News
What changed in and around Menangle Park, with a link to the source every time.
A joint NSW ministerial release says the Noorumba Reserve underpass 'is giving koalas a safer way to cross' Appin Road; the next day, the government told ABC News no koala has been recorded using it in the five months since it opened.
Planned trackwork closes the Southern Highlands Line for the whole weekend; replacement route 6SH stops at all stations between Moss Vale and Campbelltown, Menangle Park included.
Transport for NSW completed the Appin Road upgrade Stage 1 in March 2026 and has now tendered the separate 3.6 km safety upgrade at Gilead, with construction expected from late 2026.
A signalised intersection is funded at the Camden–Wollondilly boundary, well outside Menangle Park — money committed, with no construction date published.
The $15 million commitment pays for a business case and environmental assessment; construction of the road itself has no funding and no date.
The 889 now runs on Sundays, but it no longer runs to Douglas Park or Campbelltown Station — re-plan the trip if either leg was part of it.
Route 845 runs Campbelltown to the new airport via Oran Park every 30 minutes, but Transport for NSW says access into the airport site is not available until the airport opens in late October 2026.
Sydney's new airport takes its first passenger flights on 25 October 2026, and by road it is closer to Menangle Park than Mascot — but there is still no direct bus.
The permanent replacement for the Hume's informal 'Dustbowl' opened on 19 December 2025 south of Menangle Park — heavy vehicles only, so cars and caravans cannot use it.
The Tindall Street to Cummins Road widening has planning money to 2028 — no design, no construction budget and no build date, so plan your driving around the road as it is.