Only one week to go until the 2017 Strathfield Food and Jazz Festival!

MasterChefs Julie Goodwin and Diana Chan will be cooking up a storm in the demo kitchen and there’s something for the kids with cooking classes with the Colourful Chef from Foost and entertainer Gaston Soufflé!

When: Saturday 28 October, 11am – 4pm
Where: Strathfield Square

PLEASE NOTE ROAD CLOSURES IN EFFECT: The Boulevarde north of Parnell Street traffic lights, Albert Road between The Boulevarde and Strathfield Square and Churchill Avenue east of Strathfield Square will be closed to traffic between 5.30am and 7.30pm on Saturday 28 October. Strathfield Council would like to apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 

Expressions of interest are open for the Strathfield Community Panel! If you live, work, study or own a business in the Strathfield LGA, this is your opportunity to have input on important community issues including major plans.

To register your interest, simply complete a short 5 minute registration survey here. 

For more information, please contact the Corporate Strategy team on 9748 9999 or email council@strathfield.nsw.gov.au 

Children's Week celebrates the right of children everywhere to enjoy childhood, and Strathfield Council is joining in with a range of activities just for kids! There’s plenty to choose from including chalk drawing competitions, jumping castles, skateboarding lessons and more. All activities are free and will be held in various parks across Strathfield LGA.

Dates: Saturday 21 October – Saturday 28 October

See the website for more info.

Congratulations to Strathfield St Anne's Walking Group who won a place in the Heart Foundation 2018 Calendar with this creatively titled photo "Stayin' Alive"!

The Strathfield St Anne’s Walking Group have completed over 664 walks so far and meet up every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. For more information on walking groups and how to join them, please click here.

Chalmers Road School students have been working hard on a waste and recycling art competition, and the results are amazing! These students are making a difference to our local environment by reducing, reusing and recycling waste. You can do the same by placing litter and cigarette butts in the bin.

National Bird Week starts on Monday and you can be involved by taking part in the national bird count! As Strathfield is home to a number of native and migratory birds, there are plenty for you to choose from. Your ‘eagle eyes’ could help determine how healthy Strathfield’s avian population is.

Fred Thinesh
Principal Engineer, Civil Design Infrastructure & Development 

I find working at Strathfield Council rewarding as it allows me to use my civil and structural engineering skills to make a positive difference to the local Strathfield community. My responsibilities are infrastructure design management and infrastructure project management.

Working at Council presents opportunities to work on a wide variety of projects, some of these have included roundabout designs in Homebush, kerb realignments to calm traffic in Strathfield and drainage design in Raw Square. The desire to improve services to the community is at the heart of every project our team completes.

Quisiana – Homebush Road

‘Quisiana’ (or sometimes known as ‘Berelle’) is one of Strathfield’s most prominent 2 storey Victorian Italiante houses. It is located on Homebush Road and set on large landscaped grounds. Quisiana is heritage listed and was built in c. 1893 for its owner, Thomas Tate. The house was renamed to ‘Berelle’ when it was occupied by George Hindmarsh from 1909-1911.

Images and words courtesy of Cathy Jones.