Public Notices and Community Information
Notice of Pesticide Application
Camden Council wishes to advise all residents and users that pesticide spraying will be undertaken at the following sportsgrounds between Monday 25 March and Friday 29 March 2024.
The pesticides being used are Monument and Specticle which control weeds in turf grasses and will be applied as per manufacturer’s label recommendations. Waldo is registered for this use by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.
The public is advised not to use the following sportsgrounds and reserves whilst spraying is being undertaken and for at least 1-hour post application. Signage will be left onsite during the day of application.
- Liquidamber Reserve, Narellan Vale;
- Fairfax Reserve, Harrington Park;
- Jack Brabham Reserve, Oran Park;
- Doohan Reserve, Oran Park;
- Cunningham Reserve, Gregory Hills;
- Kirkham Reserve, Elderslie;
- Narellan Sports Hub, Narellan;
- Jack Nash Reserve, Currans Hill;
- Emerald Hills Reserve, Emerald Hills;
- Onslow Park, Camden;
- Catherine Park Reserve, Catherine Park;
- Belgenny Reserve, Camden;
- Nugget Beames Reserve, Narellan Vale;
- Wayne Gardner Reserve, Oran Park;
- Wandarrah Reserve, Narellan Vale; and
- Rotary Cowpasture Reserve, Camden.
For more information phone 4645 5182.
Emergency Road Works - Pluto Ave, Leppington
Emergency road works are required on Pluto Ave, at the corner of Byron Road, Leppington.
A full road closure will be in place on Thursday 21 March 2024 only. The footpath at the same location will be closed on Friday 22 March 2024 only.
Nepean River Trail - Occasional closure
Camden Council is constructing new footpath networks to the Miss Llewella Davies Pioneer Walkway in Camden Town Farm as part of the Nepean River Trails project.
Walking trails may be closed from time to time to safely deliver this project.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Closure of a section of Miss Llewella Davis Walkway
A section of the Miss Llewella Davies Walkway at Camden Town Farm (indicated by the red line on the image) is closed to undertake upgrade works as part of the Nepean River Trail program.
The remainder of the walkway will remain open.
Safety fences and signage will be installed at the boundaries of the construction zone. Walkway patrons should not enter the construction zone or livestock paddocks.
We apologise for any inconvenience.
Adoption of the amended Oran Park DCP
On 9 May 2023, Council resolved to publicly exhibit an amendment to the Oran Park Development Control Plan – Part B1 Oran Park Town Centre (Oran Park DCP), and granted delegation to the General Manager to adopt the DCP if no unresolved submissions were received. This delegation was granted in accordance with the amended delegations issued by the Secretary of the Department of Planning and Environment on 19 January 2015.
The draft amendment was publicly exhibited for 28 days from 22 May to 19 June 2023. Three submissions were received, and all matters raised within the submissions have been resolved.
The amendment introduces the following changes to the Oran Park DCP:
- Acknowledgement of the future rail corridor.
- Establishment of future pedestrian linkages in response to the rail corridor.
- Reconfiguration of special areas within the Town Centre including the Piazza, Market Square, Perich Park, Podium Plaza, Podium Way and Civic Plaza.
- Minor amendments to local road networks to reflect approvals and proposed developments.
- Updates to indicative building envelope plans (number of storeys) to align with the building height controls prescribed in Section 4.3, Appendix 2 Oran Park and Turner Road Precinct Plan within the State Environmental Planning Policy (Precincts – Western Parklands City) 2021 (Precincts SEPP).
- Changes to figures within the Oran Park DCP (including the Structure Plan and Building Envelope Plan figure) to reflect known and likely development outcomes, ensure consistency with the Precincts SEPP, and resolve typographical errors.
The General Manager resolved to adopt the above amendments to the Oran Park DCP on 6 October 2023.
In accordance with Division 2, Section 14 and Section 20 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021, the endorsed amendment to the Oran Park DCP takes effect from 2 November 2023 (date of publication of e-Notice).
E-Notice Adoption of the amended Oran Park DCP - Cobbitty Road DCP Amendment
Adoption of the amended Oran Park DCP
On 12 December 2023, Council resolved to endorse an amendment to the Oran Park Development Control Plan – for land known as 499, 501, 585, 589, 591 & 593 Cobbitty Road, Cobbitty (Oran Park DCP). Council also granted delegation to the General Manager to adopt the DCP, subject to minor amendments being made to figures in the DCP. This delegation was granted in accordance with the amended delegations issued by the Secretary of the Department of Planning and Environment on 19 January 2015.
The draft amendment was publicly exhibited for 28 days from 7 August to 4 September 2023. Nine submissions were received, and all matters raised within the submissions were resolved at the 12 December 2023 Council Meeting.
The amendment results in the following changes to the Oran Park DCP:
- Introduction of the Hassall Driveway heritage boulevard;
- Removal of the linear open space park in the north-west part of the site and redistribution of the open space into two parks in the north-west and south-east of the site;
- Refinements of the riparian corridor and passive open space network;
- Designation of land originally identified for the expansion of Macarthur Anglican School for urban development;
- A minor amendment to the location and size of the proposed primary school.
- Incorporation of controls to address the transition between the development, Cobbitty Road and the Metropolitan Rural Area (MRA);
- Removal of the maximum height control for the earth mound in the Denbigh transition area;
- Introduction of a number of changes to the water cycle management and functioning of the site;
- An amendment to the Indicative Layout Plan and Street Network Plan to make minor changes to the road network to align with recent development approvals;
- Introduction of a cross section into Section 5.5 (Cobbitty and The Northern Road Interface) to illustrate the perimeter road and required treatment to the vegetated buffer between the property boundary and Cobbitty Road; and
- Introduction of controls into Section 5.5 that require road construction of the future perimeter road to avoid clearing of vegetation (where possible).
It is also noted that the other proposed amendments to the school site have been deferred in response to Council’s resolution of 12 December 2023.
The General Manager resolved to adopt the above amendments to the Oran Park DCP on 6 February 2024.
In accordance with Division 2, Section 14 and Section 20 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021, the endorsed amendment to the Oran Park DCP takes effect from 19 February 2023 (date of publication of E-Notice).