The DA for the Australian Korean Memorial Garden at Bressington Park has been lodged. The Garden will be a memorial to the Australian soldiers who fought in the Korean War.

The DA is on exhibition until 23 June 2017 and can be viewed at Council’s Customer Service or online.

Submissions for the DA are due by 5pm  23 June 2017 and should be either posted or emailed to Council council@strathfield.nsw.gov.au

As part of the Capital Works Program, Council will be undertaking a number of upgrades and construction works around Strathfield, to improve the area and meet the diverse needs of a growing population. The works will occur throughout 2017 and 2018 and include upgrades to playgrounds, amenities, roads, community centres and more. These works will help make Strathfield a safer and more accessible place to live, work and visit.

You can view the complete list on the website.

Come along for a free BBQ and collect some information about how to keep your family and home safe. Council and NSW Police staff will be on hand to answer any questions you may have.

When: Saturday 27 May, 11.30am – 3.30pm
Where: Strathfield Park, under the Rotunda near Homebush Road

Mayor of Strathfield Council, Mr Andrew Soulos, has highlighted the importance of the Get the Site right initiative for Strathfield Council, as 47% of the Strathfield Local Government Area is located in the Parramatta River Catchment and 53% in the Cooks River catchment.

“The Parramatta and Cooks River Catchments are some of the most highly urbanised catchments in Australia and have been subject to a long history of industrial, commercial and residential land uses” Mr Soulos said.

“Keeping sediments on building sites is crucial for the health of our waterways.”   

 Strathfield Council believes that Sydney deserves world class rivers and is a keen supporter of the Our Living River campaign to make Parramatta River swimmable by 2025 and to improve river foreshores

Head to the website for more information on how you can help

The first stage of the naturalisation of Powells Creek is underway! Sydney Water will be replacing the old concrete banks of Powells Creek between Pomeroy Street and Conway Avenue with sandstone and native plants. Site compounds are currently being established to prepare the site for work. Access around Powells Creek will be limited, check the Sydney Water website for more information.

Take the first step to becoming tech savvy with these small, friendly training group sessions in Mandarin at Strathfield Library! The training is designed to make it easy for you to safely and confidently get connected and learn at your own pace.

31 May: Introduction to computers
7 June: Introduction to the Internet part 1
14 June: Introduction to the Internet part 2
21 June: Introduction to Email
28 June: Introduction to Social Media

All sessions are run at Strathfield Main Library 65-67 Rochester Street, Homebush, 10am- 12 noon.

For more information or to book phone 8762 0222 or speak to library staff.

A Royal Visit

On 24 February 1958, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother visited Australia including the Strathfield South Housing Project which was built in the 1950s, to cope with the demand of the post-war housing shortage. The Queen Mother drove through the streets of the housing development and past the new High Street Library and Edwards Park waving to local schoolchildren who lined the streets.

To commemorate the visit, Strathfield Council laid out new gardens outside the Branch Library, erected flagpoles in Edwards Park, planted shrubs in a traffic island at the intersection of Mintaro and Noble Avenues and a sign on Liverpool Road and The Boulevarde ‘The Citizens of Strathfield welcome Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother’.

Image and words courtesy of Cathy Jones.