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25 April 2024
Cr Karen Pensabene, Mayor of Strathfield
Dear Residents,
Anzac Day is an important opportunity to join together, remember and recognise more than 1.5 million service men and women who have served our country in all conflicts, wars and peacekeeping operations. It's also a time to remember over 103,000 Australians who sacrificed their lives in our country's name.
This year we pay special tribute to the approximately 3,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who served during WWII. Although they were not recognised as Australian citizens, these Indigenous peoples were willing to give the ultimate sacrifice for this country.
Despite their bravery, when they returned home, they were rarely treated as heroes, with their actions going unrecognised for many years. There is now much more information available on Indigenous service, and a good place to start is the Australian War Memorial. I encourage everyone to lean about their important contribution.
Lest we forget.
If you need to contact me or have any questions, please do so by emailing me cr.kpensabene@strathfield.nsw.gov.au or ring our office on 9748 9999
Strathfield Festival is just around the corner!
Make sure to put it in your calendars! Strathfield Festival will run over three days from 2 May – 4 May 2024 in Strathfield Square.
Get ready for cultural performances, live music, roaming entertainment, various cuisines from local businesses, art projections, lighting installations and more! See you there!
Have Your Say: Strathfield Spring Festival
There's still time to have your say! Have you been to Strathfield Spring Festival? Let us know about your experience and help us shape the future of the event. Survey closes 26 April 2024.
Check out the latest Ironbark Gallery exhibition!
On Monday Safe from the rising tide?: Andrew Tomkins officially opened at the Ironbark Gallery. This exhibition aims to foster an appreciation of our local environment with the hope to stimulate concern for the future of all natural places.
The exhibition will be at Strathfield Library's Ironbark gallery from 23 April – 23 June 2024.
Reconciliation Week Talk with Dr Paul Irish
Get in quick to register to celebrate National Reconciliation Week with a talk by Dr Paul Irish 30 May 2024, 7:00 pm at Strathfield Library.
Dr Paul Irish is a researcher and writer of Aboriginal history, working with members of the La Perouse Aboriginal Community, he is the author of 'Hidden in Plain View: The Aboriginal People of Coastal Sydney'.
March 2024 Council Meeting Recap
Keep up to date with what's happening in your Council by watching our March Council Meeting recap with Deputy Mayor, Cr Sandy Reddy.
New Parking Meters at Bressington and Mason Parks
Council have upgraded the parking meters at Bressington and Mason Parks. Time restrictions will remain the same, and drivers still need to enter their rego number in the meters.
For more information and to view an instructional video, click the link below.
Cuppas & Craft at the Library
Want to enjoy a chat and a cuppa with fellow crafters? Come along to our FREE Cuppas & Craft sessions.
No bookings required, just show up with your own materials and the project that you are working on.
When: Every second Wednesday of every month,1pm - 4pm.
THROWBACK THURSDAY
Flight Sergeant Geoffrey James Dunbar
As we commemorate Anzac Day, we remember one WWII Strathfield serviceman who did not return home. Flight Sergeant Geoffrey Dunbar, aged 22, of 91 The Boulevarde, Strathfield was serving with 467 Squadron when he lost his life on a training mission in England on 3 January 1945.
All seven crew members were killed when their Avro Lancaster plane hit a rocky outcrop while descending in bad weather. Before enlisting, Dunbar had completed two years of an economics degree and was employed with the Rural Bank of NSW. He is buried in Blacon Cemetery near Chester.
Lest We Forget.
Courtesy National Archives of Australia
Read more about the history of Strathfield on the local studies blog below.
EVENTS
Strathfield Community Choir
When: 28 Feb - 18 Dec
Where: Homebush West Community Centre
1-2-3 Magic & Emotional Coaching with Metro Assist
When: 8 May - 22 May
Where: Strathfield Library
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