Street Sweeping a Priority with Autumn Arriving

3 May 2018

Street Sweeping Calendar

With winter upon us the leaves will be falling soon! Check out the street sweeping schedule to see when your street will be cleaned - don't forget to move your car!

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Calendar

Help us keep your street clean by ensuring:

Your vehicles are parked off the street on designated cleaning days
Sticks, branches and rocks from footpaths, naturestrips and gardens are not swept into the gutter.

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Cross Safely

Council have made crossing Bridge Road near the Crescent safer by raising the existing island and installing a formal zebra crossing closer to Homebush Boys High School.

Community Consultation

Council proposes to ease congestion at the intersection of Bridge Road and Parramatta Road by diverting some percentage of traffic through Smallwood Ave. Feedback can be sent to council@strathfield.nsw.gov.au by Friday 18 May 2018.

Exhibition of Planning Proposal 2-6 Pilgrim Rd &
9-13 Albert Rd, Strathfield

The proposal seeks an amendment to the Strathfield Local Environmental Plan 2012 to increase the maximum height of buildings from 35 metres to 54 metres and increase the maximum floor space ratio (FSR) from 3.5:1 to 5:1.

The Planning Proposal is on exhibition until 1 June 2018.

Submissions are to be emailed to: PlanComment@planningpanels.nsw.gov.au

The Planning Proposal and relevant documents can be found here.

Pilgrim Park Pathway

A new pathway has been laid at Pilgrim Park. The Park is expected to be open to the public by the end of May (weather permitting).

National Road Safety Week

1,200 lives are lost on our roads each year. National Road Safety Week (30 April - 6 May) provides an opportunity for people and organisations to commit to safeguarding the lives of all road users. You can take the pledge to Drive So Others Survive and make a difference to someone’s life.

Hey Tosser!

Each year over 25,000 tonnes of litter is tossed in NSW, damaging our natural environments, harming wildlife and sea creatures, injuring people and making our green spaces less healthy. If it’s not in the bin, it’s on you.

Strathfield 2030

The Strathfield 2030 Draft Community Strategic Plan is currently on exhibition until 16 May and can be viewed here, or at Customer Service or the Libraries.

Draft CSP

Sustainability Superheroes Correction

Last week’s e-news stated that 70,209.4 tonnes of containers were collected at Strathfield’s Return and Earn machine; however the correct amount is 70 tonnes. Council apologises for any confusion.