Luddenham Progress Association

13/05/2026

The next community drop-in session has been scheduled for 30 May from 10am-1pm. Bradfield Development Authority is hosting, and the following will be attending:
• Independent Community Commissioner - Roberta Ryan and Kate Robinson
• Transport for NSW
• Sydney Metro
• Sydney Water
• Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
• Western Sydney International Airport
• Penrith City Council
• Liverpool City Council
Please note the change in venue from the Bringelly Community Hall used for previous sessions to the First Building at 215 Badgerys Creek Road, Bradfield.

05/05/2026

Our monthly meeting will be held in the hall at 7.30 tonight (Wednesday). New Members Welcome

29/04/2026

Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport Noise Insulation Program
The Noise Insulation Program has been developed by the Australian Government to reduce aircraft noise levels inside eligible homes and other noise sensitive buildings – such as schools, childcare centres, health and medical facilities and places of worship – within the program eligibility area.
The program will fund and deliver noise insulation works for eligible properties. In limited cases where insulation cannot reasonably and cost-effectively meet noise reduction targets, the Australian Government may offer to purchase a property on a voluntary basis. Any property acquisitions will be considered on a case by case basis.
Participation in the program is voluntary.
Further information visit the website https://wsinoiseinsulation.gov.au/

28/04/2026

Have your say on the stormwater plan https://aerotropolisstormwater.mysocialpinpoint.com.au/

27/04/2026

Thanks South West Voice

The NSW Labor Government this week launched a major investment campaign for Bradfield City, promoting new opportunities for businesses, universities and industry to establish themselves in what it describes as “Australia’s first new city in 100 years.” And it revealed that the government has a...

21/04/2026

The Luddenham Progress Association has issued a media release about Bradfield being fast‑tracked and why Luddenham still blocked.
Here is a summary.
Today the Government promoted Bradfield as “Australia’s first new city in 100 years.”
But Luddenham Village — founded in 1813 — remains stalled.
Bradfield is 2.8 km from the second runway and moving ahead. Luddenham is 3.6+ km away and still on hold.
A key concern for our community is that Bradfield is largely government‑owned land, while Luddenham’s expansion relies on privately owned land.
We have repeatedly asked whether this dual role — landowner and decision‑maker — is influencing the different treatment.
We are still waiting for a clear explanation.

16/04/2026

For your information

Airservices is installing two Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) at Western Sydney International Airport. An ILS is a precision Navigation Landing Aid which provides aircraft with both vertical and lateral guidance when approaching a runway for landing. Each system must undergo both ground based and airborne certification to ensure readiness for operational use by 9 July 2026.
To complete commissioning, a small aircraft will conduct a series of flight validation runs. Details of the flights are:
• Saturday 18 April to Tuesday 21 April 2026
• During daylight hours only
• Each flight is expected to last 4 to 6 hours
Flights may involve repeated approaches to the runway as part of the testing process.
During these periods, local residents may notice a small aircraft flying repeated low level flight patterns around the airport. These flight patterns are required to support system testing and validation.
To ensure safe operations while this aircraft is in the air, the airspace above WSI Airport will be temporarily closed to other aircraft during the above times.
Community members can view the aircraft movements via our new WSI WebTrak page, which also displays the locations of the noise monitors installed last month. https://webtrak.emsbk.com/wsi3?utm_source=ehq_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ehq-Notice-of-upcoming-testing-of-the-Instrument-Landing-System-ILS-at-WSI-Airport&utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ehq

07/04/2026

Road users are advised of changed traffic conditions on Park Road, between Willmington Road and James Street, Luddenham from Monday 13 April.
Work is required to repair the road shoulder and improve safety by providing a stable area for emergency stops, reinforcing the pavement edge to reduce road damage, improving existing drainage and helping extend the life of the surface to minimise future maintenance and repair needs.
They will work for up to 10 nights between Monday 13 April and Thursday 7 May 2026, weather permitting. Night work hours will be between 8pm and 5am, Sunday to Thursday. They will not work on Friday or Saturday nights.
There will be temporary traffic changes to make sure the work zone is safe. A single lane closure and a reduced 40 km/h speed limit will be in place during work hours for the safety of workers and road users.

18/03/2026

For those in Liverpool Council.

16/01/2026

Thanks to everyone that voted. We have been working with Penrith City Council to upgrade Sales Park

06/01/2026

Thanks to the Sydney Morning Herald for telling our story today - Outside the Luddenham News and Post, next to the newspapers and the chicken feed, owner Yogeshkumar Methaniya – known as Yogi by locals – talks about his love for the small village in western Sydney where he works. “The community is really helpful, and you can rely on them all the time,” he said.
Behind him, it’s impossible to ignore the sleek new runway at the soon-to-be-completed Western Sydney International Airport. It’s a stark contrast to the semi-rural village that residents say is dying a slow death.
Located one kilometre from the airport, also known as the Nancy-Bird Walton Airport, Luddenham Village is one of the oldest settlements in NSW. Its history dates back to the early 1800s. But in recent years the village, population 456, has struggled to stay alive.
Only 40 students attend Luddenham Public School, businesses have been forced to close, and long-term locals have decided to move away from the village, which is split between Penrith and Liverpool councils.
“All the small businesses are struggling. Rent [goes up] every year, electricity going up, our insurance, everything going up and eventually, if it doesn’t work well, in a year or two we will have to close the door. That’s the last choice,” Methaniya said.
For Methaniya and many Luddenham locals, the solution to save their village is simple: more housing. But with the state government yet to sign off on a strategy that residents say would allow for more residential development, Luddenham Village remains in limbo.
Luddenham Progress Association president Wayne Willmington has seen firsthand Luddenham’s decline over the past 10 years. When he talks about how Luddenham Village has changed, it’s with sadness.
“The school’s levels have plummeted, the amount of kids … it’s just everything,” he said. “It’s as if the state government wants to get rid of us.”
In 2021, the Luddenham Village Discussion Paper was released by the state government. It issued a dire warning.
“To sustain Luddenham Village within the Western Sydney Aerotropolis, it would need almost 4000sqm of retail floorspace by 2026,” the discussion paper said.
“An additional 540 dwellings (compared to the 2016 dwelling count) would be needed to support this growth.”
The report detailed four growth scenarios for Luddenham Village, including an expanded area to the north that could provide 1200 homes. The proposed housing would fall outside the Australian Noise Exposure Concept 20 – anticipated forecasts of future noise exposure patterns based on indicative flight paths around an airport.
In 2022, the NSW government released the finalised rezoning plans for the Western Sydney Aerotropolis. Luddenham Village was the only area that was excluded.
The same year, the NSW government unveiled the Luddenham Village Interim Strategy, which revealed the next steps to create a sustainable future for the town. But it also said residential development would be delayed until the flight paths, airspace design and noise assessments had been finalised.
Three years after it was released, and with the airport due to open next year, the state government is yet to sign the strategy off. Willmington said the only thing holding it up was “excuses”.
“[The state government] should do what the state government said and just allow the new housing to go ahead or give us a valid reason why [it hasn’t progressed],” he said.
On the other side of the airport, it’s a different story: the new Bradfield city is progressing quickly. The Bradfield Superlot 1 has been released for 1400 new homes. It’s being developed by the Bradfield Development Authority, a NSW government agency.
Planning Minister Paul Scully said the state government would progress with the most sustainable strategy for Luddenham’s future “once we understand the full impacts of the new airport”, but he did not confirm when that will be.
“While Luddenham isn’t under the flightpath for Runway 1 as it is shown in the Australian government’s Preliminary Draft Master Plan 2025-45, the full extent of the contours for noise exposure from the airport are still to be finalised by the Australian government,” he said.
“The Minns Labor government is working with the community to achieve the best outcomes for Luddenham Village.”
But those living and working in Luddenham Village believe the community can’t survive much longer without additional housing.
Arthur Okoye, pharmacist at Luddenham’s HealthSAVE Pharmacy, said once construction finishes on the new airport in 2026, workers will stop coming to the village. The reduction in customers make it harder for local businesses to stay afloat.
Luddenham pharmacist Arthur Okoye believes Luddenham needs new housing now.
“You can’t wait. [The village] might die even before there is a lot of growth here,” Okoye said.
“We need the government to really encourage development, especially residential development and accommodation, so that the businesses around here will be sustained until the airport takes off fully.”
Photo Credit: Sitthixay Ditthavong