The Council Office, Campbelltown Arts Centre and most services will be closed on Monday 5 October 2026 for the Labour Day public holiday. Find out which services are open and how to stay in touch.
If you need assistance in relation to a dog attack, please contact:
During operating hours contact:Community Response Officers on 02 4645 4000 Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm.
For afterhours assistance contact:
Campbelltown City Council afterhours paging service on 02 4645 4000All other times, including Saturday and Sunday.
For emergency assistance contact:
Please contact NSW Police on 000 or; Campbelltown Police on 02 4620 1199 Macquarie Fields Police on 02 9605 0499
Under the Companion Animals Act any person, including a council officer, may seize a stray dog if the dog has attacked a person or animal and the dog is on property owned or occupied by the person seizing the dog (section 18).
In addition, council officers and police have powers to seize a dog which has attacked from the owner's property if the owner is not present and the dog cannot be adequately secured on the property (section 18).