First look at new development between Campbelltown and Appin
CAMPBELLTOWN Mayor George Brticevic has guaranteed the environment and heritage sites around the new Gilead development will be protected.
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CAMPBELLTOWN Mayor George Brticevic has guaranteed the environment and heritage sites around the new Gilead development will be protected.
Speaking at the launch of Lendlease’s Gilead Information Centre at Macarthur Square, Cr Brticevic said the new shopfront offered locals the chance to see a clearer picture of what the development will look like in the future.
The information centre, located near Coles at Macarthur Square, contains graphics and a model of the development.
The development has upset some members of the Appin and south Campbelltown communities due to concerns surrounding the heritage of the homestead on the Mt Gilead farming property and environmental issues, including the protection of the local koala colony.
Cr Brticevic said the information centre could help dispel many of those concerns.
“There's a lot of misconceptions about the heritage and environment,” he said.
“Seeing the model, it shows that the heritage of the homestead is protected, there’s going to be riparian corridors and there’s going to be biodiversity particularly with Noorumba Reserve.
“Hopefully with the co-operation of the State Government, Campbelltown Council and Lendlease, we can have koala fencing and tunnels to allow safe passage of our wildlife.”
Campbelltown Council and Lendlease have entered into a $58 million voluntary planning agreement (VPA) which will see community infrastructure provided by the developer alongside the development.
Cr Brticevic said projects to be built under the VPA such as an all-inclusive Touched By Olivia park, to be provided in the project’s first stage, were important to establishing a vibrant community.
Lendlease communities general manager NSW/ACT Arthur Ilias said the centre will be a welcoming place for the community to learn about the development.
“It’s exciting to open this hub where the community and broader region can see our vision for Gilead, collaborate with us and provide input into the types of amenity and infrastructure that could be included to create a vibrant village lifestyle with parks and open spaces,” Mr Ilias said.
“The centre will also provide information about how the development responds to its natural setting and highlights the ecologically protected areas that will be regenerated as part of the development.”
Mr Ilias said Lendlease has a longstanding history in the Macarthur region, spanning almost 60 years from when it first acquired land at Macquarie Heights, now known as Bradbury, and developed other residential communities like Glen Alpine.
“We are immensely proud of our legacy in the region and commitment to creating the best places,” Mr Ilias said.
Lendlease currently has a development application before Campbelltown Council for the subdivision of 333 residential lots at Gilead following the NSW Government’s rezoning of the land for development in late 2017.
Overall the development will take up a 208.9ha site.