Hume and Hovell Bicentenary

By Greg Warren MP

16 October 2024

Mr GREG WARREN (Campbelltown) (20:19): It is no secret that Campbelltown and the broader Macarthur region is steeped in history, and I was thrilled to celebrate the bicentenary of the Hume and Hovell expedition with local historical societies and interested individuals, including everyone who was involved in that momentous event. In 1824 the Governor of New South Wales, Sir Thomas Brisbane, commissioned Hamilton Hume and former Royal Navy Captain William Hovell to lead an expedition to find new grazing land in the south of the colony. The journey began from Hume's home in Appin, the site of which is marked with a monument on Appin Road, which was erected on the expedition's centenary. This year, Campbelltown City Council and Transport for NSW have worked to erect a new information board at the site to provide more context to the monument. I thank everyone involved, particularly the organisers and the Surveyor General.