Oran Park Town Newsletter
October - November 2014
Recent Events
Under 6’s Gala Day
On Saturday the 9th of August the
Oran Park Chargers Rugby League
Club hosted the Country Rugby
League Group 6 Inaugural Under 6’s
Gala Day.
The Day was attended by 10 local
Clubs entering a total of 18 teams,
playing four games each.
The day was an enormous success
with everyone involved having a
tremendous time.
All the players enjoyed lunch
together, a t-shirt & a commemorative
medallion to celebrate the Inaugural
season of the Oran Park Club in
conjunction with the end of their first
season of Junior Rugby League.
The focus now shifts to season 2015.
12c’s Grand Final win!
The Oran Park Netball Club was
established in 2013. In our first year,
we managed to put four teams
into the Camden & District Netball
Association and in 2014 the Club
grew to six energetic teams.
2014 has been a successful year
for our Club with four of our teams
making it to the Semi Finals and our
two NetSetGo teams developing new
The Oran Park Podium is now open!
skills to be great netballers.
Our 12c’s made their way into the
Grand Final and came away with
Oran Park’s first ever Grand Final
win!
We look forward to seeing more
members join the club in 2015.
Look out for registrations in January
2015. For further information, please
contact Rachael on 0433 994 591 or
Tracy on 0401 486 331.
Relay for Life
For the third year in a row, Oran Park
Town joined the Camden and District
Rotary Relay for Life event which was
held on 20 September. The OPT
Team had 28 members and together
we completed 613 laps! Thank you
to our residents who supported this
event and all the other members of
the Oran Park Town team! It was
great to have you all on board.
Once again the team was captained
by Chris Haywood who this year also
held a position on the organising
committee. Thanks Chris for all your
hard work. The OPT team made an
outstanding contribution to the event.
Why not join us next year?
Poetry Competition
To celebrate National Tree Day in
July, the Community Development
Welcome Program organised a
poetry competition for local school
students. The winning entries and
runners up, will each receive an
environmental prize pack.
Oran Park Town News
Development Update
As at September 2014 nearly 1,700
homesites have been sold, with
around 890 families calling Oran
Park Town their home.
Town Centre
The Oran Park Podium shopping
centre is now open for business with
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the opening held on 25 September.
The centre includes the largest
Woolworths in NSW, 14 speciality
shops and an Anytime Fitness gym.
Over the next month a further 12
stores will open, as will our Smart
Work Centre on the second level.
This is truly a great achievement for
the region and we look forward to the
continued growth of our Town Centre.
We have recently appointed an
architect to commence designing
the future Oran Park Library. The
Library will be part of the future Civic
Precinct to be located within the Town
Centre and will also include Camden
Council’s new Administration Building.
Parks
Family Hill Park, located at the top
of Carden Street, is now open as of
26th September. The park includes a
variety of play equipment for the kids,
some great space to kick a ball and
some sheltered picnic tables.
We have recruited a skate park
designer to design our proposed
skate park and youth hub which will
be located in Julia Reserve on Peter
Brock Drive. The team will be running
consultation workshops and an online
forum over the next few months,
giving people of all ages a say in the
design of a greatly anticipated facility.
OPT Netball - 12c winners!
Roads
The Northern Road intersection
with Peter Brock Drive is now open,
providing a new entry into Oran Park
Town. You may have also noticed that
the traffic lights at the intersection
of Peter Brock Drive/Oran Park
Drive and the intersection of Peter
Brock Drive/South Circuit are now
operational. These lights will provide
safer movements for both vehicles
and pedestrians. Residents are asked
to use caution during the change in
traffic conditions, particularly with
increased traffic flows in the area.
Roadwork
adjustments
at
the
intersection of Oran Park Drive and
South Circuit have been carried out
and traffic signals will be installed
soon.
The construction of footpaths to the
west of Oran Park Drive in Stages
3 and 5 will commence shortly. All
affected residents will be notified by
a letterbox drop in advance of the
footpath works.
Construction Update
Stage 4 landscape and civil works
are complete for Releases A & B. Civil
works are continuing for Stage 4C
through to 4F and landscape works
are underway for 4G and 4H. The
construction of Stage 10 is progressing
well (Releases A & B).
Community Update
Our next Community Update will
be held on 14 October. This will be
an opportunity for residents to hear
about how the development of our
town in progressing. The community
update will also include a local small
business expo and a presentation
from Council’s economic development
officer.
New Playgroup for OPT!
We’re excited to announce that the
Benevolent Society will be starting
up a third playgroup in Oran Park
Town! The Playgroup will provide
play based activities for families with
children aged 0-5 years and will
meet at Bambinos Kindergarten every
Thursday during school terms from
10am to 11.30am. Bring a hat, water
and a piece of fruit and join in the fun.
We look forward to seeing you there!
For more information contact Eliza
from the Benevolent Society on 4629
2000 or 0450 840 188.
Naming our Parks
The OPT team will soon be conducting
a community survey to understand
community views about new and
proposed names for OPT’s parks and
2014 Relay for Life!
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reserves.
From 1962, Oran Park Raceway
successfully hosted many highprofile motorsport events, including
the Australian Grand Prix and V8
Supercars Championship, before its
closure in 2010.
As there is a significant motorsport
history in Oran Park, the OPT team
commemorates this by naming places
after famous motorsport personalities
associated with the successful
raceway.
Recently, eleven names including
living and non-living sportspeople
were put forward to the Geographical
Names Board (GNB) for approval.
As the GNB does not often approve
naming places after people who
are still living, two names (Wayne
Gardner and Mick Doohan) were not
approved.
However, the OPT team believes
that these personalities deserve
recognition due to their outstanding
motorsport achievements and roles in
helping create the history and legacy
of the Oran Park Raceway.
Through the community survey, the
OPT team would like to measure
community support for naming
the two parks after living people.
Watch out for the community survey
team to register your views about the
names for OPT’s parks and reserves.
More information including the
survey’s link will be available in the
next What’s On in November.
Oran Park Smart Work Hub
The Oran Park Smart Work Hub
is a fully equipped workspace for
professionals and businesses.
It’s
available for complimentary use by
individuals during October.
During this time it’s a good
opportunity to get a sense of how
often you’d like to use the facility. To
register for complimentary seats email
[email protected].
Tours will be available on weekdays
throughout October.
The launch
event is taking place on Thursday 9
October and all residents are invited
to attend.
A healthy ORAN PARK
TOWN...
Live Life Well @ OPT
Be sure to check out the list of activities
taking place throughout the month
of October to promote health and
wellbeing at OPT. To view the full
program visit http://bit.ly/1qax3Lc
Host a Girls Night In this
October!
Every day in Australia, around 50
women are diagnosed with breast or
a gynaecological cancer.
This year Cancer Council NSW would
like you to get involved in helping us
change these statistics by hosting a Pink
Ribbon fundraiser, Girls Night In event.
Money raised through these events
will go directly into research, support
Calling All Walkers!
Jo and Mel will be hosting
a Girl’s Night In at the OPT
Community Room on Friday
17 October. Get your friends
together and come along for
cheese, wine and lots of fun!
(see October What’s On for
more information)
services and prevention programs.
Whether you host a pink morning tea,
organise a wear pink day at work or
school or get the girls together for a
Girls Night In, every dollar counts!
To register your Pink Ribbon fundraiser
or Girls Night In, please visit:
www.pinkribbon.com.au
For more information, contact
Crystal Huynh, Cancer Council NSW
Community Engagement Manager
at [email protected] or call
02 9354 2008.
Interested in joining an OPT
Walking Group or being a “Walk NEWS FROM CAMDEN...
Supervisor”? Contact Josephine, Free Breast Screening Service
OPT Community Facilitator on October is Australia’s Breast Cancer
0400 743 779 or
Awareness month and what better
[email protected]
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time to inform local women of the
free BreastScreen NSW service.
BreastScreen NSW is offering free
screening breast x-rays at the Mawson
Centre, Ground Level, 4 Browne
Street, Campbelltown.
The program especially invites women
aged 50 to 74, every two years, for
the early detection of breast cancer.
All women aged over 40 years are
welcome.
Women in NSW currently have
a 1 in 8 risk of developing breast
cancer in their lifetime. A breast
screen (screening mammogram) with
BreastScreen NSW can find breast
cancer early, before a woman or her
doctor notices any symptoms.
and no doctor’s referral is needed.
BreastScreen NSW is a government
funded screening program that is
both quality and confidential.
Appointments are every 15 minutes
and the service is close to public
transport and the public car park.
To book call 13 20 50 or visit the
website: www.bsnsw.org.au
Camden Pool
Did You Know Camden has its own
heated outdoor 50 metre pool and
splash park for kids?
Camden War Memorial Pool is
located on the corner of Mitchell
and Oxley Street, Camden. Why
not come down for a swim and
relax with great views and picnic
facilities. Check out our website
www.ymcansw.org.au/camden
Mount Annan Leisure Centre
Mount Annan Leisure Centre is offering
families the chance to get fit together.
You can have one membership for the
whole family for just $41 per week.
For
more
02 4648 4830
information
Open Monday to Friday, the
service has friendly, female staff
on
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Oran Park ChildCare
family owned and managed
Long day care, preschooL and Before and
after schooL care
State of the Art facilities with highly qualified staff who
really care about your children
CCB and CCR Approved
Fully qualified Chef
(Munch and Move healthy eating program)
Environmentally friendly service
ExtEnSivE SChool REAdinESS pRogRAM
Social and interactive Anti Bullying program
Equip your child with the skills they need for life
Oran Park Childcare
1 Laura Street Oran Park 2570
[email protected]
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