelltown or
adjoining Local Government areas. Hire is available 7 days
a week, with the exception of the door-to-door service times
(subject to the availability of volunteer drivers).
Private Bus Subsidy
Council provides private bus subsidies to eligible local
Community groups to support their core activities.
Community groups can book a private bus and contribute
towards the cost with Council subsidising up to $400. A total
of 14 subsidies were provided to 8 Community groups during
2022/2023 totalling $5,200.
Campbelltown City Council
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