Cr Matthew Blackmore, Mayor of Strathfield

Last weekend I attended the Strathfield Christmas Carols. It was a great event and I enjoyed meeting and chatting with many residents who were soaking up the sun and getting into the festive spirit. Don’t forget to visit our new Christmas decorations in Strathfield Square and the Nativity Scene outside Town Hall on Homebush Road.

Many of you will have seen that Council is consulting with the community on a review of our asset management and funding structure. Council has been producing operating deficits for the past few years and has a $16.1 million funding backlog for renewing assets. This is a difficult position that previous Council’s should have addressed. The current Council is taking action now, to ensure our streets are clean, our roads and footpaths are in good condition, and our property values maintained.

There is more information available on our website, including how you can have your say. Although these are tough decisions, I am confident in the strength and community spirit of Strathfield locals, and that we can support each other to protect our future.

If you need help with any local issues, please feel free to contact me at 0406 099 048 or cr.mblackmore@strathfield.nsw.gov.au.

Protecting Our Future

Council is committed to long term financial sustainability and ensuring we maintain our assets, including roads and footpaths, to the highest quality for our residents. In order to meet this goal, Council is a proposing a Special Rate Variation (SRV) application. 

Your feedback is vital. You can find detailed information on the website, and how to Have Your Say, including surveys, information sessions and pop-up stalls. Please send your feedback by 31 January 2023.

For more information on dates and details, please visit the website below

A Preliminary Puff by Edward Bevan, 1892. In the collection of the Art Gallery of NSW.

Artist, Edward Bevan

Edward Bevan (1854-1898) - writer, editor, painter, illustrator, surveyor, fruitgrower and inventor lived at Dunholme, 7 Vernon Street Strathfield during the 1890s when his best works were painted. A Preliminary Puff was exhibited in 1892 and swiftly purchased by the Art Gallery of NSW. He was a great friend of artist, Tom Roberts, who also painted Bevan’s portrait in that year. As editor of the Sydney Illustrated News he wrote and illustrated melodramatic tales for its readers. In later years his son, Guy Bevan, returned to Dunholme, serving as an alderman on Strathfield Council from 1933 to 1937.