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3 June 2021
What Are Your Community Values?
The 2021 Australian Liveability Census is open right now and is a great opportunity to make sure our community's values are known. The survey will take less than 15 minutes but the results will have a lasting impact. Have your say for a chance to win one of ten $100 shopping vouchers.
Volunteer with Us
Looking for an opportunity to get involved at a local community event? You can help out at the much-loved Cooks River Fun Run! Submit your volunteer application form via our website today.
Powerful and Creative Youth
The Cultural Diversity Network Inc in partnership with Sydney Community Group is hosting a day focused on creativity. Register today to explore your creative side!
When: Saturday 19 June, 10am-3pm
Where: Strathfield Council Library & Innovation Hub, 65-67 Rochester St, Homebush NSW 2140
Discover Your Inner Strength
Physical Disability Council of NSW is offering a free 2 part workshop to help people build skills that develop strength and resilience. Registrations are required.
When: Part 1 Monday 17 June, 10am-11.30am; Part 2 Monday 24 June, 10am-11.30am
Where: Online via Zoom
Homebush Village Upgrade
Works at the Homebush Village are well underway. Upgrade includes festoon lighting, public seating and a round-about at the intersection of Burlington Road & Rochester Street.
Share a Gift of Kindness
Strathfield Council is collecting donation items including non-perishable food, toiletries and cleaning supplies for those who are vulnerable in our community. The 2021 Winter Food Appeal runs from Tuesday 1 June to Wednesday 30 June.
Mobile Speed Cameras: Anywhere, Anytime
Did you know? Speeding contributes to about 41% of road fatalities and 24% of serious injuries each year. That's why speed cameras are enforced to help reduce speeding, save lives and prevent injuries.
Throwback Thursday
Alfred George (Sandy) Macnab (SERN: 2452)
The First Battle of Bullecourt was hastily launched on 11 April 1917. The lack of planning would prove disastrous and 1170 Australians were taken prisoner on that day alone. Private Alfred (Sandy) Macnab of the 13th Battalion was one of them. A clerk from Strathfield, he received a gunshot wound to the thigh and was taken captive. His battalion suffered heavy losses when they attacked a strong German-held position without the promised support of the tanks. Spending the remainder of the war in the prisoner of war camp at Soltau, Germany, he was repatriated to Britain at Christmas 1918.
Australian prisoners of war at Soltau, near Hanover, Germany. Private Sandy Macnab is in the front row on the left. Courtesy Australian War Memorial.
