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Trust deficit opens up on town centre strategy

Preliminary Findings Camden Town Strategy Community Consultative Process A trust deficit has opened up between Camden Council and stakeholders in the Camden Town Centre Enhancement Strategy. It threatens to re-shape Camden’s sense of place and community identity, according to preliminary research conducted by UOW academic Dr Ian Willis. Stakeholder cynicism has developed for some around… Continue reading Trust deficit opens up on town centre strategy

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Cowpastures Bicentennial Celebrations 1995, the beginning of a settler society

Local festival In 1995, the Camden community held a 12-month programme of events to celebrate the bicentennial of the naming of the Cow Pastures by Governor Hunter in 1795 and the discovery of 61 head of wild cattle. The discovery of the cattle herd was an important event in the life of the fledgling colony… Continue reading Cowpastures Bicentennial Celebrations 1995, the beginning of a settler society