Sing-A-Long with Sarah

Sing along with Sarah from Strathfield Library on YouTube and have some fun with classic nursery rhymes!

Cleaning Playgrounds

Council have teamed up with URM to help stop the spread of Covid-19. Playgrounds and park equipment are being disinfected twice a day, protecting our littlest residents.

Stay Up-to-Date

Be in the know with the recent changes to social restrictions. Above all, keep practicing good hygiene and continue to maintain a safe distance of 1.5m apart from others when out in public.

Your Chance to Win $100!

There’s only one month left for to enter Council’s Be Local Buy Local promotion! Shop at local small businesses, and enter the draw for your chance to win a $100 debit card! Read more for terms and conditions.

Covid-19 Testing at Bressington Park

A drive-through testing centre has been established at Bressington Park on Underwood Rd in Homebush. Anyone with even mild cold-like symptoms should be tested. No bookings are required, and patients are reminded to stay in their car.

Location: Bressington Park, Underwood Rd, Homebush:
Operating Hours: 8.30am-3.30pm, 7 days

Storytime with Strathfield Library

In case you missed yesterday’s National Simultaneous Storytime session, you can still watch Sarah from Strathfield Library bling up and read Chicken Divas, written and illustrated by Lucinda Gifford and published by Scholastic Australia.

COVID-19 Food Safety Checklist

With food businesses around the state preparing to open, the NSW Food Authority and NSW Food Standards have created an operational checklist for cafes and restaurants. Council’s Environmental Health Officers are still conducting routine hygiene checks around the LGA during this time.

Leash Free Parks

Taking your furry friends for a walk? Please remember to consider others and be a responsible pet owner by ensuring a safe and clean space for all to enjoy.

Throwback Thursday

Olympic Athlete, Eileen Wearne (1912-2007)

Sprinter (Alice) Eileen Wearne grew up in High Street, Strathfield. In 1932, she competed at the Los Angeles Olympic Games, becoming just the second Australian woman to compete in athletics at an Olympics. In 1938, she competed at the British Empire Games in Sydney, winning gold in the 4 x 100 yards relay and bronze in the 220 yards sprint. She retired in 1940, but continued to be involved in the Olympic movement and later settled in the Blue Mountains. At the time of her death in 2007, aged 95, she was Australia’s longest living Olympian.

Image courtesy of the State Library of NSW