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26 March 2026
Dear Residents,
Strathfield warmly welcomed 92 new Australian citizens at Council’s citizenship ceremony at Strathfield Town Hall last week! 22 countries were represented by the Conferees, and it was very special and heartwarming to see individuals of all ages, and large families choosing to officially call Australia and Strathfield home. Welcome to you all!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Harmony Day last Saturday. The event hosted by the Strathfield Multicultural Advisory Committee celebrated the cultural diversity of Strathfield through a vibrant line-up of performances. It was truly a multicultural showcase demonstrating the theme ‘Everyone Belongs’. See the events calendar on our website for more upcoming events.
Nominations for the Inner West Local Business Awards close on Tuesday 31st March 2026. Make sure your business is in with a chance to be awarded and have your hard work recognised! Whether you win or become a finalist, the awards can boost your reputation, attract new customers and highlight the dedication of your team. Visit the website today.
If you need to contact me or have any questions, please do so by emailing me cr.bcai@strathfield.nsw.gov.au or ring our office on 9748 9999.
Cr Benjamin Cai, Mayor of Strathfield
Vote for your Favourite Strathfield Local Business Today
There are only a few days left to support your favourite local business! Voting for the 2026 Inner West Local Business Awards closes on Tuesday, 31 March.
Strathfield Council is a proud Partner of the 2026 Inner West Local Business Awards.
Upcoming Exhibition at the Ironbark Gallery 🖼️
Join us for our upcoming art exhibition opening at the Ironbark Gallery! Awareness of Between-ness – Memory & Time: Miho Watanabe
🌳Official Opening: Thursday 9 April, 6pm
🌳Guest Speaker: Denise Ferris, artist, educator and Professor Emerita at Australian National University
🌳RSVP: Thursday 2 April 2026 to exhibitions@strathfield.nsw.gov.au
Table Tennis Tables Available when you Hire Homebush West Community Centre 🏓
Council has four new table tennis tables available for use when you hire Homebush West Community Centre!
These new additions are in line with Council’s Recreation and Wellness strategy that seeks to provide opportunities for residents to be active and healthy.
To hire Homebush West Community Centre, please visit our website and fill in our community facilities hire form.
Bushcare Volunteers Needed 🌱
If you're looking for a new way to connect with nature, meet like-minded individuals, and make a positive impact on your local environment, sign up to Council's Bushcare Program today!
UPCOMING BUSHCARE SESSION:
📅 Saturday 11 April
🕗 9am - 12pm
📍 Cooke Park
Youth Easter Craft Activity at the Library 🎨
Celebrate Easter at Strathfield Library and Innovation Hub! Come along and decorate some delicious Easter biscuits to take home and eat!
📅 Wednesday 1st April
🕗 4pm - 5pm
📍 Strathfield Library and Innovation Hub
This program is for youth ages 13-17.
Have you checked out Council's Have Your Say page? 😀
This is your opportunity to provide your feedback on projects and items requiring community consultation including:
✅ Draft Coxs Creek Plan of Management: The draft plan includes an action plan
with objectives and performance targets for the land, prescribes permissible uses of land and the management of tenures over the land.
✅ Strathfield Recreation and Wellness Strategy (SRWS): The SRWS will become Council’s guiding document to recreation planning for outdoor and indoor spaces.
Your chance to provide feedback for these projects will be closing soon. Read more about these projects on our Have Your Say website
Add your Local Event to the Calendar 🎉
There's always something happening in Strathfield! If you would like to add your local event to Council's website, you can register it on our Council Events Calendar.
COMMUNITY UPDATE
Meet Strathfield's Citizen of the Year 2026 Dinesh Garg
Wow, what a surprise! For a person who prefers to work quietly in the background, almost never seeking the limelight, this was overwhelming.
I thank the Council for this very pleasant surprise. I feel honoured and humbled to receive the Strathfield Citizen of the Year award for something that I am passionate about and enjoy doing the most.
I must say that my thanks are not only for the certificate that I received, but also for the acknowledgement and recognition of an ordinary everyday person, working voluntarily and sincerely to contribute towards the health, happiness and integration of the community in the local area, in whatever small way a person can. This honour shows to all of us that community work can be very rewarding and our Council is very well tuned to it.
Thank you, Dinesh Garg
EVENTS
Author Talk - Fleur McDonald
Date: Friday 24th April
Place: Strathfield Council Library & Innovation Hub
Cost: Free Admission
Line Dancing for Seniors
Date: Wednesdays
Place: Strathfield Town Hall
Beginners: 10am – 11am
Improvers: 11am – 12:30pm
Pre-School Story Time Date: Wednesdays
Place: Strathfield Council Library & Innovation Hub
Time: 10.30am - 11.15am
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS
Development Application
10.2026.7.1
15/01/2026
Cosgrove Rd, Strathfield South 2136 NSW
Increase in the annual throughput of an existing waste station from 40,000 tonnes to 80,000 tonnes
Development Application
10.2026.20.1
25/02/2026
19 Fitzgerald Cres, Strathfield 2135 NSW
alterations and additions to existing single storey dwelling, including new first floor addition, in-ground swimming pool and associated works
