Dear Residents,

Council welcomed 77 new Australian citizens to the Strathfield area at our Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony on Monday 26 January 2026. In addition to this, I was delighted to award the 2026 Local Citizen of the Year award to Dinesh Garg and 2026 Local Young Citizen of the Year award to Anoop Gholap. Congratulations to this year's worthy recipients!

I'd also like to thank everyone who turned up to Council's Australia Day celebrations later that afternoon in Strathfield Square. It was great to see so many members of our community celebrating our nation.

Lastly, the Flemington Chamber of Commerce will be bringing Homebush West to life with Lunar New Year celebrations on Wednesday 18 February. Head over to Henley Road at 10am to see a colourful lion dance in action as it roams to bring good fortune and prosperity.

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

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Congratulations to our newest Australian Citizens!

On Monday 26 January, Council had the pleasure of welcoming 77 new Australian citizens to Strathfield at our annual Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony.

More than 200 attendees joined us for this special occasion. A special thank you to our official VIP guests: Mayor Cr Benjamin Cai, Deputy Mayor Cr Sandy Reddy, Cr John-Paul Baladi, Cr Matthew Blackmore, Cr Esther Kim, Cr Rory Nosworthy, Cr Karen Pensabene, Senator Dave Sharma (Senator for NSW), Mr Jason Yat-sen Li (State Member for Strathfield), Dr Cindy Pan (Council’s ADCC Ambassador), Superintendent Robert Toynton of Auburn PAC, and Council’s General Manager, Mr Michael Mamo.

During the ceremony, attendees heard from Dr Cindy Pan, who shared her parents’ story of becoming Australian citizens as well as inspiring messages from Senator Dave Sharma, Mr Jason Li, and Superintendent Robert Toynton. Council also presented the 2026 Local Citizen of the Year Award to Mr Dinesh Garg and the 2026 Young Citizen of the Year Award to Anoop Gholap of Homebush Boys High School. 

At the end of the Ceremony, four members of the Strathfield Community Choir, accompanied by the Strathfield Symphony Quartet performed The National Anthem.

Congratulations again to all our new Australian Citizens. Photos taken during the Ceremony will be emailed to you in the coming days.