Campbelltown, New South Wales

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Campbelltown N.S.W
Population: • Density:	150,589 483/km²
Established:	1820
Area:	312 km²
Region:	Metropolitan Sydney
State District:	Campbelltown, Macquarie Fields, Camden, Wollondilly
Federal Division:	Macarthur, Werriwa
Website: http://www.campbelltown.nsw.gov.au/

Queen Street in Campbelltown

Campbelltown is a suburb and the CBD (central business district) of the City of Campbelltown, in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located about 44 km south west of the Sydney central business district.

Campbelltown lies on the main road and rail links from Sydney to the south-west. Its railway station is extensively used by commuters to various parts of Sydney.

1 History
2 The future
3 Shopping
4 Local Media
5 Fisher's Ghost Festival
6 Notable people born in Campbelltown
7 External links

[edit] History

It was founded in 1820, named after Elizabeth Macquarie née Campbell, wife of the then Governor of New South Wales Lachlan Macquarie. The town was one of a series of south-western settlements being established by Macquarie at that time. Others include Ingleburn and Liverpool.

Campbelltown was designated in the early 1960s as a satellite city by the New South Wales Planning Authority, and a regional capital for the south west of Sydney. There was extensive building and population growth in the intervening time and the government set aside land surrounding the township for public and private housing and industry.

The decades following World War II saw Campbelltown gradually change from a town, surrounded by rural land to a suburb of Sydney, with the development of new suburbs along the rail line towards Campbelltown.

[edit] The future

The future in Campbelltown is great with expanding population, shops opening up with new roads being built, Campbelltown is in for a great future.

[edit] Shopping

Campbelltown has lots of shopping places such as Macarthur Square and Campbelltown mall. Main Shops include:

Target x2
Spotlight
Kmart
Big W
David jones
Officeworks
woolworths
Franklins
Coles
Best & less

[edit] Local Media

Campbelltown is home to two local radio stations, 2MCR and C91.3FM. The two local newspapers are the Macarthur Advertiser and the Macarthur Chronicle.

[edit] Fisher's Ghost Festival

The Fisher's ghost Festival is a yearly festival held in recognition of Frederick Fisher, an emancipated convict who owned farming land in Campbelltown and who appeared as a specter after being murdered over a land dispute. An annual parade through Campbelltown's main street, Queen Street, is held every November and a carnival including fairground rides and other entertainment is held at Bradbury oval, a local sports ground. Over a period of three weeks many activities take place including the Fisher's Ghost Fun Run, the Fisher's Ghost Art Award and the Street Party which was formerly known as the "Mardi Gras." The Fisher's Ghost festival is responsible for a great amount of town pride in Campbelltown and many citizens can state that they or someone they know have been in the Fisher's Ghost parade at some point in time.

[edit] Notable people born in Campbelltown

Jim Piper (born 1981) — Australian breaststroke swimmer
John Marsden (1942 - 2006) — High Profile Lawyer
Beth Freeman-Kane (born 1966) — Internationally Renowned South African Miniaturist