Lesson on Local History

Would you like to learn more about the history of the Arnotts Biscuits, famous residents, transport and the local environment in our area? Join an online talk hosted by the Strathfield-Homebush District Historical Society on Wednesday 8 September from 6.00-7.30pm. Register your spot today!

Strathfield Storytime

Read along to “Wide Big World” with Pele from the Strathfield Library & Innovation Hub!

Register Your Travel

To help stop the spread of Covid-19, new rules now apply for workers needing to travel to and from a local government area (LGA) of concern and for people travelling outside of Greater Sydney. You now need to register your travel if you:

• Are an authorised worker from an LGA of concern and need to leave the area for work
• Are a worker entering an LGA of concern for work
• Need to travel 50kms outside of Greater Sydney

Multicultural Local Communities Grant

Multicultural NSW is offering grants between $10,000 and $30,000 to eligible organisations and groups that assist with Covid-19 initiatives supporting vulnerable members of our community. Apply by 5pm Friday 3 September.

Fan of the Cooks River?

The Cooks River Alliance would love to hear what you value about the river by completing the #CooksRiverWhatMatters survey. Survey closes this Sunday 5 September 2021. 

Complete the survey now for a chance to win a $100 voucher!

Tree Vandalism is Illegal

Strathfield Council was recently awarded State Government funding to plant 1,065 trees along adjoining areas to the Cooks River. Disappointingly, 45 trees have now been vandalised resulting in funds being relocated from other projects to fix this issue. Damaging trees is an act of vandalism and can result in a fine, regardless of the age and size of the tree.

If you have any information, please contact Council on 9748 9999 or council@strathfield.nsw.gov.au

Staying Afloat and Connected

Improve your mental health and wellbeing by attending a free workshop by The Resilience Centre Sydney. Michelle Wotton, a registered psychologist will be hosting an interactive virtual session to help you and your loved ones cope with isolation during lockdown.

Watch Your Speed!

Did you know that speeding is the biggest killer on NSW roads? As part of their commitment to creating safer roads, Transport for NSW is installing 1,000 static mobile speed camera signs across the NSW road network to remind and encourage drivers to stay within the speed limit. Remember, road safety is everyone’s responsibility.

The Barefoot Bushwalker: Dorothy Butler

This year’s theme for History Week is From the Ground Up which ties in nicely with this week’s Throwback Thursday piece about a local resident who climbed all over the world.

The intrepid ‘barefoot bushwalker’ Dorothy Butler (née English) was born in 1911 and attended Homebush Public School. In 1936 Dot and Dr Eric Dark were the first to scale Crater Bluff in the Warrumbungles. Dorothy climbed all over the world, becoming a mountain guide in New Zealand where she taught a young Edmund Hillary. In 1943 she cycled to Melbourne from Sydney to marry Ira Butler when she couldn’t get a seat on a train. She scaled the Sydney Harbour Bridge several times illegally, including on its opening day in 1932. In 1992 she abseiled down it, aged 80.

Dorothy and Dr Eric Dark on Crater Bluff, 1936

Courtesy National Museum of Australia