City of Campbelltown (New South Wales)

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The City of Campbelltown is a local government area in the Macarthur region of south western Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. The area is located about south west of the Sydney central business district and comprises
The mayor of the City of Campbelltown is Cr. George Greiss, a member of the Liberal Party.

Campbelltown was founded in 1820, named after Elizabeth Macquarie née Campbell, wife of the then Governor Lachlan Macquarie. The town was one of a series of south western settlements established by Macquarie at that time; the others include Ingleburn and
Campbelltown Council was originally incorporated on 21 January 1882. The present boundaries of the City of Campbelltown were largely formed in 1949, following the amalgamation of the Municipalities of Ingleburn (incorporated in April 1896) and Campbelltown, as part of a rationalisation of local government areas across New South Wales following World War II. Campbelltown was presented with its own coat of arms in 1969. The coat of arms were based those on the arms of the Campbell family in Scotland. Campbelltown was designated as a satellite city and a regional capital for the south west of Sydney in the early 1960s in the Sydney Region Outline Plan, prepared by the Planning Commission of New South Wales. There was extensive building and population growth in the intervening time and the government surrounded the township with areas which were set aside for public and private housing and industry. Campbelltown was declared a city on 4 May 1968 by the Hon. Pat Morton, Minister for Local Government and Highways. That same day saw the arrival of the first electric train to Campbelltown from Sydney. As a city, Campbelltown honoured the 1st Signals Regiment (now the 1st Joint Support Unit) with the medieval custom of the Freedom of the city. The mayor, Alderman Clive Tregear, wanted to recognise the contribution to the units based at the Ingleburn Army Barracks. The regiment marched through Campbelltown until it got transferred to Queensland in the 1980s. Opened in 2005, the Campbelltown Arts Centre is a cultural facility of Campbelltown City Council that is partially funded by the New South Wales Government through Create NSW.

Campbelltown Civic Centre, Queen Street, Campbelltown. Campbelltown Arts Centre, a contemporary arts centre located at the corner of Camden & Appin Roads, Campbelltown. Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah, a sports stadium used mainly for football and rugby league. The Gordon Fetterplace Aquatic Centre, The Parkway, Bradbury. Eagle Vale Central, Emerald Drive, Eagle Vale. Macquarie Fields Indoor Sports Centre, Fields Road, Macquarie Fields. Macquarie Fields Leisure Centre, Fields Road, Macquarie Fields. HJ Daley Library, Hurley Street, Campbelltown. Greg Percival Library, corner of Oxford Road & Cumberland Road, Ingleburn. Glenquarie Library, Brooks Street, Macquarie Fields.

Festival of Fisher's Ghost: Held annually in the Campbelltown CBD every November. Campbelltown's biggest Festival and one of the longest running Festivals in Australia, dating back to 1956. Featuring 10 days of family fun with more than 30 events, including a grand parade of community groups a street fair, music gigs and fireworks. Ingleburn Alive! Festival: Held annually in Oxford Road in the Northern suburb of Ingleburn in March. Free entertainment, rides and family activities, usually followed by a firework display in Milton park. Riverfest, held annually in August in Koshigaya Park, to raise awareness of the city's local environment and cultural diversity.