Notes from Community Update Meeting on 17 October 2017

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1 Notes from Community Update Meeting on 17 October 2017 Development Update by Landcom and Greenfields Development Company The following is a summary of the development update provided by Nick Lennon, UrbanGrowth NSW and Mark Perich, Greenfields Development Company. Champions Park located on both sides of Peter Brock Drive near The Northern Road is now open to the public. The Park boasts an avenue of trees on both corners which acts as a water detention basin and water quality treatment. number of shelters with seating provide the perfect place to sit and enjoy the vista and paths throughout the whole space provide easy pedestrian connection. The southern basin has exercise equipment and the northern basin has a dog off leash area. community event will be held on Saturday 4 November to celebrate the opening of the dog park. bridge will be built on Podium Way, near the site of the planned Oran Park High School which will provide access to and from the town centre and alleviate some stress around the school. The bridge will have separate access for cars and pedestrians and is expected to be completed by May Medium density sites works are progressing on sites in Tranche 1 and Tranche 7. Council approval is pending for the site in Tranche 9 and work is expected to commence shortly. Residents in the vicinity of the site will be advised of the commencement date, staging of construction and any impacts on existing residents via letter box drop. Work on the Oran Park Town Library is on track for an early 2018 opening. The library design includes areas for study, active spaces as well as a resource centre with meeting rooms. Oran Park Town continues to grow with approximately 8,000 people now living in Oran Park Town. s the area grows so too do the number of facilities: o Thompson Health will soon lodge a development application for a 240 bed aged care facility which will be built near Jack Brabham Reserve with construction expected to commence mid

2 o The Department of Education have revised their plans for the new Oran Park High School and expansion of Oran Park Public School. These new plans which incorporate more parking are currently being assessed. o development application will be lodged soon for a new six storey commercial building which will be built on Oran Park Drive opposite the Sales Office car park. The new building will offer businesses the opportunity to buy office space rather than lease. To find out more about these office spaces, go to the Oran Park Podium website or contact the Sales Office on o Oxanda Education have revised their plans for the new child care centre opposite Oran Park Primary School. The plans have now been scaled back with the learn to swim centre being relocated to the site they own in Skaife Street. The Oran Park Raceway history and heritage continues to be preserved with the unveiling of the Oran Park Raceway Walk of Fame in ugust. Located in the Town Park, the Walk of Fame, honours legendary drivers and riders. This is the first stage of the Walk of Fame with more to come over the next few years. memorial plaque was also unveiled to remember the competitors and officials who lost their lives competing and officiating at Oran Park Raceway, including those that passed away later of injuries sustained at the Raceway. The first stage of the extension of Dick Johnson Drive is under construction and is expected to be completed mid Connection to The Northern Road is expected end of

3 The bridge connecting to Catherine Fields is currently under assessment by Council. The bridge will have an underpass which will allow the safe movement of pedestrians and cyclists. Connection to Campbelltown via Gregory Hills Drive will be open by the end of October. (Note: the road opened on 25 October 2017) The October/November issue of the Oran Park Town Newsletter was recently distributed. If you haven t received your electronic copy, info@oranparktown.com.au number of events are coming up o Festival of Light Saturday 21 October o Grandparents Day rescheduled to Friday 10 November o Kids in Costume Sunday 29 October o Dog Park Opening Saturday 4 November Residents who have recently moved into Oran Park and not yet received their Welcome Gift and Information Pack are asked to contact karren.kapitanow@greenfields.net.au To keep up to date with news and events, follow us on our two Facebook pages: o o To register your interest in land releases and for other useful information, go to the Oran Park Town website Summary of presentation on The Northern Road and Bringelly Road Upgrades Stage 2, by Ken Edwards, Construction Manager, Lendlease Clearing works commenced recently along The Northern Road in preparation for the 15.6 km upgrade of The Northern Road between Peter Brock Drive and Mersey Road as well as the Bringelly Road upgrade between King Street and The Northern Road. Major work will soon start on this upgrade which will see a new north bound carriageway built with traffic then switched to the new section of road whilst the southbound dual carriageway is built. The upgrades will see the intersection of The Northern Road and Bringelly Road become a major interchange allowing turning movements for traffic in all directions. 3

4 These upgrades will deliver new and improved roads to support integrated transport in the region and capitalise on the economic benefits from the Western Sydney irport at Badgerys Creek. The work is expected to be completed in More information is available on the Roads and Maritime Services website: Summary of the presentation on the TFE training opportunities in Oran Park, presented by South West Institute of TFE The Oran Park Town team have been working with the South West Institute of TFE to gain an understanding of the training needs of our local community. 300 residents completed a recent survey and a summary of the findings is provided below: Most people who completed the survey were aged 30 to 45 years Most people have already completed some tertiary education whilst some are still at school and looking to enter tertiary education More than half the respondents have thought about changing their field of work in the past six months third of people would like to improve their education and one in four would like to change their career lmost 90% of respondents have thought about furthering their education and the same number are interested in learning with TFE NSW The preferred training delivery model is the flexible model which involves some face to face teaching as well as online teaching with the clear majority interested in part time courses of 6 months or less The courses that people are interested in the most are Business Management, Counselling, Teaching and Education, Community Services, Health including Mental Health, Building and Construction and IT detailed report will be prepared on the findings with a view to offering some courses in Oran Park in

5 Resident uestions When will the missing section of Oran Park Drive be completed? The adjoining developer at Harrington Park has recently completed roadworks along Oran Park Drive and we are soon looking to put in an intersection around the missing section of Oran Park Drive near Harrington Parkway. re there any plans to create a crossing on Peter Brock Drive near Skaife Street? We would like to put traffic lights in but the RMS will not provide approval. Can anything be done about Carden Street and Evans Street as this area gets very busy with school traffic and there are a number of kids running about near the park? The angle of the bend in Carden Street is also a concern. We re currently focusing on other other areas such as the Dan Cleary intersection and we will then relook at other areas of concern. Residents are encouraged to write to the RMS and Council to raise any concerns. When will Dick Johnson Drive be extended to The Northern Road? The intersection of Dick Johnson Drive and The Northern Road will be completed by the end of Vehicles continue to do illegal manouvres along Peter Brock Drive. These should be reported to the Police so they can allocate patrols. When will Stage 2 of the shopping centre be built? Design work for Stage 2 of the shopping centre is underway. Because the railway line is proposed to come to Oran Park, we are now looking at building heights and new planning proposals for the town centre, including apartments above the shops to activate the restaurant precinct. We expect Stage 2 to be completed some time in Please provide an update on the Water Park. The designs for the Water Park have been finalised. The Water Park has now been relocated to a better and more suitable location within the town centre near Rons Creek. This new location will allow for BB s and picnic shelters to be located nearby. This will allow the Town Park to remain a more intimate park. Will the roads be upgraded in the town centre to cope with extra people in apartments? Yes. The roads have been designed to cater for significant development in the town centre. We anticipate the new planning proposal will increase density by about 20% and we will be undertaking further assessment to test the road system. 5

6 t the last Community Update meeting residents were advised that the employment zone might not happen due to the irport. re there plans for the employment zone to be relocated? The employment zone near The Northern Road is proposed to be scaled back. s a result of the irport we are focusing on more employment opportunities in the town centre. We have moved the medical precinct to the north of the town centre to grow employment opportunities such as private and public health services. We are also still working on Stage 3 of the South West Local Health District Medical Centre (MyHealth Oran Park). The number of doctors at MyHealth Oran Park is increasing and they now offer pathology services. There is currently a tender out for additional llied Health Services with an Expression of Interest soon to go out for scanning and imaging services. Will there be a service station in Oran Park? The most likely location for a service station will be at the intersection of Dick Johnson Drive and The Northern Road. When is Oran Park going to stop growing? The growth will continue to the north over the next 30 years all the way to the irport. The extent of Oran Park the suburb will be bounded by South Creek, The Northern Road and about 3km north of the town centre. The current public school is expanding and there are plans to build a high school but are there any plans for more schools? There are plans for a state primary school in Oran Park (south) and we are planning for another K-12 school to the north. Will the waterway to the north be like a lake or a dam? It s currently a dam but it will be reshaped into a lake. We are currently working with Council and the Department of Planning on its design. 6