Council will be holding two Candidate Awareness information sessions to assist attendees in gaining a better understanding of the role and responsibilities of an elected member of Council.

Do you have something amazing to share with the Strathfield community? The Community Grants program provides funding for local not-for-profit community groups servicing the Strathfield LGA. Send your application in now and see what a grant can do for your group.

Applications close on 14 July 2017.

The Strathfield Council School Holiday program is bursting with exciting activities! There’s boomerang making, circus tricks, craft and science workshops, and spell casting a la Harry Potter. Check out the full program online and sign up today – spaces are limited!

Beat the winter blues with boot camp suitable for all levels of fitness! Sessions include boxing, bodyweight exercises, cardio circuits and agility training. The trainer, Cody Tribe, has a strong background in fitness and spent the past 12 years as a pro international hockey player. 

Location: High St Library, 64 High St, Strathfield
Dates: Fridays, 21 July – 22 September 2017
Time: 9:30am - 10:30am
Cost: $50 for 10 sessions

From 1 July 2017 the Biosecurity Act 2015 will commence and addresses the management of biosecurity risks from animal and plant pests and diseases, weeds and contaminants by

• Preventing their entry into NSW
• Quickly finding, containing and eradicating any new entries
• Effectively minimising the impacts of those pests, diseases, weeds and contaminants that cannot be eradicated through robust management arrangements.

Get all the info on being weed-wise on the website.

The NSW Government will be offering families rebates of up to $100 to meet the costs of getting their kids into sport and fitness activities. The Active Kids Rebate will be available from 1 January 2018 and includes traditional sport such as netball, football or basketball; swimming classes or lessons; as well as other fitness or physical activities such as gymnastics or athletics.

For more information, visit the website.

Game Hunters of Strathfield

A very strange article and illustration appeared on page 1 of the Evening News, Wednesday 26 February 1930 about game shooting of rats in the Strathfield tip.

The article stated “Out in the wilds at Strathfield Council’s tip, local residents hunt game with rifles.  The Mayor, Alderman Firth, told Council last night that rats were over-running the tip, and local sportsmen took their cars and pea rifles down to the tip at night.  Spotlights were turned on the rats, and the sportsmen shot them.  Alderman Davey suggested that Council inform the tourist bureau of the sport to be had at Strathfield”.

Image and words courtesy of Cathy Jones. 

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