Live Like a Local in East Campbelltown
- Mar 2
- 2 min read
Within the suburb of Campbelltown is East Campbelltown, once home to the Soldiers' Settlement, a government resettlement scheme granting WWI veterans small blocks of land for poultry farming. Now a residential area residing on Dharawal land, join WEST as we visit a place where you can feel like a local, thanks to the community spirit found within.
East Campbelltown is easily accessed with a short bus ride from Campbelltown Station, or a detour off the M5. Arriving at Waminda Avenue shops, Georgio's Cafe is the perfect spot for your morning coffee. This is a cafe that cares about their customers, where regulars are greeted warmly by name, coffee orders are made without uttering a word and laughter reigns supreme. Using The Little Marionette beans, George might even serve you his famous dragon latte art.
After fuelling up, take a stroll through the neighbourhood. You’ll notice streets named after Australian capital cities, great Australian rivers, and Australian poets, such as Banjo Paterson (The Man From Snowy River), Henry Lawson (The Drover's Wife) and Dorothea Mackellar (My Country). Subtle reminders of Australia’s literary and cultural heritage.
Nearby Waminda Oval has a playground for kids, and on game days, you can watch the East Campbelltown Eagles rugby teams play. Established in 1961, the Eagles’ matches bring the community together with cheering sidelines full of red and white. While exploring the East Campbelltown area, try to imagine the land as it was from 1919 as the Soldiers' Settlement, with up to 36 poultry farms tended to by returned WW1 soldiers.
Back at Waminda Avenue shops, Waminda Bakery is locally famous Campbelltown wide, as the go-to for the freshest bread, pies, pastries, cupcakes and cookies. Locals are greeted warmly and the bake room is always lively with activity. With so much on offer, choosing just one thing may be a challenge!
Campbell Chinese Take Away offers great Chinese, and Georgio's Cafe serves up the tastiest, classic, old-school burgers in town, as well as milk-bar style favourites such as potato scallops and fish and chips. Pick-A-Pizza is a family-run eatery making the most delicious pizzas, pastas and Italian dishes.
Dennis, his wife and two daughters make their pizzas to order and cook each one in a traditional wood-fired oven. After two decades of perfecting their craft, the flavour is true perfection.
You can also stop by IGA for groceries, Z Barber Shop for a fresh cut, or Alana Hair & Nails for a little TLC. Your local neighbourhood shops are often full of life and stories to tell, genuine people, doing great things, every single day. If you love exploring places where you can live like a local, then East Campbelltown would certainly be an ideal day out for you. Explore with West.
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