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19 June 2025
Cr John-Paul Baladi, Mayor of Strathfield
Dear Residents,
The Heart Foundation and Strathfield Council will be hosting a free information session on how to use an automated external defibrillator and how to provide basic life support care in emergency situations. I encourage all community groups to attend this free and valuable session in order to gain the skills and confidence to save lives. This event will take place in Strathfield Town Hall at 6pm on Wednesday 2 July. Please click here to register your attendance.
Have a green thumb but not a lot of space to plant your own fruit and veg? Sign up to our Community Garden located at Laker Reserve, Elva Street in Strathfield. It’s a great way to enjoy the outdoors, grow your own healthy food for very little cost and become involved in your community. Click here for more information and to submit your application form.
Finally, I’ll be hosting another Mayoral Street Meeting on Sunday 20 July from 10am – 1pm. Head over to the corner of Burlington Road and Rochester St in Homebush to provide your feedback or to discuss items of importance to our local area.
As always, if you have a local concern or idea you’d like to share, you can reach me on 0478 054 241 or at cr.jpbaladi@strathfield.nsw.gov.au.
🏃The Cook's River Fun Run is THIS Sunday🏃
The Cooks River Fun Run is back at Freshwater Park, Strathfield this Sunday 22nd June! This much loved Sydney Inner-West event returns under new management by RaceHub Australia with support by Strathfield Council.
It is not too late for you, your friends and family to register and take part in this community running event that showcases the Bay to Bay Cycleway from Freshwater Park to Ford Park.
📅 Sunday 22nd June
🕦 7am: the event village will open for registration, bib pick-up, bag drop and sponsor tents.
📍Freshwater Park, Strathfield, NSW
Participants can choose from a number of categories including: a 2km Family Dash, 5km run and 10km run, ensuring there is something for all levels of ability!
Privacy Awareness Week NSW 2025 🤫
It’s Privacy Awareness Week NSW 2025! Recognised from the 16th to the 22nd June, this campaign aims to improve understanding and awareness of NSW privacy legislation, and to raise awareness of a person’s privacy rights and agency obligations.
This year's theme is Privacy – it’s everyone’s business. Privacy is a shared responsibility where everyone has a role to play. Strathfield Council is a proud Champion of Privacy Awareness Week NSW 2025 and is committed to protecting the privacy of our customers and members of the NSW public.
This Privacy Awareness Week, please remember, you play an important role too in keeping your information safe. Make sure your information is protected by keeping your personal information secure, regularly reviewing your privacy settings online and reporting any privacy breaches to the relevant NSW agency.
NAIDOC WEEK 2025 ⚫🟡🔴
You are invited to celebrate NAIDOC Week with Strathfield Council at Strathfield Library!
We will begin with a Smoking Ceremony at 10am followed by a morning tea of scones with indigenous jams.
And from 11am to 1pm, we will be holding a Children's Boomerang Workshop with Uncle John (Ages 9-16). Bookings are required.
📅 Thursday 10 July
🕦 10am start
📍 Strathfield Library
Heart Foundation AED Information Session ❤️
The Heart Foundation and Strathfield Council are running a free information session on how to use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) and how to provide Basic Life Support care in emergency situations.
This session aims to increase awareness about what is a cardiac arrest and how to respond to emergency situations by giving you the skills and confidence to save lives.
📅 Wednesday 2 July
🕦 6pm start
📍 Strathfield Town Hall
Sydney Water Works at Ismay Reserve 💦
Sydney Water is repairing a wastewater pipeline in Ismay Reserve to improve our wastewater system and protect public health and the environment.
Works will commence Monday, 23 June 2025 and it is expected to take a minimum of 6 months to complete.
To keep the community safe, sections of Ismay Reserve may need to be closed and Sydney Water will have signage in place to advise the community. Click below for more information and work site locations.
Strathfield Seniors Sessions – Let’s Play Croquet! 🌞
Courtesy of Strathfield Council and the Department of Communities and Justice's Connecting Seniors Grant Program, we invite all seniors to enjoy free Croquet lessons at Strathfield Croquet Club!
This free event, for seniors aged 65+, will give the older people in our community the opportunity to connect with others while playing croquet. Free coaching with Chinese and Korean interpreters and light refreshments will be provided.
Come along to learn, socialise, and enjoy a healthy lifestyle through learning and playing Croquet.
📅 Sunday 22nd June
🕦 12:45pm – 3pm
📍Strathfield Croquet Club
vPermit One-on-one drop-in sessions at the Library 🚗
Council is holding vPermit One-on-one drop-in sessions at the Library to support residents on how to use and navigate the vPermit portal, Council's new parking permit system.
No bookings are required. Please drop by the library between 1-4pm on the below days to receive assistance.
📅 Wednesday 25 June
📅 Wednesday 2nd July
📅 Wednesday 9th July
🕦1-4pm
📍 Strathfield Library
If you have any questions, please reach out to Customer Service on 9748 9999.
THROWBACK THURSDAY
Mandemar Estate subdivision poster. Courtesy State Library of NSW
The Mandemar Estate, Homebush West
The ‘139 ideal allotments’ of the Mandemar Estate were offered for sale during 1922 in ‘North Lidcombe’ within the Lidcombe (formerly Rookwood and later, Auburn) Council area. Advertised with the slogan: ‘A lot of inlay for a little outlay,’ ‘Mandemar Bungalows’ were constructed in Mandemar, Courallie and Telopea Avenues with almost half the estate settled at this time. By 1926 however, ratepayers were unhappy with the lack of services and unsuccessfully petitioned to join Homebush Council instead. In 1992 the borders between Auburn and Strathfield Councils were adjusted and these streets were incorporated into Strathfield Council’s LGA.
EVENTS
Toddler Time
When: Tuesday 24 June
Time: 11-11.30 am
Where: Strathfield Council Library
<Memory of nature 1> Screening and Korean Culture Experience Event When: Thursday 26 June
Time: 10-12pm
Where: Strathfield Town Hall
National Tree Day at Bressington Park
When: Sunday 27 July
Time: 9am-12pm
Where: Bressington Park
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS
Development Application
51 Chalmers Rd, Strathfield 2135 NSW
10.2025.78.1
06/06/2025
Demolition of existing structures, construction of a new two storey dwelling over basement parking, cabana, front fence and associated landscape works.
Development Application
59 Long St, Strathfield 2135 NSW
10.2025.71.1
04/06/2025
Demolition of existing structures, construction of a two storey dwelling with basement, front fence and associated landscape works.
Development Application
133 The Boulevarde, Strathfield 2135 NSW
10.2022.227.2
30/05/2025
-S4.55(2) modification application proposing changes to the roof design from a flat roof to a pitched roof
