Happy Library & Information Week! 📖

This week we are celebrating the incredible work of library and information professionals across Australia – the champions who break down barriers to access, foster lifelong learning, and empower communities through knowledge!

Whether it’s digital inclusion, media literacy, multicultural engagement, or disability access, libraries are at the heart of it all.

When Strathfield Library opened its doors to the community on the 29th March 2004, they welcomed more than 1100 people and 120 new members on that day alone!

For some more fun Strathfield Library facts, follow us on our social media channels!

Indian Independence Day Flag Raising 🧡🤍💚

Join us for an Indian Flag Raising ceremony at Strathfield Council to mark India’s 78th Independence Day on Friday, 15th August 2025. 

A day of pride, remembrance, and unity for Indians around the world, Strathfield Council is proud to support its Indian population by honouring this significant occasion.

📅 Thursday 14th August 2025
🕦 3pm
📍Strathfield Square 

Where to donate your non-perishable food items 🥫

Collection points for your food donations as part of Council's Homelessness Food Appeal are now open at:
📍Strathfield Council Library
📍Strathfield Council Customer Service 

Preferred donation items include:
➡️Cereal
➡️Long Life Full Cream milk
➡️Rice
➡️Tins of corn beef
➡️Cans of tuna
➡️Asian dry noodles
➡️Biscuits
➡️Tinned vegetables.

All donated items will be delivered to local charities St Paul’s Church and St Merkorious Charity to support those in need. 

Thank you for making a difference ❤️

New art exhibition Verdure - luminous beings: Liam Benson is now open! ✨

Liam Benson is a multi-disciplinary socially engaged artist based on Dharug Land, Western Sydney, New South Wales. Incorporating performance, photography, video and textiles, his practice reflects on the exchange within identity and culture as a living dualistic process which is both informed by and challenges historical, political, and social consciousness.

Liam Benson’s works are held in significant public and private collections including The Art Gallery of NSW, The MCA Australia, and the Art Gallery of South Australia, so we are thrilled that we get to feature his amazing artworks right here in Strathfield!

📅 until 29 September 2025
📍 Ironbark Gallery, inside Strathfield Library and Innovation Hub 
 

Strathfield Seniors Sessions – Let’s Play Croquet 😀

Courtesy of Strathfield Council and the Department of Communities and Justice, we invite all seniors to enjoy free Croquet lessons at Redmyre Road, Strathfield.

These sessions are a great opportunity to stay active, meet new friends, and enjoy the outdoors in a friendly, inclusive environment.

There are a couple of spaces left in our next session on Sunday 17 August - click the button below to learn more and secure your spot!

Have you had your say on the future of Strathfield Town Centre?

The draft Strathfield Town Centre Master Plan Key Directions Report is on exhibition until tomorrow, 1 August 2025, and outlines ten key directions that will help guide the future of the Strathfield Town Centre, including

⭐Connect with Strathfield’s History, Culture and Country
⭐Lean into the local
⭐Support Strathfield's food culture
⭐Green The Boulevarde

Submissions on the Key Directions Report can be sent through to council by emailing council@strathfield.nsw.gov.au or post via Strathfield Council, PO Box 120, Strathfield NSW 2135. 

Read the full report here.