After 5 hours of feasting, cooking and enjoying some great toe tappin’ jazz the Strathfield Food and Jazz Festival came to a close. Thank you to everyone who made their way to Strathfield Square to make the most of a great day and fantastic festival which featured MasterChefs Diana Chan and Julie Goodwin, children’s entertainer Gaston Soufflé, kids cooking classes with the colourful chef and jazz beats played by Gang of Brothers and Sydney Jazz Collective.

If you attended a Strathfield event recently, we ask you to please take a quick survey

Do you know someone who goes the extra mile in Strathfield? Nominate them for Citizen or Young Citizen of the Year! These awards are an opportunity to recognise those in our community who have made an outstanding contribution to Strathfield.

Nominations are now open! Head to the website for more information and to download a copy of the application form.

Thank you to everyone who came out and celebrated Children’s Week with us! We had the best time bouncing on jumping castles, enjoying community BBQs and adding colour to the pavement with the children of Strathfield. A big congratulations to the children who won the chalk drawing competitions and also those who picked up some skate boarding skills.

The Australian Catholic University are hosting a free, healthy and fun Active Seniors Workshop this month. The workshop aims to improve strength, flexibility, balance and most importantly how to stay healthy and have fun!

When: Wednesday 22 November, 1.30pm – 2.30pm
Where: Australian Catholic University
Registrations: visit the website or call 9981 8883

The Greater Sydney Commission released their draft District Plans on Thursday 26 October 2017. The draft Eastern City District Plan will be on exhibition until 15 December, and the community are invited to a series of workshops being held across Greater Sydney.

The Commission invites all Sydneysiders to have their say on the plans. You can make a submission and find out details for workshops on their website.

Velmurugu Jeyadevan – Works Coordinator

As a qualified Civil Engineer with more than 17 years experience in delivering services to Australian local government communities, I thoroughly enjoy my position at Council as Works Coordinator. My practical experience and qualifications have provided me with extensive knowledge which I am able to utilise whilst working on the construction and maintenance of Council assets.

As the road, footpath, traffic and drainage projects we work on, have an impact on the community, it is of vital importance to have strategies in place to involve the community from the inception of a project.

Outside of work, I volunteer with my wife every Saturday cooking Ceylon vegetarian cuisine and I also facilitate a 24/7 Sri Lankan talk back radio show.

Kids Can Drown Without a Sound is a state-wide portable pool safety campaign. Any pool that can be filled with more than 30cm of water must have a four sided fence around it and also requires an approved CPR chart in the pool area. This includes inflatable and portable swimming pools.

Help protect our children by ensuring your pool is safe.