Marrickville Matters - Marrickville Council

Marrickville Matters
Autumn 2016
Vol32 No1
Marrickville’s 2016 Citizens of the Year ..................... pg 9
State Govt forging ahead with forced amalgamations pg 12
Big news for Tempe Reserve .................................... pg 15
Council gets appy ..................................................... pg 72
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CONTENTS
Mayor’s Message ................................................................ 6
Marrickville news: ................................................................ 9
2016 Citizens of the Year .................................................... 9
Forging ahead with forced amalgamations ........................ 12
Community Passports ....................................................... 14
Big news for Tempe Reserve ............................................ 15
International Women’s Day ............................................... 17
Celebrate in Autumn at a Council event ............................ 19
Marrickville Open Studio Trail 2016 ................................... 22
Awards for Excellence ....................................................... 25
From little things…............................................................. 26
NSW Seniors Festival........................................................ 28
National Youth Week ......................................................... 30
Marrickville Planner: .......................................................... 33
Marrickville Library:............................................................ 47
Young Writers and Critics Awards ..................................... 47
Beamafilm ......................................................................... 48
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Marrickville enviro: ............................................................. 50
One Tree Per Child............................................................ 50
Share in Our Solar Future ................................................. 51
Rethink Waste ................................................................... 52
Works Ahead: .................................................................... 54
Scheduled works ............................................................... 54
Cooling the ‘hood .............................................................. 58
Beaman Park Bridge ......................................................... 59
Extraordinary people: ........................................................ 61
People of Note: Edna Shaw OBE, ..................................... 61
Sports Walk of Honour ...................................................... 63
Around the Community: ..................................................... 65
My Suburb: ........................................................................ 68
Anne Zahalka’s Newtown .................................................. 68
Newtown snapshot ............................................................ 70
Get involved: ..................................................................... 71
connect with us .................................................................. 75
COUNCILLORS ................................................................ 80
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Mayor of Marrickville Sam Iskandar (centre bottom row) is
pictured with the artists who will feature at Council’s ArtSeat
this year: (clockwise from Mayor) Gunbald Lundaa, Shane
Forrest, Rhiannon Hopley, Anne Zahalka (for more on Anne,
see page 68 - 70), Elizabeth West, and Capiche. Newtown’s
ArtSeat is stop no. 9 on the Marrickville Open Studio Trail,
part of ArtMonth Sydney. See page 22 - 24
Newtown’s ArtSeat shines during ArtMonth
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Mayor’s Message
At this time, we find ourselves wondering
if Marrickville’s ‘sense of community’ will
be diluted by an amalgamation with
Ashfield and Leichhardt.
Some say yes – others no. However,
one thing we can all agree on is that a vibrant and caring
community serves a vital role by making its individuals feel
valued and accepted.
We are told that loneliness and social isolation are
increasing, especially in our big cities and particularly
among the elderly. Being lonely is a terrible way to live.
Unfortunately, Sydney’s inner west is getting busier and
more crowded. Housing stress comes on top of the
pressures that result from a society that is moving at an ever
faster rate and relying increasingly on technology.
Meanwhile, the State Government seems determined to
increase densities and traffic with their misguided
WestConnex road project, and ‘revitalisations’ of Parramatta
Road and Sydenham-to-Bankstown rail corridor.
And a much larger council area also seems (to me) to be a
highly ineffective way to foster a ‘sense of community’.
With the Minister completely fixated on forcing
amalgamations onto Councils that do not need it and
residents who do not want it, my thoughts turn to how we
can maintain Marrickville’s strong commitment to social
justice.
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Our social planning services and support programs are first
rate. While Council alone cannot solve all the problems
associated with poverty, poor health, lack of education –
and yes, loneliness – we certainly are very determined to
meet the social needs of our residents as best we can, and
achieve social inclusion and good social outcomes for all.
If we must become a much larger entity, I never want us to
lose sight of that.
While we have the threat of forced amalgamation hanging
over us, I assure you that we do have a multitude of reasons
to celebrate during Autumn, with Council events ranging
from Bairro, Celebrate 2044, International Women’s Day,
MOST, and Movies in the Park – as well as NSW Seniors
Festival and Youth Week.
Our events program celebrates our richly vibrant and
diverse character. But it also strengthens, supports and
nurtures our ‘sense of community’.
You might think that ‘a sense of community’ is more
complex than simply bringing people together to share food
and fun. But then again, maybe communities do grow from
such seemingly modest aspirations.
What we do know, without doubt, is that a strong community
benefits the individual. Strong communities are safer and
more stable. People who feel a sense a community are
healthier and happier.
And that’s something to celebrate.
Councillor Sam Iskandar
Mayor of Marrickville
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What’s Trending
YAY!
Our early January Facebook post, Eat Your Way Around the
World on Australia Day, reached 12,966 people in 48 hours,
before peaking at 16,787.
Council hit 1,000 Instagram followers and 4,000 Twitter
followers late last year. Having a successful Twitter account
throws up some interesting anomalies – Taye Diggs the
American actor best known for his roles in Broadway
musicals Rent and Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the film
How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and the series Private
Practice, follows Marrickville Council.
BOOO
A Facebook post about Council’s Extraordinary Meeting of
Council to debate the merits of either remaining a standalone Council or amalgamating with Leichhardt and Ashfield
councils, reached 13,900 people, and attracted 235
comments and 30 shares.
And when Marrickville Council posted about the problem of
wet wipes in our sewer systems (“So PLEASE stop putting
wet wipes down the loo!”), the post reached 16,141 people
and was shared 67 times – plus, there were 1,471 clickthroughs to Sydney Water’s website.
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Marrickville news:
"It’s great seeing other… people…enjoying the benefits
of any work I've been involved in"
2016 Citizens of the Year
Three extraordinary local residents who give
generously of their time to make Marrickville a better
place have been named the 2016 Citizens of the Year.
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Tamra Palmer, a “tireless advocate for community activities
which benefit local children and youth”, is the Marrickville
2016 Citizen of the Year.
A Marrickville resident since the 1990s, Tamra is President
of the Summer Hill Lakers Netball Club, growing the club
from 12 teams to 18 teams.
The club provides active recreational opportunities for
around 170 girls and teenagers.
Tamra has successfully secured grant funding so the Club
can hold development clinics for players, umpires and
coaches to further their skills. “Tamra goes above and
beyond. She engages with other sporting organisations to
provide opportunities for players, and promotes initiatives
such as the anti-racism campaign for Adam Goodes. She’s
a real role model,” said Tamra’s nominator Fiona Gainsford.
Tamra has also held a number of leadership roles at Wilkins
Public School from 2007 - 2013, including P&C President,
Vice-President, and as Coordinator of Wilkins Green, the
school’s community garden.
“I was initially inspired to get involved in the community as a
member of the Council’s Citizen’s Panel when we moved to
Marrickville. My philosophy being: while you’re around try
and do some good!” Tamra said.
“Then with our children’s involvement at school and in sport,
it seemed natural to get more actively involved in trying to
beautify areas, and get kids into the environment and
healthy and active. It’s great seeing other children, people
and friends enjoying the benefits of any work I’ve been
involved in,” she said.
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The 2016 Senior Citizen of the Year, Jim Skuthorpe, has
been recognised for his many years in the NSW Police
Force Volunteer program. He has attended Marrickville
Police Station every Tuesday for over 10 years, and has
assisted local Police at many community events.
Jim’s wife Fay was recently recognised for 28 years' service
to Sydney City Hospital, and Jim previously received an
award from the NSW government for his work with seniors.
Both are members of Council’s Seniors Reference Group.
“It’s good to see people appreciating the work volunteers do.
I would really like to see more people volunteer in the
district,” Jim said.
Xanthe Sini is 2016 Young Citizen of the Year. She was
nominated by Jennifer Tracey from Newtown’s Asylum
Seekers Centre.
“Xanthe was happy to dive in and help with any tasks we
had. She now volunteers at least once a week in our food
bank, giving out food parcels to asylum seekers.
“She is a constant smiling presence, always willing to help
as much as she can. She is sympathetic, kind and
compassionate, and strives to provide the best care she
can.
“For example, we give out over 3,000 bags of groceries
each month, and we couldn’t provide this service without the
help of volunteers like Xanthe. She has also demonstrated
great initiative and leadership,” Jennifer said.
“Being named Young Citizen of the Year is incredible,”
Xanthe said. “It’s a massive honour, particularly in
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Marrickville, which has a lot of passionate people focusing
on some fantastic community and social action.
“I’m really frustrated with the current situation faced by
asylum seekers in Australia. Working with the Asylum
Seeker Centre is a way to put my frustrations to good use,”
Xanthe said.
 Forced Amalgamations
 Community Passports
 Tempe Reserve
 International Women’s Day
Forging ahead with forced amalgamations
The State Government is forging ahead with its plan to
force NSW councils to merge – despite Marrickville
Council stating a clear preference to remain standalone, and 75% of Marrickville residents also saying
they do not want to merge.
“The State Government has made it clear that they are on
an unwavering path of forced amalgamations,” said Mayor
of Marrickville Councillor Sam Iskandar. “They once again
expected us to engage in yet another process and make yet
another submission, when we have already repeatedly put
our case to remain a stand-alone entity – we met every
measure of financial sustainability, efficiency, and good
management,” he said.
On 7 January, the Council Boundary Review website was
launched. The site detailed the process for creating new
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councils, invited submissions from the public on the merger
proposals, and named the 18 Delegates who will examine
the proposals and the submissions, and report back to the
Minister.
The Delegate who will assess the Marrickville-AshfieldLeichhardt proposal is Cheryl Thomas, formerly of the
Council of Capital City Lord Mayors and the Property
Council of Australia.
Submissions close on
Sunday 28 February.
The Delegates will
provide their reports to
the Boundaries
Commission who in turn
will report to the Minister
for Local Government
who may then
recommend mergers to
the Governor of NSW.
The new councils are
expected to commence
sometime after July.
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Community Passports
Council is investigating ‘Community Passports’ that will
assist local asylum seekers and refugees access
services and facilities.
The idea is based on City of Darebin Ethnic Communities
Council’s initiative which gives the passport holders free
swimming and other classes and healthcare.
The Marrickville Community Passports could include free
access to Council facilities such as gyms and pools during
off peak times, as well as a directory of local support
services and places of worship.
Councillor Sylvie Ellsmore and Mayor Sam Iskandar
(pictured right) called in to the Asylum Seekers Centre in
Newtown late last year to hear about the Centre’s work. The
brilliant mural on the side of the Centre is by Jumboist and
was installed as part of Council’s 2015 Perfect Match public
art program.
Marrickville
Council is, and
always has
been, a
Refugee
Welcome Zone.
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"[Tempe Reserve] is an exciting proposal that is set to
benefit not only the existing sports field users, but also
attract new users Big news for Tempe Reserve"
Big news for Tempe Reserve
Marrickville Council has given in-principle support for a
proposal from Sydney Olympic Football Club to
redevelop parts of Tempe Reserve.
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The proposal is for a major upgrade of the existing sports
fields (including improved drainage and new turf), a new
synthetic soccer field replacing the bowling greens, and
additional community facility space.
The redevelopment is a long time coming: In January 2014,
Council called for Tenders to operate the former Jets club
house and sports grounds at Tempe Reserve, with a view to
improving the quality of the fields.
The sports grounds were identified as having poor drainage
and substandard surfaces by sports users. They were
running at about 50% capacity.
During the Tender process, Council conducted extensive
community engagement, asking residents what they would
like Council to take into account when assessing the
tenders.
Council will now enter into detailed discussions with Sydney
Olympic, key stakeholders and the broader community.
Mayor of Marrickville Councillor Sam Iskandar said the
Tempe Reserve proposal from Sydney Olympic was “well
researched and will complement the surrounding active and
passive spaces”.
“This is an exciting proposal that is set to benefit not only
the existing sports field users, but also attract new users.
There are still some issues to resolve, so over the next six
months we will be honing the finer details of the proposal
together with Sydney Olympic,” Councillor Iskandar said.
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The proposal can be found at
www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/Global/News/
TempeReserveDec2015.pdf
The next round of community engagement will take place in
early 2016.
International Women’s Day
Women and Words
Saturday 5 March 3pm - 5pm Stanmore Library
As part of International Women’s Day celebrations,
Stanmore Library is hosting Women and Words – a panel
of influential local creatives joining forces to discuss what
influences their work, and the potential they harness in
powering social change.
Come and hear:
Zoë Norton Lodge –
Writer and presenter on The
Checkout and The Chaser’s
Media Circus (ABC1), and creator
of the successful live event Story
Club.
Zoë’s also had her work published
in Best Australian Stories.
Delving into her experiences of
living in the inner west, her debut
novel, Almost Sincerely, was published last year.
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Fiona Katauskas –
Fiona studied politics at the
Australian National University,
travelled extensively and worked in
overseas aid and human rights.
Finding herself redundant in 1996,
she embraced personal reinvention
and became a cartoonist and
illustrator.
Mireille Juchau –
Author and winner of the 2016 Victorian Premier’s Literary
Awards for Fiction for her third novel, The World Without
Us. Testament to her versatility, Juchau also wrote award winning play, White Gifts, which was both performed and
published in the US.
For more information, go to
http://www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/library
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Celebrate in Autumn at a Council event
Bairro Português Food & Wine Fair
The Bairro Português Petersham Food & Wine Fair
celebrates the very best of Portuguese culture, with
entertainment, music, dance, cultural activities and
traditional and contemporary foods for all the family.
Bairro has been held annually since 2003 to celebrate and
recognise the importance of the Portuguese community to
Petersham, and is now Australia's largest Portuguese
cultural fair.
Don’t miss the next Bairro, on Sunday 13 March, 10am 6pm.
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Movies in the Park
It’s not just movies at Movies in the Park in Johnson Park
Dulwich Hill – there’s also live entertainment and activities
from 5pm before the official screening time of 7pm.
This year’s film is Inside Out, one of the big animated hits
of 2015.
Saturday 9 April
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Celebrate 2044
Marrickville Council’s newest community fair is especially for
the St Peters / Sydenham / Tempe precinct.
It’s a relaxed picnic-style affair on the greens at Tillman Park
and features entertainment, local produce and activities for
the whole family.
Celebrate 2044 is in Tillman Park, Tempe on Sunday 15
May 2016, 11am to 4pm.
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Marrickville Open Studio Trail 2016
Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 March 11am - 5pm
Every year, the Marrickville Open Studio Trail (MOST) just
gets bigger and better. On the first weekend of March 2016
(Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 March), 53 studios, galleries and
ARIs (artist-run initiatives) will throw open their doors to the
public. It’s an unbeatable opportunity to go behind the
scenes of Marrickville’s quirky and diverse art spaces.
Punters can see artists at work, hear the stories behind their
arts practice, and buy art direct from the artists. As well,
there’s a wide variety of talks, workshops and tours.
Download the Trail map at
www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/most
TOURS
 Art on the Streets walking tour with Melinda Vassallo,
Saturday 5 March 11am
 Art Month ARI Walking Tour with Match Box Projects,
Saturday 5 March 2pm
 MOST Bike Tours with ARTcycle, Saturday 5 and
Sunday 6 March 10.45am
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 Art Month MOST Photography Tour with the Aperture
Club, Sunday 6 March 11am
 Go Inner West Art Month Bus Tour with Vanessa Berry,
Saturday 5 March 10am
 Best of Marrickville food, beer, coffee, art with Culture
Scouts, Sunday 6 March 11am
Bookings essential.
Go to www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/mosttours
WORKSHOPS
 Futuring Picnic - skills shares at Frontyard, Saturday 5
March 11am
 Festival of Making! at MakerSpace & Company, MOST
opening hours
 Workshops and Skill Shares at Monster Mouse Studios,
MOST opening hours
 Bamboo Basics with Mark Swartz at Mess With It,
Sunday 6 March 2pm
 Nauti Life Drawing at Nauti Studios, Sunday 6 March
3pm
 Bookbinding Workshop in French at Ateliers Orsini,
Sunday 6 March 11am
Bookings essential.
Go to www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/mostworkshops
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For kids! Check out the KIDS@ART CAMP workshops on
Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 March in Camperdown Park.
Bookings essential.
Go to www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/mostkids
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February www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/Perfectmatch.
Bringing artists, residents, businesses and property owners
together to create new artworks in public places! Free tours
and events celebrating creativity and art will be held
mid-2016.
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Awards for Excellence
Marrickville Council now has a Sustainable Building
Award that celebrates the contribution sustainable
architecture and building works make to the Marrickville
local government area.
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Building works completed in the last five years, and which
can be described as having positive sustainability outcomes,
are eligible.
Examples could include ecosystem benefits, reduced
carbon emissions, improved air and water quality, resource
conservation and reduced pollution or waste. The new
award is being held in conjunction with the Marrickville
Medal and Urban Photography Competition. The
Marrickville Medal celebrates local built works that
contribute to Marrickville’s rich cultural and architectural
heritage. The Urban Photography Competition seeks a
contemporary perspective on the layers of urban fabric
around us. The MUPC 2016 theme is Discovery and
Rediscoveries.
Nominations close Sunday 6 March. To find out more about
the awards, and how to attend the presentation evening, on
Wednesday 4 May, go to Council’s website and click on ‘Out
and About’.
From little things…
Marrickville Council’s grants are a godsend for
community groups, Not for Profits, artists, sporting
organisations, and environmental groups - anyone who
needs seed funding to turn their great idea into a reality
that will benefit residents in the Marrickville area.
There’s a grant that’s suitable for just about any project: Arts
and Cultural Development, Community Cultural
Development, Independent Artist, Community,
ClubGRANTS, Sustainability, VISY Community, and
Recreation.
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Helen Worrall, a Landscape Designer, successfully secured
a Community Grant last year to help transform the courtyard
of Thomas Roseby Lodge, a local aged care facility, into a
hive of activity with residents planting silverbeet, cucumbers,
Bok Choy and sunflowers into raised garden beds.
“Not only does the garden benefit residents through mild
gentle exercise, it will also enrich the lives of the residents
as they watch the plants grow over the coming months,”
Helen said.
Grant applications open on Wednesday 27 April and close
Wednesday 1 June at 5pm. To apply, go to Council’s
website.
Are you driving blind?
At 60 kilometres per hour, if you look at
your phone while driving for just two
seconds, you travel 33 metres blind.
Phones and driving don’t mix. There’s no
excuse. Know the rules, visit
www.mobilephoneroadrules.com.au
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NSW Seniors Festival
Friday 1 April to Sunday 10 April
This year, Seniors Week has become the NSW Seniors
Festival. In Marrickville, there’s plenty of great activities
including the annual free lunch and concert, film
screenings, morning teas, workshops and classes.
The NSW Seniors Festival is for people over 60, Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islanders over the age of 50, and people
over 50 that have a lifelong disability.
Free lunch and concert
Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL, 20 - 26 Canterbury Road,
Tuesday 5 April, 10.30am - 2pm
This annual free lunch and concert books out fast, so get in
quick. Book on 9335 2143. For residents of Marrickville local
government area only. Transport can be provided but is
booked separately on 9335 2153.
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Free gentle exercise session
Debbie and Abbey Borgia Community Recreation Centre,
531 Illawarra Road Marrickville, Friday 8 April, 9.30 10.30am
Run by a qualified instructor. Plenty of parking available or
walk, cycle or take the 423 bus. Organised by the PCYC.
For more information please call 9559 7722.
Free Tech Savvy Seniors classes
During the NSW Seniors Festival, Marrickville Library will
host classes in Vietnamese, Mandarin and Greek
respectively in April, May and June. Call 9335 2173 for more
information.
Film screenings and morning teas at Dendy
Cinema
Dendy Newtown, 261 - 263 King Street Newtown. For
further details, call 9550 5699.
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Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre – free entry
Monday 4 April - Friday 8 April
AKAC will have free casual entry for seniors to classes
ranging from Aquaerobics and Aquatherapy to stretch and
swiss ball. For more information call Mirella on 9565 1906 or
email customerservice@akac.com.au
National Youth Week
Friday 8 April to Sunday 17 April
Marrickville Youth Week is planned and facilitated by
Council, Marrickville Youth Council, and supported by
numerous local organisations and young people.
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Movies in the Park, Johnson Park Dulwich
Hill, Saturday 9 April
As well as a free screening of Inside Out (see also pages
20 and 31), Headspace Camperdown will show a short
animation produced by local young people and, with
Marrickville Council, host other basketball activities and
‘shoot out’ competition with prizes, as well as providing
information packs. Headspace is the National Youth Mental
Health Foundation delivering early intervention mental
health services to 12 - 25 year olds.
Inner West Youth Councils Forum
Monday 11 April
A gathering of Youth Councils from Marrickville, Leichhardt,
Ashfield, and Burwood to workshop the priority issues and
needs of young people in the inner west in 2016.
DIY Comic Craft
Herb Greedy Hall, Tuesday 12 April, 2pm - 5pm
A workshop to release the creative side! Objects (mobile
case, bag, canvas or even a pair of heels) can be decorated
with images from comic books, mod podge and
paintbrushes. Google ‘DIY Comic Craft’ for cool ideas. Free.
For 12 - 18s.
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Roaming Short Play Festival Thursday 14
April
Ashfield Youth Theatre is partnering with Burwood, Canada
Bay, Leichhardt and Marrickville councils for a festival of
touring works written, directed, and performed by some of
the best and brightest inner west youth. For more
information call 9716 1846 or 0412 867 221 or email
ayt@ashfield.nsw.gov.au
Roll and Rock at Jacks Youth Week Festival,
Jack Shanahan Reserve and Skatepark,
Friday 15 April
Featuring skate/scooter/BMX demonstrations and
competitions hosted by Big Air School – plus street art
display, basketball shootout and other sports and games, an
interactive expo of local and regional youth services and
workshops, and a live broadcast by Radio Skidrow with local
DJs and youth music performances.
3 on 3 Basketball Comp
Debbie and Abbey Borgia Community Recreation
Centre, Saturday 16 April
Organised by PCYC, for Under 14, 16, and 18s with prize
money.
For further information about any of the above call Charlie
Coorey during business hours on 9335 2156 or
0429 366 059
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Marrickville Planner:
 MOST
 Mardi Gras
 International Women’s Day
 Easter
 ANZAC Day
MARCH
Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 March
MOST – Marrickville Open Studio Trail, 11am - 5pm. Each
year, Marrickville’s art spaces open their doors to the public
to view art in progress. Part of Art Month Sydney.
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Until 6 March
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras www.mardigras.org.au
5 - 20 March
Tracing Materiality exhibition at Chrissie Cotter Gallery,
featuring artists Gillian Lavery, Renuka Fernando and Kath
Fries www.tracingmateriality.blogspot.com.au
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Sunday 6 March
Clean Up Australia Day 2016
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Tuesday 8 March
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the
economic, political and social achievements of women past,
present and future. See page 17 - 18 for details about the
local event on Saturday the 5th of March
Saturday 12 March
Reverse Garbage 40th birthday party, 8/142 Addison Road
Marrickville, 4 - 8pm. Free, food and drinks available for sale
on site
Saturday 12 March
Water Sensitive Urban Design Part 1 – Introduction, 9.30am
- 1pm. Bookings essential at www.wsud.eventbrite.com.au
or 9335 2062
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Sunday 13 March
Bairro Português Petersham Food and Wine Fair, 10am 6pm. Audley Street and Fisher Street, Petersham
Thursday 17 March
Saint Patrick’s Day
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Friday 18 March
Free film: The Clean Bin Project, with introduction by Tim
Silverwood from Take3. Newtown Neighbourhood Centre,
6pm. Bookings essential at
http://cleanbinproject.eventbrite.com.au or 9335 2062
Saturday 19 March
Speed Date a Sustainability Expert - a free event for people
who are building or renovating
www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/speeddate/
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Saturday 19 March
Earth Hour, 8.30pm. Various events.
Go to www.earthhour.org.au
Tuesday 22 March
Community and Philanthropy Partnerships Week
Friday 25 March
Good Friday
Sunday 27 March
Easter Sunday
Monday 28 March
Easter Monday
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APRIL
1 April - 10 April
NSW Seniors Festival has grown and will be refreshed and
rebranded in 2016 as the NSW Seniors Festival which offers
a 10-day festival from 1 April - 10 April.
http://www.nswseniorsweek.com.au/events/expo
Saturday 2 April
Rainwater Harvesting Workshops, 6pm - 9pm. Bookings
essential at www.rainwatertank.eventbrite.com.au
9335 2062
Tuesday 5 April
NSW Seniors Festival Luncheon at Canterbury Hurlstone
Park RSL. Phone 9335 2153 for bookings and 9335 2143
for transport. Marrickville residents only.
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8 April - 17 April
Youth Week. Council has been celebrating young people
since the Marrickville Festival of Youth in 1958. Council has
also been a signatory to the NSW Government’s Youth
Week program since its inception in 1991. See Council’s
website for details about the local events
www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au
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Saturday 9 April
Movies in the Park, Johnson Park, Dulwich Hill.
Entertainment and activities from 5pm, film screens from
7pm. This year’s film is Inside Out.
Thursday 9 April
Marrickville Library Knit Together: Every second Thursday
1pm - 4pm
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Tuesday 12 April
DIY Comic Craft, Herb Greedy Hall, Tuesday 12 April, 2pm 5pm
Tuesday 19 April
Marrickville Library, Western Mahjong: Weekly on Tuesdays
9.30am - 12.30pm
20 April - 1 May
What’s Love Got To Do With It exhibition at Chrissie Cotter
Gallery, featuring the work of Maurice Goldberg
www.MauriceGoldberg.com
Friday 22 April
Intellectual Fitness Club – Backgammon: Fourth Friday of
each month at Marrickville Library, 10am - 12.30pm
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Monday 25 April
ANZAC Day is the solemn day of remembrance of those
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps soldiers who
fought and died at Gallipoli in 1915
Thursday 28 April
Marrickville Library, Knit Together: Every second Thursday
1pm - 4pm
Saturday 30 April
Water Sensitive Urban Design Part 2 – Design, 9.30am 1pm. Bookings essential at www.wsud.eventbrite.com.au or
9335 2062
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MAY
Wednesday 4 May
St Peters/Sydenham Library, Eastern Mahjong: Weekly on
Wednesdays 10.30am - 12.30pm
Saturday 14 May
Household Chemical and e-waste day, Council Depot,
St Peters
Sunday 15 May
Heading into its fourth year, Celebrate 2044 – St Peters,
Sydenham and Tempe’s own community fair – celebrates
the local area with a relaxed picnic style event on the greens
at Tillman Park, 11am - 4pm
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Tuesday 17 May
Free car seat safety check, 9.30am - 12.30pm, Woolworths
car park, 463 Illawarra Road Marrickville South. Book by
emailing christina.ip@marrickville.nsw.gov.au or call
9335 2213
Wednesday 18 May
Marrickville Library, Night Knitting: Weekly Wednesdays
6pm - 7.30pm
Wednesday 25 May
The 2016 National Simultaneous Storytime book is I Got
This Hat, by Jol and Kate Temple, illustrated by Jon Foye
www.alia.org.au/nss
Friday 27 May
Intellectual Fitness Club – Backgammon: Fourth Friday of
each month at Marrickville Library, 10am - 12.30pm
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Saturday 28 May
Water Sensitive Urban Design Part 3 – Build, 2016, 9.30am1pm. Bookings essential at www.wsud.eventbrite.com.au or
9335 2062
Marrickville Library:
"Books are a uniquely portable magic" Stephen King
 Young writers awards
 Beamafilm
 Happy Mardi Gras
Young Writers and Critics Awards
Marrickville Library is introducing new Young Writers
and Critics Awards.
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The Awards will encourage a love of reading and writing and
hopefully inspire local kids to put pen to paper by providing
a platform for young writers to showcase their story telling
abilities.
The Awards are open to young people aged 12 - 18 who
either work, live or study in the Marrickville local government
area.
There are three categories, each with two age divisions, and
$250 prize per category.
The inaugural Marrickville Library Young Writers and Critics
Awards open Monday 21 March and close Friday 20 May.
For more information, go to the Library page on Council’s
website.
Beamafilm
Beamafilm, the movie streaming website with amazing
feature films and docos from around the world, is free
for Library members to use from home. Watch films
like:
Anger Within: Jonah Lomu – Using testimonies of friends,
family and some of the rugby world’s greatest champions,
this film takes you on the journey of Jonah Lomu’s life.
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Dior and I – A ‘behind-the-seams’ glimpse at the making of
Raf Simons’s first haute couture collection for Christian Dior
in 2012.
Iris – A film about Iris Apfel, the quick - witted, flamboyantly
dressed 93-year-old New York style icon and muse. More
than a fashion film, it’s also a story about creativity, design
and how her soaring free spirit continues to inspire.
Simply login with your library card at
www.beamafilm.com/libraries and start watching.
Happy Mardi Gras!
Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is on until early
March, with the highlight Parade and Party on Saturday 6
March. Relax between the more-than 100 events by
borrowing a book from Marrickville Library’s LGBTIQ
collection: Lifestyle titles, fiction, nonfiction and biographies
sourced from Australia’s biggest specialised gay bookstore
– The Bookshop Darlinghurst.
Just look for the rainbow flag on the book’s spine.
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Marrickville enviro:
 OTPC
 Our Solar Future
 Rethink waste
One Tree Per Child
Last year Marrickville Council gave 1,187 local native
plants to 14 local schools and early learning centres as
part of the One Tree Per Child (OTPC) initiative.
OTPC aims to have every child plant at least one tree as
part of a school activity. Council not only provides the trees
and plants, but also expert advice and assistance with
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species selection, planting and maintenance, habitat
structures and mulch.
OTPC was founded by Olivia Newton-John and Jon Dee –
who also co-founded National Tree Day.
“In years to come, the children who plant a tree will be able
to look back and say ‘That is my tree - I really made a
difference!’,” Olivia said.
Jon said, “Our experience shows that as their tree grows, so
does the child’s commitment to looking after the
environment and the community around them.”
If your school would like to participate in OTPC or National
Schools Tree Day by planting local native seedlings, contact
Council’s Environment Officer – Biodiversity or drop into the
Marrickville Community Nursery to order plants before the
end of autumn.
Share in Our Solar Future
It took less than 12 months for Marrickville residents to
install 926 kilowatts of solar across 130 installations,
thanks to Our Solar Future.
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The Our Solar Future website (a partnership between eight
local councils) is a one-stop shop for good quality systems
and accredited installers and components. It helps residents
navigate through the process.
Lucy Abbott used the service to help her take the steps to
installing solar on her home in Bruce Street, Marrickville.
“We had been wanting to do this for a long time, but it was
really difficult to take that final step of committing to an
installer,” Lucy said.
Max and Sue in Wells Street Newtown also installed solar.
Ten months on, they are delighted with the results. The
family of three is using less electricity than a household of
one, and the average cost of their electricity has dropped by
40%.
The Green Living Centre in King Street Newtown is also
helping local people to go solar and save money on
electricity bills. For more information, ring 9519 6366, or visit
218 King Street Newtown Tuesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm.
www.oursolarfuture.nsw.gov.au
Rethink Waste
Did you know that Sydney has almost run out of landfill
space?
In March 2010, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that,
“All landfill sites in Sydney will be full by 2016 and the city’s
annual two million tonnes of rubbish will have to be
transported by rail 250 kilometres south to the Woodlawn
dump at Tarago”.
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Now, there’s talk of turning an abandoned mine in Ardlethan
in the Riverina region into a garbage dump. That’s 490
kilometres away – more than a five hour drive!
“We can’t just keep sending it further away for other
communities to deal with,” said Coordinator Sustainability
and Resource Management Helen Bradley. “Throwing stuff
away is a loss of resources and a waste of money. And
landfill and transport costs are becoming more and more
expensive each year.”
You’ll find lots of ideas on how to reduce waste in the new
Rethink Waste Guide that was delivered to all households in
February.
For more information go to
www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/en/environment/recycling-andwaste or email rethink@marrickville.nsw.gov.au
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Works Ahead:
"The new bridge…will be more user-friendly – with
better handrails, better lighting, and better access for
everyone"
 Scheduled works
 Ascrete trial
 Beaman Park Bridge
Scheduled works
Road maintenance
Illawarra Rd, Marrickville (Hill St to Concrete surface
end
Mar
Frede Lane Grove St to Ivanhoe St Marrickville
Mar
Central Lane, Marrickville
Mar
Wells St (West) Edgeware Rd to Commodore St
Newtown
Mar
Stanmore Lane Railway Ave to Rosevear St
Stanmore
Mar
Crawford Place Harney St to South St Marrickville
Apr
Crawford Place Crawford Pl to Pine St Marrickville
Apr
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Road maintenance
Rolf Lane Grove St to Mary St St Peters
Mar
Temple St Albany Rd to Bruce St Stanmore
Mar
Merchant St Harrow Rd to Cambridge St Stanmore
Mar
Gelding Street Constitution Rd to Hampstead Rd
D/Hill
Apr
Gladstone St Liberty St to Phillips St Enmore
Mar
Unwins Bridge Rd Richardson Cres to Gannon St
Tempe
May
Gannon St, Unwins Bridge Rd to Princess Hwy
Tempe
Mar
Charlecot St Wardell Rd to Fairfield St Dulwich Hill
Mar
David St Marrickville Rd to Robert St Marrickville
Mar
King Lane Wells St to Holmwood St Newtown
Mar
Bridges
Cooks River Footbridge
Mar
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Traffic Amenities
Richardson’s Crest – Pedestrian Facility
improvements
Apr
New Canterbury/Herbert footpath narrowing, ped ref
Apr
Ness Ave one lane slow point
Mar
Australia St at Salisbury Rd pedestrian lanterns
Mar
Yule St – speed cushion and two angle slow points
Mar
Hampden/Premier/Day – Kerb extension linemarking
etc
Mar
Roseby St – Entry treatment at Hampden
Apr
Parramatta Rd/Percival St – Signalised pedestrian
phase
Apr
Bus stop Modifications for Accessible
May
kerb ramp installation (70 ramps) Dulwich Hill
Mar
Marrickville Rd (Near Frampton Rd) pedestrian
crossing
May
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Bicycle Facilities
Regional bike route RR05 Salisbury, Cardigan,
Enmore, Phillip
Dec
Botany cycleway link Kendrick Park Tempe
Dec
Footpaths
Canal Rd Princes Hwy to Burrows Rd South St Peters Mar
Baltic St Marys St to Bedford St Newtown
Mar
Corunna Rd Charles St to Cannon St Stanmore
Mar
Station St Enmore Rd to Holt St Newtown
Mar
Stormwater
Thornley Reco 9m DN375 12469/11532 Marrickville
Mar
Livingstone at McRae Reline 53m DN450 Petersham
Apr
Rosford to Liv. reline 80m DN450 Petersham
Apr
Victoria to Denison Reline 70m Lewisham
Apr
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Stormwater
Henry to Old C. Reline 95m of DN90013471/12240
D/Hill
Apr
Blairgowrie to Dixson, Reline 105 m of DN225 D/Hill
Apr
Wicks, New inlet pit and 3m DN300 Marrickville
Mar
Aust. to Bedford Reline 170m DN525 Newtown
Apr
Liberty Street Drainage Stage 1
May
Bedford St upgrade new 10 x DDGP Newtown
Apr
Gladstone St pits & pipe upgrade
Apr
Enmore Park central Rain Garden construction
May
Cooling the ‘hood
Council is trialling a new lighter coloured road surface
called Ascrete on Cecilia Street Marrickville. The lighter
colour is expected to reduce heat absorption.
Monash University monitored the new road surface in
January, to see if the lighter road really does make a
difference to ambient temperatures.
Council is also researching heatwaves and their impacts.
Council has already heat-mapped Dulwich Hill and is now
extending this research throughout the council area. The
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information will assist in prioritising projects and activities to
reduce the impacts of extreme heat.
It’s all part of Council’s Climate Change Plan and Action
Plan. To see the plans, go to
http://www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/en/environment/
sustainable-council/climate-change-and-council/
Beaman Park Bridge
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The new Beaman Park bridge will officially open in
March.
The spans were craned in on Saturday 30 January.
Mayor of Marrickville Councillor Sam Iskandar said it was
highly pleasing to work with Canterbury Council on replacing
the popular footbridge.
“In fact, the new bridge will be better than ever – an
upgraded, more modern version of what was there before,”
he said.
“It will be more user-friendly, too – with better handrails,
better lighting, and better access for everyone –
pedestrians, cyclists, and people with disabilities.”
The works also included lighting and landscaping.
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Extraordinary people:
Edna Shaw OBE
Bob Simpson
Matron Shaw (far left) with nurses at Crown Street
People of Note: Edna Shaw OBE,
1891 - 1974
‘The mother of 100,000 babies’
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In January 1949, the NSW Governor interrupted his
holidays to present Matron Edna Shaw with a platinum
fob watch set with diamonds to mark the anniversary of
her 30 years of service at Crown Street Women’s
Hospital.
Dr Dixon Hughes, senior honorary physician, flew from his
holidays in the Hunter Valley. “I would have come from the
farthest lands of China to pay tribute to Matron Shaw,” he
said.
Edna Shaw was educated at Miss Hogg’s school in
Petersham and at Goulburn, and began her nursing career
at Marrickville Cottage Hospital as a probationer in 1914.
By January 1919 she was acting matron, for one month, at
the sixty-bed Women’s Hospital in Crown Street, and gained
her mothercraft certificate in 1927 from Tresillian
Mothercraft Training School in Petersham. It took some
years before she was finally appointed matron of Crown
Street, in 1936, but there she stayed, becoming known as
‘the mother of 100,000 babies’, until she retired on 31
October 1952.
Matron Shaw was presented with a cheque for £1,000
following a public appeal. And a new wing of the nurses’
home was named in her honour.
adb.anu.edu.au/biography/shaw-edna-mary-annajane-8406
See a film about Matron Shaw’s work. Made by The
National Film Board in 1950 and directed by Jack S Allan:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ufyl60l4Gak
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Former Australian test cricketer and coach Bob Simpson is
a certainty for the Sports Walk of Honour in Marrickville Park
Sports Walk of Honour
A Sports Walk of Honour is planned as part of an
upgrade of Marrickville Park.
The proposed Walk will recognise high-achieving local
sportspeople with engraved plaques on the path
surrounding the oval.
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One plaque is already reserved for former Australian test
cricketer and coach Bob Simpson.
Simpson grew up in Marrickville and was Cricket Captain of
Marrickville West Primary School and later Tempe
Intermediate High School. (He was captaining 14-year-olds
at the age of 12!)
He went onto lead the national cricket team from 1963-64
until 1967-68, and again in 1977-78 when – after 10 years in
retirement – he returned to the spotlight at age 41 to captain
Australia during the turbulent establishment of World Series
Cricket.
In his early years, Simpson was also a talented golfer,
baseballer and soccer player, and was known for being a
confident and tenacious competitor. He raised money to buy
his first set of golf clubs by collecting lost balls from
Marrickville Golf Course and selling them second hand.
Nominations for the Sports Walk of Honour closed late last
year. Council considered the nominations at its meeting in
mid-February.
The Sports Walk of Honour is expected to be installed in
March.
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Around the Community:
Council’s Australia Day in Enmore Park was a big success
with around 25,000 enjoying a great local celebration
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A flowering gum on Australia Street Camperdown delighted
passers-by in January
4: In December, Marrickville Council and Womensport NSW
supported the Girls Get Active event held at Marrickville
Lawn Tennis Club and Marrickville Oval.
On a very hot day, local sportswomen, coaches and athletes
came together to focus on healthy lifestyles and physical
activity
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Hundreds of concerned residents packed into Marrickville
Town Hall to hear about the State Government’s Sydenham
to Bankstown Urban Renewal Corridor Strategy in late
November
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My Suburb:
Anne Zahalka’s Newtown
In 1993, Anne Zahalka and her partner were evicted from “a
large and beautiful old free-standing house” in Darlinghurst,
because it was set to be demolished and replaced by a
block of flats.
“A friend told us of a large share house in Newtown. We met
with the sole tenant left there, and felt immediately at home.
We loaded up the truck and moved to the inner west! We
were part of the first wave in the gentrification and
transformation of Newtown,” she says.
Since then, Anne (a well-known artist) has seen big
changes. “I saw early residents in the street disappear and
homes sold and pulled down. Working class, migrant
communities, students – they can no longer afford to live
here,” she says.
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“I saw the last butcher shop and Fosseys (once a
department store) close to make way for Dendy Cinema and
café. The delicatessen could no longer compete with
Franklins (now IGA) and left. The old velodrome was
replaced by a community park and an off-leash dog area,”
Anne says of the changes.
“I am fortunate to be able to afford living in the inner city and
have access to transport, schools, community and child care
centres, a university, a hospital, a fire station, law courts, a
park or two and even a local milliner.
“And I still like to walk up to King Street and buy my
groceries, but it’s not the same as being served by the deli
owner or the Hungarian butcher. I have a local movie venue,
all the different cuisines at my doorstep, bars, cafes, retro
clothes stores, gyms, art supply shops and the last
stationary store still standing. But I also miss Maria from the
corner store,” she says.
“While Newtown attracts a progressive and socially diverse
community, it’s lost its grass roots. I’m part of this change so
it’s difficult to be too critical but I do lament this loss.”
One recent improvement to Newtown is the ArtSeat,
currently exhibiting one of Anne’s works: Newtown – “Where
you can be yourself!” she says. “I’ve re-made the old pub
paintings of the 1930s to depict a contemporary bar scene
that represents the new demographic of the area. It is a
reflection and celebration of the citizens of this suburb with
its diverse and colourful community.
“My daughter Alice (18) was born in Newtown and feels very
connected to it and knows everyone in the area. She loves
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having been raised here, loves the vibe and never wants to
leave,” Anne says.
Newtown snapshot
Newtown derived its name from a store opened by John
Webster, which stood on the site of the Oxford Hotel in King
Street.
Webster named his store the New Town Store to distinguish
it from the established settlements at Camperdown, Cooks
River and O’Connell Town. The name Newtown was
recorded as early as 1832.
By the late 19th century King Street had become one of the
largest suburban retail shopping centres in Australia.
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Newtown Rugby League Football Club was the first rugby
league club in Australia, formed at a public meeting in
Newtown Town Hall on 8 January 1908.
Newtown was a separate municipality from 1862 to 1949.
Get involved:
 Dogs off-leash news
 My Marrickville smartphone app
 Connect with us
Council’s community engagement hub
yoursaymarrickville.com.au is the where and how of
getting involved in important projects that shape the future
of Marrickville:
 Stay informed about projects
 Share ideas and join in the conversations
 Register to receive a monthly email update
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My Marrickville smartphone app
Marrickville Council has a new and improved
app for smart phones and tablets. The free
My Marrickville app provides access to a
wide range of Council information and
services. Users can pay rates, report an
issue, book a free council clean up, hire a
venue, keep track of upcoming events in the area or even
have their say on a Council community engagement. My
Marrickville is available for download now from the App
Store for iPhones and iPads, or via Google Play for Android
devices.
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Latest dogs off-leash news
Council has recently installed new dog waste bag
dispensers in ten local parks.
The bins are in response to community feedback during the
first round of dog off leash-area trials.
The second round of trials - at Laxton Reserve (timed),
Petersham Park and Sydenham Green started in
September 2015. The evaluation process has now
commenced. Do the survey at
www.yoursaymarrickville.com.au
The trial conditions remain in place until May, when Council
will consider a report on the evaluation and determine a
longer term position.
More information about dog exercise areas across the
whole LGA, can be found at
www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/en/outandabout/parks-andreserves/dog-exercise-areas
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 Sydenham Green
 Tempe Lands
 Camperdown Memorial Rest Park
 Enmore TAFE
 Enmore Park
 Henson Park
 Weekly Park
 Laxton Reserve
 Petersham Park
 McNeilly Park
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Ground Floor, Administration Centre,
2 - 14 Fisher Street Petersham
Hours: 8.30am - 5pm, Mon to Fri
Phone: 9335 2222 (24 hrs, 7 days except public holidays)
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Resource recovery services
Weekly garbage and fortnightly recycling and green waste
collection for residents. Free clean-up service for household
and white/metal goods.
Bookings essential.
Phone: 9335 2137
Tom Foster meals on wheels
Home delivered nutritious meals, seven days a week for the
frail, aged and people with disabilities.
Ethnic and special diets catered for.
Phone: 9335 2153
Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre
Black Street Enmore
Phone: 9565 1906
www.akac.com.au
Fanny Durack Aquatic Centre
Station Street Petersham
Phone: 9550 9145
Closed for Winter from 31 March. Reopens first Saturday in
October.
www.fdac.com.au
Council archives
Petersham Town Hall, 107 Crystal Street Petersham
Phone: 9335 2185
Wednesdays 9.30am - 5pm
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Halls and room to hire
Marrickville and Petersham Town Halls and a number of
meeting rooms are available for hire.
www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au
Marrickville Matters
Marrickville Matters is published quarterly. Non-commercial
community events or activities may be submitted for
consideration, if space allows. Contact the Communications
and Marketing Coordinator on 9392 5334.
Children and family services
Long Day Care, Pre-school, Family Day Care, The Magic
Yellow Bus mobile playgroup service, Before and After
School Care and Vacation Care programs.
www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au
Libraries:
Marrickville Central Library
cnr Marrickville and Petersham Roads Marrickville
Phone: 9335 2173
Monday - Friday 9am - 7.30pm
Saturday 9.30am - 5pm
Sunday 1pm - 4pm
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Dulwich Hill Branch Library
12 - 14 Seaview Street Dulwich Hill
Phone: 9335 2182
Monday - Wednesday, Friday 10am - 5.30pm
Thursday 12pm - 7.30pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm
Sunday closed
Stanmore Branch Library
Douglas Street Stanmore
Phone: 9335 2183
Monday - Wednesday, Friday 10am - 5.30pm
Thursday 12pm - 7.30pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm
Sunday closed
St Peters/Sydenham Branch Library
39 Unwins Bridge Road Sydenham
Phone: 9335 2184
Monday - Wednesday, Friday 10am - 5.30pm
Thursday 12pm - 7.30pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm
Sunday closed
Marrickville Council acknowledges the Traditional
Custodians of this land, the Cadigal-Wangal people of
the Eora Nation.
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Council Offices
Administration Centre & Customer Service Centre
2 - 14 Fisher Street Petersham
8.30 - 5pm Monday to Friday
Phone: 9335 2222 (24 hours, 7 days except public
holidays)
council@marrickville.nsw.gov.au
www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au
TTY: 9335 2025 (for deaf and hearing impaired)
Post: Marrickville Council
PO Box 14 Petersham 2049
All correspondence should be addressed to the General
Manager.
Council and Committee Meetings
6.30pm, first three Tuesdays of the month
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COUNCILLORS
CENTRAL WARD (Wirraga)
Clr Victor Macri (IND)
Ph 0408 219 260
vmacri@marrickville.nsw.gov.au
Major, clr Sam Iskandar (ALP)
Ph 0421 494 515
siskandar@marrickville.nsw.gov.au
Clr Max Phillips (GRN)
Ph 0419 444 916
mphillips@marrickville.nsw.gov.au
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NORTH WARD (Wali)
Clr Sylvie Ellsmore (GRN)
Ph 0403 977 213
sellsmore@marrickville.nsw.gov.au
Clr Jo Haylen (ALP)
Ph 0417 114 404
jhaylen@marrickville.nsw.gov.au
Clr Mark Gardiner (IND)
Ph 0402 424 987
mgardiner@marrickville.nsw.gov.au
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SOUTH WARD (Magura)
Clr Morris Hanna, OAM (IND)
Ph 0417 660 997
mhanna@marrickville.nsw.gov.au
Clr Chris Woods (ALP)
Ph 0425 363 209
cwoods@marrickville.nsw.gov.au
Clr David Leary (GRN)
Ph 0409 421 323
dleary@marrickville.nsw.gov.au
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WEST WARD (Burraga)
Clr Daniel Barbar (ALP)
Ph 0447 091 979
dbarbar@marrickville.nsw.gov.au
Clr Melissa Brooks (GRN)
Ph 0409 235 802
mbrooks@marrickville.nsw.gov.au
Deputy Mayor Clr Rosana Tyler
(LIB)
Ph 0414 859 630
rtyler@marrickville.nsw.gov.au
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Three extraordinary and inspiring local residents who give
generously of their time to make Marrickville a better place
have been named the 2016 Citizens of the Year. You can
read about Tamra Palmer, Jim Skuthorpe and Xanthe Sini
on page 9 - 12.
Council has given in-principle support for a proposal from
Sydney Olympic Football Club to redevelop parts of Tempe
Reserve. This exciting proposal will benefit not only the
existing sports field users, but also attract new users. See
page 15 - 17.
There are plenty of ways to celebrate in March, April and
May. Council’s packed calendar of events includes Bairro
Portuguese, Celebrate 2044, International Women’s Day,
the Marrickville Open Studio Trail (MOST) and Movies in the
Park – as well as NSW Seniors Festival and Youth Week.
You’ll find the details of these events right throughout this
edition of Marrickville Matters.
Plus, there’s news about Council’s new Sustainable Building
Award on page 25 - 26, and new Young Writers and Critics
Awards on page 47 - 48.
For more information about these or any of the stories in
Marrickville Matters, visit Council’s Customer Service Centre
2 - 14 Fisher Street, Petersham or phone 9335 2222. The
Translator Interpreter Service is also available.
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