Council Boundary Change Proposal - Rostrevor, Woodforde and Hamilton Hill

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Community Engagement Open - BDO Australia Campbelltown City Council Boundary Change Proposal

BDO Australia are investigating the Campbelltown City Council Boundary Change Proposal. This proposal seeks to transfer approximately 738 properties in Rostrevor and Woodforde from Adelaide Hills Council to Campbelltown City Council.

We'd like to inform you that BDO Australia have commenced community consultation regarding this proposal. Adelaide Hills Council strongly opposes this proposal on the grounds that it lacks clear justification, would result in significant costs, and does not reflect the views and interests of our residents.

The Boundary Change Inquiry has invited residents to share their views via one of the following ways:

  • In-person forum: Wednesday 4 June 2025, 6:30pm–8:30pm University of South Australia, Magill Campus, Room D1–20, St Bernards Road, Magill
  • Online forum: Thursday 5 June 2025, 12pm–1:30pm
  • Completing the online survey on the YourSAy website
  • Sending written feedback to:
    1. Email: CampbelltownBoundaryReview@bdo.com.au
    2. Postal address: BDO Advisory C/O Kyffin Thompson Level 7, 420 King William Street ADELAIDE SA 5001

We encourage you to have your say and support Adelaide Hills Council’s objection to the proposal. The closing date for feedback submissions is 5pm Friday 20 June 2025.

Council is committed to a fair and transparent process and will continue to keep the community informed as the inquiry progresses. For more information about this engagement, please visit the YourSAy website.

Project background

The Adelaide Hills Council is opposed to the proposal by the Campbelltown City Council to move the boundary between our Councils. The boundary change proposal, which was first submitted by Campbelltown City Council in 2019, is now being formally considered by the Local Government Boundaries Commission of SA (LGBC).

Campbelltown proposes moving the council boundary eastwards so they can take the parts of Rostrevor and Woodforde that are currently in the Adelaide Hills Council. The proposal directly affects 738 properties in the Adelaide Hills.

The LGBC is an independent statutory body established by the State Government to assess boundary change proposals. An Inquiry by the LGBC is currently underway and consultants from BDO Australia have been appointed as investigators to review the proposal. No decisions have been made yet about whether the proposed boundary change should proceed.

Adelaide Hills Council believes the proposed boundary change is divisive, expensive, and unnecessary. Our position is that Campbelltown’s proposal is based on unsubstantiated claims and false assumptions about Adelaide Hills Council’s relationship with the residents of the subject areas and the services we provide to our community.

On this page you will find further background information about the proposal, the outcomes of community consultation conducted by Adelaide Hills Council, and evidence-based submission outlining twelve reasons why we are opposed to the boundary change.

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Community Engagement Open - BDO Australia Campbelltown City Council Boundary Change Proposal

BDO Australia are investigating the Campbelltown City Council Boundary Change Proposal. This proposal seeks to transfer approximately 738 properties in Rostrevor and Woodforde from Adelaide Hills Council to Campbelltown City Council.

We'd like to inform you that BDO Australia have commenced community consultation regarding this proposal. Adelaide Hills Council strongly opposes this proposal on the grounds that it lacks clear justification, would result in significant costs, and does not reflect the views and interests of our residents.

The Boundary Change Inquiry has invited residents to share their views via one of the following ways:

  • In-person forum: Wednesday 4 June 2025, 6:30pm–8:30pm University of South Australia, Magill Campus, Room D1–20, St Bernards Road, Magill
  • Online forum: Thursday 5 June 2025, 12pm–1:30pm
  • Completing the online survey on the YourSAy website
  • Sending written feedback to:
    1. Email: CampbelltownBoundaryReview@bdo.com.au
    2. Postal address: BDO Advisory C/O Kyffin Thompson Level 7, 420 King William Street ADELAIDE SA 5001

We encourage you to have your say and support Adelaide Hills Council’s objection to the proposal. The closing date for feedback submissions is 5pm Friday 20 June 2025.

Council is committed to a fair and transparent process and will continue to keep the community informed as the inquiry progresses. For more information about this engagement, please visit the YourSAy website.

Project background

The Adelaide Hills Council is opposed to the proposal by the Campbelltown City Council to move the boundary between our Councils. The boundary change proposal, which was first submitted by Campbelltown City Council in 2019, is now being formally considered by the Local Government Boundaries Commission of SA (LGBC).

Campbelltown proposes moving the council boundary eastwards so they can take the parts of Rostrevor and Woodforde that are currently in the Adelaide Hills Council. The proposal directly affects 738 properties in the Adelaide Hills.

The LGBC is an independent statutory body established by the State Government to assess boundary change proposals. An Inquiry by the LGBC is currently underway and consultants from BDO Australia have been appointed as investigators to review the proposal. No decisions have been made yet about whether the proposed boundary change should proceed.

Adelaide Hills Council believes the proposed boundary change is divisive, expensive, and unnecessary. Our position is that Campbelltown’s proposal is based on unsubstantiated claims and false assumptions about Adelaide Hills Council’s relationship with the residents of the subject areas and the services we provide to our community.

On this page you will find further background information about the proposal, the outcomes of community consultation conducted by Adelaide Hills Council, and evidence-based submission outlining twelve reasons why we are opposed to the boundary change.

Need more information?

If you’re still after more information please get in touch with our team via:

  • Survey Update

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    Survey Results

    Thank you to everyone who have provided their feedback as part of the Boundary Change Proposal Survey. All responses have now been captured by the project team and the results have been analysed.

    In the Document Library to the right of screen you will see two results documents: a summary, which is a two page overview of the outcomes found, and a full report that goes into more detail about comments made.

    To recap, the overall results were:

    • 268 respondents
    • 65% of all respondents were against the boundary change proposal
    • 28% of respondents were in favour
    • 7% of respondents were undecided or had no preference

    When the survey results were considered by the Adelaide Hills Council, the Mayor and Councillors resolved:

    To recognise and accept that the majority of Rostrevor (AHC) and Woodforde community respondents in the Council Boundary Change Survey are against the boundary change proposal. As such, Council requests that Campbelltown City Council, in light of these results, consider withdrawing their proposal with the Boundaries Commission.

    Mayor Wisdom wrote to the Campbelltown City Council to convey this resolution and has since been seeking an opportunity to make a deputation to that Council to present the survey results and the Adelaide Hills Council’s resolution.

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