marrickville
matters
JUNE 2013
vol29 no2
Camperdown Dulwich Hill Enmore Lewisham Marrickville Newtown Petersham St Peters Stanmore Sydenham Tempe
Council’s second Open Marrickville festival is on across the local government area in June. The festival emphasis is on Marrickville’s young people creating positive connections with,
and being proud of, their cultural backgrounds. See pages 8 and 9. Last year Camdenville Public School held a NAIDOC Week Celebration (pictured) as part of Open Marrickville.
The 2013 event is on Friday 28 June.
Council is Connecting
Marrickville
Connecting Marrickville is an exciting new initiative that will deliver
more and better footpaths, street trees, cycleways, water sensitive
urban design, and local area traffic management, while building on
Council’s social justice, access, and Sustainable Streets programs.
A major initiative in the 2013-14 Operational Plan, Connecting Marrickville
has been allocated major funding of $820,000 in 2013/14. This includes an
ongoing increase of $450,000 from 2014/15.
Connecting Marrickville will transform Council’s approach to urban
streetscape design, delivery and maintenance. It is all about place-making
- connecting the community, connecting places and connecting various
sections of Council.
“This is an initiative that meets many of Council’s
most important and significant objectives. It is the
result of integrating multiple Council strategies and
programs,” said the Mayor of Marrickville Councillor
Victor Macri.
Continued page 3.
Official publication of Marrickville Council
www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au
mayor’s
message
General Manager Brian
Barrett surveys progress
at the FDAC site.
The Independent Local Government Review
Panel released its long-awaited white paper,
Future Directions for Local Government, in April.
As expected, the paper calls for sweeping
amalgamations. As a carrot, councils will be offered
financial incentives to merge.
The options put forward for Marrickville are
that we become part of a new ‘super Sydney’
council with City of Sydney, Botany Bay, Randwick,
Waverley, Woollahra and possibly Leichhardt.
Or merge with Ashfield, Burwood, Canada Bay,
Strathfield and possibly Leichhardt to become a
proposed ‘Inner West’ group of councils. Or simply
merge with Canterbury Council.
And as the state government is still insisting there
will be no forced amalgamations, we could, as a
community, oppose amalgamation recommendations
altogether, or propose an entirely different option.
We have been consulting extensively throughout
May. The results of these consultations will inform the
Metropolitan Councils’ Workshop on 28 May which
will include the proposed ‘super Sydney’ councils.
Council will also integrate the community’s feedback
into its final submission due to the Panel by 28 June.
There is much to be considered - financial
considerations, questions of identity. Which of these
amalgamation proposals is best for our community?
Which would be the best fit? Which would ultimately
see our communities better served?
The answers lie with you. There will undoubtedly
be advantages and disadvantages with all the
options. What is important is that, together,
we are fully informed, and have all the relevant
information. It’s a big decision. Let’s make sure we
make the right one for us.
On another note, you may have noticed that
this edition of Marrickville Matters emphasises
‘connectedness’. Our new key initiative, Connecting
Marrickville, will see Council using an integrated
approach to improve footpaths, streets, lanes,
squares, parks, and cycleways. We are allocating
more money and new design criteria to our
gathering places because this promotes social
connectedness and community belonging.
Meanwhile our second Open Marrickville will
further continue the story we started last year: that
the arts, culture, and community are not separate
entities, but are intrinsically linked to our daily lives.
Marrickville is culturally diverse, forward
thinking, and inner city. It is the land of the CadigalWangal people, but also enriched by generations of
migrants from all parts of the world.
Marrickville does have an astonishing,
fascinating and highly distinctive character. We
should never forget that.
Councillor Victor Macri
Mayor of Marrickville
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New GM for
Marrickville
Marrickville Council has a new
General Manager.
Mr Brian Barrett’s appointment was announced at
the Extraordinary Council Meeting on Tuesday 7 May.
Mr Barrett has been Acting General Manager
since January 2013. Previously he was Director of
Corporate Services at Marrickville Council.
Mr Barrett said he looked forward to working
with the elected Council to meet the targets set in
their newly created four-year Delivery Program.
“We will continue to improve Council’s overall
financial health while responding to the need to increase
infrastructure spending in some areas,” he said.
New pool takes shape
The refurbishment at the Fanny Durack
Aquatic Centre - an upgrade of the pools,
infrastructure, landscaping and construction
of a new entry, kiosk and toilets – is on track
for completion in October, prior to the start of
the 2013/14 swimming season.
Some of the issues identified by our residents include the increasing need for quality childcare and addressing the complex problem of housing affordability.
Meeting the Community’s
Council adopts
Aspirations new budget
Marrickville Council will address key
community issues when it adopts its new
Delivery Program 2013-17 and Operational
Plan and Budget 2013-14 in June.
As the provider and manager of many key
community services and facilities, Council relies
on extensive community consultation to identify
residents’ priorities and interests.
As well as maintaining and improving
infrastructure (especially footpaths and roads),
and working efficiently, effectively, and providing
good value for money, Marrickville citizens said
Council says
no to hunting
in parks
Marrickville Council has written to NSW
Premier Barry O’Farrell and Minister for
the Environment Robyn Parker to express
concern over amendments to the Game and
Feral Animal Control Act 2002.
The changes will allow amateur hunters to kill feral
animals in 79 of the State’s 799 national parks,
nature reserves and state conservation areas.
While feral animals are a threat to Australia’s
biodiversity, Council believes that amateur
hunting will have little effect on animal numbers,
result in needless animal suffering, and that
feral animal control should be undertaken
professionally and not by those who are
interested in sustaining their sport.
Recreational amateur hunters represent an
unacceptable safety risk to visitors to our national
parks, state conservation areas and nature
reserves – a risk that extends to the numerous
rangers, scientists and other state government
employees who work in these areas.
Council has called on the State Government to
repeal the recent amendments to the Game and
Feral Animal Control Act 2002 and has sought
support from the Local Government and Shires
Association (LGSA) to encourage other councils
to do the same.
The amendment was to take effect in March
but the NSW Government has delayed its
implementation to allow further investigation of
the issue.
Anyone wishing to express their concerns can
write to the Ministry of Environment and Heritage
at PO Box A290, Sydney South NSW 1232.
that Council should be planning for changing
demographics and community needs – especially
the increasing number of families with young
children and our ageing population.
Issues identified by our residents include the
increasing need for quality childcare, and addressing
the complex problem of housing affordability.
Advocating for improvements in community
services provided by the Commonwealth and
State governments, such as transport, health and
education, is also high on the community’s list of
priorities.
Operating
andand
Capital
Expenditure
Draft
Operating
Capital
Expenditure2013/14
2013/14
Depreciation
Materials and
contracts
State Government levies
Utilities
Other operating costs
Transfer to
reserve
Buildings
Roads, paths and traffic
CAPITAL
PROGRAM
Stormwater and drainage
Aquatic facilities
Plant and equipment
Office equipment
Other capital expenditure
Employee costs
Connecting
Marrickville
Connecting Marrickville is a watershed moment
for Council’s infrastructure project planning,
and integrates many of Council’s strategies and
programs:
• Public Domain Strategy
• Community Needs Research Study
• Draft Recreation Strategy
• Strategy for a Water Sensitive Community
• Urban Forest Strategy
• Biodiversity Strategy
• Transport and Bike Strategies
• Social justice and access programs
• Sustainable Streets program
The Mayor of Marrickville Councillor Victor
Macri said the new Delivery Program and
Operational Plan and Budget, and Connecting
Marrickville in particular, will continue
Marrickville’s progressive and innovative
approach to looking after its people and place.
“I am proud that Council is
working towards achieving
outcomes outlined in our
Community Strategic Plan for a
well planned, sustainable and
accessible urban environment,”
he said.
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Briefly...
State of our assets
Council is consulting the community on the
condition of its infrastructure assets – such
as roads, footpaths and kerb and guttering,
bridges, traffic signs and stormwater
infrastructure.
Council’s infrastructure assets are valued at
approximately $800 million. Each year Council
assesses the condition of its assets and the
required spending to maintain those assets.
To have your say visit Council’s website
www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au
Renovating or building a
new home?
Real estate in the inner west has bounced back recently – good news for people who own a house, not so good for
anyone looking to get on the property ladder
Affordable
Housing
In 2012, when Marrickville respondents were
asked what were the key issues facing the
Marrickville area over the next five years,
11 per cent nominated housing affordability
and availability.
“When the local community tells us that housing
affordability is one of their main concerns, then
Council must take note,” said the Mayor of
Marrickville Councillor Victor Macri.
“It’s time for us to do what we can as a local
authority to address the complex problem of
housing affordability and availability,” he said.
Council’s new Delivery Program and
Operational Plan and Budget includes plans for
a new Affordable Housing Committee that will
be advised by an Affordable Housing Officer who
will bring together key stakeholders, and review
Council’s affordable housing strategy.
While Council is limited by state planning laws,
there are actions we can take, said Councillor
Macri. “Council wanted to include affordable
housing provisions into our planning regulations,
however this was not supported by the State
Government,” he said.
“So while affordable housing is fundamentally
a Federal and State government issue, Council
can still continue to pursue measures that
support existing and new supplies of affordable
housing. We can encourage affordable housing
by supporting and advocating for it, and
entering into voluntary planning agreements and
partnerships,” Councillor Macri said.
Positions vacant
Marrickville Council is looking for Family
Day Care (FDC) Educators. These positions
are highly suitable for people wanting to
choose their own days and hours of work.
Family Day Care Educator Marie says becoming an
Educator has “changed my life for the better.”
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Marrickville Council oversees the FDC program
that offers quality care in a home environment.
Educators operate from home and share the
responsibility for the care, education and
wellbeing of babies and children up to the age
of 12 years.
Contact 9335 2235 to find out how to become
a FDC Educator.
Council will host a Sustainable Design
Information Night at Herb Greedy Hall, 79
Petersham Road, Marrickville on Wednesday 26
June, 6.30 - 8pm. Residents can find out more
about design features and material choices
to make their new home as resource-smart as
possible. It’s free, but bookings are essential.
For more information go to www.marrickville.
nsw.gov.au/sustainabledesign
Coffee for Compost
Most Marrickville residents live near a café,
so did you know that coffee grounds, when
combined with ‘browns’ like leaves and straw,
generate heat and speed up the composting
process? Council is currently coordinating a
café-to-home program for residents interested
in helping turning a café waste product into
beautiful compost.
To be part of the Ground to Ground project,
email [email protected]
or 9335 2197.
More Baby Rhyme Time
Marrickville Library’s highly popular Baby
Rhyme has ‘branched’ out to Council’s libraries
in Stanmore (11am Wednesdays), Dulwich Hill
(10.45am Tuesdays), and St Peters (10.30am on
Wednesdays).
Baby Rhyme Time is held on Mondays and
Thursdays at 10.30am at Marrickville Library.
Bookings are taken on the day of the session,
from 9.30am at Marrickville Library, and from
10am at the branch libraries.
Marrickville is water
sensitive
Council’s Environmental Services recently
celebrated a milestone: 1,000 people have now
come to the 86 sustainable water workshops
and tours held since 2008.
For more information on Council activities
during this UN International Year of Water
Cooperation, see page 6.
Council amalgamations
in the spotlight
Who are we? Who do we want to be?
Marrickville Council has been consulting
extensively with the local community in
formulating a response to the Independent
Local Government Review Panel
recommendations on amalgamating with
neighbouring councils.
Future Directions for Local Government recommends
sweeping changes to local government, including
reducing the number of councils in metropolitan
Sydney from about 43 to 15.
Council is asking Marrickville citizens which
scenario they prefer:
• Merge with the proposed Sydney group of
councils, creating a new ‘super Sydney’ council
that would include City of Sydney, Botany Bay,
•
•
•
•
Randwick, Waverley, Woollahra and possibly
Leichhardt
Merge with proposed Inner West group of
councils that would include Ashfield, Burwood,
Canada Bay, Strathfield and possibly
Leichhardt
Merge with Canterbury Council
Oppose amalgamation recommendations
altogether
Propose an alternative idea
Council will integrate the community’s
feedback into its final submission due to the
Panel by 28 June.
It’s vitally important to Have Your Say. Go to
Council’s website for more details.
More
street
trees
Case for Change
Why Local Government needs to
be in the Australian Constitution
Councils depend on direct funding from the
Federal Government to help deliver a wide variety
of services, but Australia’s Constitution does not
mention local government, or provide for the
Federal Government to fund councils directly.
The federal election in September will include
a referendum question that will ask Australian
citizens to support financial recognition of local
government.
For more information about the proposed
referendum, and why you should support it, go
to www.councilreferendum.com.au
Over 300 street trees will be planted as part
of this year’s annual street tree planting
program.
The Autumn tree planting program helps Council
deliver on the promises made to the community
in the Urban Forest Policy and Strategy (adopted
in late 2011), which is to sustain and increase
Marrickville’s urban forest, including street trees,
private trees, and trees in parks. Residents can
comment on the current 2013 planting program or
nominate a location for a new street tree as part of
next year’s 2014 program by contacting the Tree
Management team [email protected].
gov.au or 9335 2222.
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The addition works hard to
bring winter sunshine deep
into the living spaces, said
the architects Eoghan Lewis.
We are all
Cooks River
people
Planning the
Marrickville Valley
Everyone who lives or works in Marrickville
is invited to get involved in creating a
‘water-sensitive community’. Over
the next three years, Council is joining
local residents and businesses in the
Marrickville Valley to make long-term
action plans for all the Valley’s smaller
‘subcatchments’ that drain to the
Cooks River. The plans target each area’s
specific needs, land use, demographic and
environmental issues.
“By taking part in planning for your
neighbourhood, you can have a say in
how to create places that are resilient,
liveable, productive and sustainable,” said
the Mayor of Marrickville Councillor Victor
Macri said.
To get involved and for more
information, contact Council’s Coordinator
Water and Catchments on 9335 2222.
2013 – United Nations’
You’re
Tempe takes out
Marrickville Medal Invited
To A
Street
Party
Year of Water
Cooperation
The United Nations has declared 2013 as the
UN International Year of Water Cooperation
to promote the sharing of this ‘precious
resource equitably, using water as an
instrument of peace’.
These high ideals are being put into practice by
Marrickville residents who are taking advantage of
Council’s many and varied water initiatives.
Sustainability Ambassadors, Mike Kerans and
Jen Jobling, take great satisfaction in knowing
they are making a big difference by reducing their
ecological footprint in as many ways as possible.
“Building a rain garden is just one of the ways
we are helping to improve our environment,” said
Jen. “During one of the recent storms, a friend
said, ‘It’s a pity our beaches get fouled by the
stormwater’. At that moment I realised that I am
doing something to reduce even that, which felt
really great!”
Mike and Jen recently volunteered to
demonstrate how to build a domestic scale rain
garden on their property as part of Council’s WSUD
on Your Property workshop program.
“We have a micro garden with specialised
vegetation and watering system. It’s a talking point
and it works a treat. Recent heavy downpours
tested the system, but it was more than up for the
task,” said Jen.
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Alterations and additions to a heritage listed
sandstone bungalow in Tempe have won the
2013 Marrickville Medal.
Just one day after completing the garden a family
of skinks moved in and have stayed ever since,
according to Jen.
Mike and Jen have also installed
rainwater tanks to catch water
for the laundry, toilets and the
garden, which has halved their
daily water use. Their Sydney
Water usage is below a one person
household.
They have a productive, money-saving, and
enjoyable chicken run, fruit tree stand and
vegetable garden, which uses some of the
rainwater and mulch. A paved area at the rear of
the house on 10cm deep road base allows rain to
easily soak through into the ground.
They have also built swales (elongated, shallow
depressions in the earth) to direct the water
away from drains toward the garden. And with a
combination of a solar hot water heater and photo
voltaic panels, they say they pay next to nothing for
electricity.
To find out more about Council’s free workshops
and to book, contact Council’s Senior Environment
Officer, Water and Catchments on 9335 2222.
Jen Jobling during the building
of her rain garden late last year
Jen and Mike’s rain garden is helping
to improve the local environment
The back of an existing 19th Century sandstone
cottage was reconfigured, some old additions
removed and the materials salvaged. The house
was re-aligned towards the morning sun and the
yard.
Two new pavilions were built - one attached
for living and the other detached for making art.
A series of deep stairs were cut into the yard to
make the connection between house and garden
stronger.
“Tempe has always had fiercely loyal residents
who love their suburb and speak about the
exceptional community spirit,” said the Mayor of
Marrickville Councillor Victor Macri.
The works included a new studio detached from the
main house.
“It’s fair to say Tempe is still relatively
undiscovered but more and more people
are realising what a prized location it is. I
congratulate the owners and architects of this
property for their innovative and sensitive work
to a heritage listed property.”
The former Majestic Theatre on New Canterbury
Road in Petersham that has been redeveloped
into 27 apartments and commercial / retail, was
Highly Commended, as was the former Enmore
Public School which has been converted into
apartments and town houses. Both are local
heritage items.
A Federation brick house on Wilga Street in
Dulwich Hill, and the repairs and alterations
to St Peters Church in Tempe received
Commendations.
The former Enmore Public School. The removal
of paint from the brickwork was undertaken by
hand chipping and baking soda. The ‘Boys’ sign and
erection date of building ‘1887’ was restored.
Marrickville Council now has a Street Party
Guide and Kit that will make it easier for
neighbours to come together in their
streets, front yards or laneways.
Street parties help build community spirit,
respect, cooperation, and understanding
between neighbours.
As well, street parties can revitalise local
streets and laneways by fostering pride in the
area, which may reduce graffiti vandalism and
dumping, and make streets and laneways safer
places.
Go to Council’s website for a step-bystep Guide for residents to plan a street or
laneway party, a street party checklist for
party organisers, simple online forms to cover
insurance and road closure arrangements (if
required), and a template street party invitation.
The Street Party Kit contains appropriate
signage, a barbeque and gas bottle, and
barricades to close street or laneway (if
necessary).
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Open Marrickville PROGRAM 2013
Cypriot mother and child
figurine, c.1400-1200 BC
(NM 47347)
June
Collected visions –
Marrickville Park
Thu 20
24/7
Solid Ground II – At The Vanishing 10am –
6pm
Point Contemporary Art Inc.
Ancient
Treasures
from our
Sister Cities
Archaeological treasures originating from
some of Council’s Sister Cities regions will
feature at an illustrated public lecture at
Sydney University’s Nicholson Museum.
The Sister Cities Program reflects the area’s
culturally diverse population and enhances
understanding through communication and
exchange.
Council’s Sister Cities include Kos in Greece,
Larnaca in Cyprus, 6th October City in Egypt,
Safita in Syria, and Bethlehem in Palestine.
“We have amazing artefacts from almost all
the Sister City regions,” said archaeologist Dr
Craig Barker.
The Nicholson Museum is Australia’s oldest
university museum and is home to the largest
collection of antiquities in Australia and the
Southern Hemisphere.
Artefacts from ancient Greece, Cyprus, Egypt,
Syria and Palestine will be discussed as will
the remarkable stories of the cultures that
produced them, and how they made their way
to the other side of the world.
“While our Egyptian collection has some
incredibly interesting pieces, I do like the
Cypriot items. There’s a lovely, and rather
interesting, mother and child figurine, very
abstract in appearance. It’s a Cypriot version of
a very well known figure often seen from SyriaPalestine at the time. It is over three thousand
years old,” Dr Barker said.
“It’s very reminiscent of modern abstract
art. It shows the amount of creativity and
experimentation that was going on in that region
of the world for thousands and thousands of
years.”
Dr Barker says the talk will have wide appeal
for “anyone interested in archaeology or
ancient history. It’s a chance for people to be
aware of the cultural legacy of their homeland.
But it will also be fascinating to see objects that
many might think of as being only housed in
great national museums – but we actually have
them right here in Sydney as well.”
Ancient Treasures from our Sister Cities is on
Friday 21 June, 6 for 6.30pm, at the Nicholson
Museum at the University of Sydney.
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Marrickville
is Open
storytelling, music,
dance, art, theatre
and food
Marrickville Council’s second Open Marrickville - 10 days celebrating the culture and diversity
in Marrickville - is on from 20 until 30 June. This year the festival includes an exhibition
inspired by a journey from Mongolia to Marrickville (at Tortuga Studios from 20 June).
Artist Ganbold Lundaa (pictured above) is inviting
everyone to come along for an insight into his
culture, including Mongolian throat singing and
horse fiddle, a yurt display, and local performers.
“People don’t know much about
Mongolia. I would like to show
local people,” he said. “I want
to share my Mongolian culture,
music, and food. I think people
will be surprised, and really, really
enjoy it.”
Collected
Visions
Patrick O’Rourke is
a local artist whose
Open Marrickville
project, Collected
Patrick O’Rourke
Visions, retells
stories of local residents in an interactive
installation of drawings on found objects.
Patrick worked with Council’s History Services
and various community groups to pull together
the photographs and stories about local
communities and individuals that inform his art,
and recount and reinterpret Marrickville’s past.
Patrick says he was particularly inspired
by a photograph of an unknown woman
from Council’s History Collection. “She is
fascinating. The look in her eyes is haunting.
Not knowing who she was or what life she led
is very interesting to me. It saddens me that we
have lost her history.”
The mystery woman who inspired local artist
Patrick O’Rourke
Fri 21
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3pm
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3pm
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3pm
Mongolia to Marrickville –
Tortuga Studios
OPENING
6pm –
9pm
11am –
3pm
11am –
3pm
Flash Hub – At a range of venues,
Open Marrickville activities
At the
Mongolia
to
Marrickville
exhibition
At the
Pacifica
Film
and Arts
festival
At the
At Festa
Indonesian Junina
Food and
Cultural
Bazaar
Cuisines of the World in
Marrickville – Tom Foster
Community Centre
10am –
12noon
Pasifika Film and Arts Festival
(PFAF) – STUDIO 2204,
Marrickville
OPENING
6pm –
10pm
Ancient Treasures from our Sister
Cities – Nicholson Museum,
University of Sydney
6pm –
8pm
At 50yrs
and more
of Greeks
10am –
12noon
5.30pm –
8.30pm
ASYIK - Indonesian Arts and
Culture Bazaar – Addison Road
Community Centre
11am –
5pm
PopUp Marrickville (OPENING) –
Marrickville Bowling Club and
surrounds
1pm –
5pm
11am –
6pm
Aphrodite Festival –
The Cyprus Club
12noon –
5pm
Afternoon Tea with St Columb –
Inner West Cultural Services
2pm –
4pm
10am –
12noon
10am –
12noon
10am –
12noon
10am –
12noon
5.30pm –
8.30pm
SHARE – Learn For Life (Tai Chi) –
Petersham Park
9.30am –
10.30am
50 Years and more of Greeks in
Marrickville – St Nicholas Greek
Orthodox Church
10am –
2pm
Traditional Indonesian
Performance – Marrickville
West Public School & Lewisham
Retirement Hostel & Nursing Home
12pm
– 1pm
(closed)
Textile Tales Woven Journeys –
Chrissie Cotter Gallery
At the
Chinese
Cultural
Festival &
slideshow
at the
Pasifika
Festival
5.30pm –
8.30pm
Festa Junina 2013 – Sydney
Portugal Community Club
9.30am –
10.30am
9.30am –
10.30am
9.30am –
10.30am
5.30pm –
8.30pm
5.30pm –
8.30pm
9.30am –
10.30am
2.30pm –
3.25pm
12noon –
4pm
12noon –
4pm
Corroboration 2013 “The River of
Goolay’yari” – Marrickville West
Public School
9am –
3pm
“Food from Home” –
Newtown Neighbourhood Centre
10am –
11.30am
12noon –
4pm
Camdenville NAIDOC Week
Celebrations –
Camdenville Public School
10am –
11am
Cabaret in the ‘ville –
The Red Rattler Theatre
8.30pm –
12.30am
midnight
3rd Sydney Inner West Winter
Festival – Addison Road
Community Centre
Patrick’s finished artwork. Collected Visions can be
seen at Marrickville Park, corner Livingstone Road
and Frazer Streets in Marrickville from Thursday 20
June until Sunday 30 June
Sat 22
12noon – 12noon –
4pm
4pm
12noon –
7pm
Chinese Cultural Festival –
Alex Trevallion Plaza
11am –
3pm
Tell Me A Story (FINALE) –
The Red Rattler Theatre
2pm –
4.30pm
For the full program, go to www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au
Marrickville Matters June 2013 9
Thank you
for not
smoking
Marrickville Council introduced a
Smoke-free Outdoor Environments policy
on 1 July 2011.
Council partnered with the Cancer Council
NSW to introduce the policy to help reduce the
incidence of smoke-related illnesses in our
community, and encourage a healthier, cleaner
and greener community.
The ‘No Smoking’ areas
include outdoor dining
spaces, in and near children’s
playgrounds and bus stops, at
Council sports and recreational
facilities, at Council events and
near Council buildings.
Residents, café owners, and outdoor dining
licence holders must ensure that ‘No Smoking’
signs are placed on each outdoor table.
Allowing smoking, or making ashtrays
available, is a breach of outdoor dining licences.
Council is working with businesses to make
the implementation of this policy as easy as
possible, and can supply stickers, posters or
signage to dining establishments. For more
information, call Council on 9335 2222.
A funny thing happened
on the way to the forum
Marrickville Council held its second gay,
lesbian, bisexual, transgender, inter-sex and
questioning (GLBTIQ) forum in May.
A mural project in Dulwich Hill is giving local students planning,
negotiating, designing and painting skills and a deeper
understanding of the creative industries, according to a teacher
at Dulwich High School of Visual Arts And Design.
The first forum, in 2012, was a consultative event that
assisted Council in planning for the GLBTIQ community.
This year the forum included an expo of
community groups and services as a prelude to
the community consultation. Local comedian Brent
Thorpe performed between the two sessions to
introduce some light relief into the proceedings,
and give his unique take on ageing as a gay man in
the inner west.
Ageing was one of the most pressing concerns to
emerge from the 2012 forum. Many members of the
GLBTIQ community are fearful that services will not
be ready for the first cohort of gay and transgender
seniors entering the aged care system.
In response, Council made a
Community Grant available to
fund Make Your Service GLBTIQ
Friendly training for workers in the
aged care industry.
A report on the findings of the second GLBTIQ
forum will be presented to Council in the next few
months.
Caves Lane
mural benefits
local students
In his recent stage show, Too Old For TV, Brent
talked about turning 50, and reflected on the
changing world around him and his life as a gay
man and drag queen.
Shane Forrest, Art and Japanese teacher at the School, says the work,
Modernism, is “the most complex piece we have ever attempted”. The
mural is co-funded by Dulwich High School of Visual Arts And Design,
Marrickville Council and Marrickville Youth Resource Centre (MYRC).
The 33 metre mural is part of the ‘Art history walls’ which is an ongoing
project of the school, the only visual arts specialist high school in
NSW. The school’s Street Art Club has over the past eight years painted
many walls in Dulwich Hill and Marrickville, including at Kelby’s Café in
Marrickville Road.
“We have already painted Pop Art and Surrealist walls and hope over
time to turn all the lanes in the area into a huge art history open book,”
said Mr Forrest. “Walls painted by the students are generally left alone
and do not become ‘tagged’ and this can end up saving Council and the
participating building owners time and money,” he said.
Local street artist Tom Mc Donald, who works at MYRC, conducts street
art projects in the school holidays, while Council has helped pay for
the paint which was sourced locally from ‘West side’ skate shop. “The
students not only benefit from working with a variety of practicing artists
and prominent art and design institutions, but also by being a visible
presence in their local community,” Mr Forrest said.
A passerby admires
the homage to
deceased 1980s New
York street artist
Keith Haring, part of
the 33 metre street
art project in Caves
Lane, Dulwich Hill,
which references key
Modernist works
Road
Works
April
DRAINAGE
1.
Henson Park Sydenham – Drainage improvements
2.
Pile Street Marrickville – Additional pits and pipes
FOOTPATHS
3. Enmore Rd Enmore (Stanmore Rd to Newington Rd) – west side)
Did you know that dogs are
not allowed:
4.
Unwins Bridge Rd, Sydenham (Campbell St to Silver St)
5.
Meeks Road Marrickville (Sydenham Road to Marrickville Rd- west side)
6.
New Canterbury Road Dulwich Hill (Clargo St to Kroombit St) Segmental paving of footpath area
TRAFFIC
7. Bus Stop Modifications – Reconstruction and upgrade of various bus bay areas throughout the
Marrickville LGA
8. Accessible ramps Construction of pram ramps throughout the Marrickville LGA
9.
Beach Road Dulwich Hill Pedestrian crossing and kerb blisters
10.Holbeach Avenue Tempe new roundabout
11. Regional Route 5 – Bike path improvements Victoria Road /Myrtle Street, Marrickville
May
FOOTPATHS
12.Livingstone Road, Petersham reconstruction of concrete footpath (New Canterbury Road to 27
Livingstone Road)
DRAINAGE
13.Dennison Road Dulwich Hill Re Line Structural Re lining of stormwater pipeline between 228
Denison Rd and 27 Grove St Dulwich Hill
14.Marrickville Oval Wall – Repairs to the Marrickville Oval detention basin wall
TRAFFIC
15.RTA Black Spot Program Bedford Street Newtown –new kerb blister islands and edge lining
16.RTA Black Spot Program Corunna Road Stanmore –implementation of speed cushions,
construction of new median islands and modification to existing median islands
WATER
FOUNTAINS
Marrickville Council has had a Smoke-free Outdoor
Environments policy since July 2011
10 Marrickville Matters June 2013
17.
Water Fountains- Installation of filtered drinking fountains at Seaview St, Dulwich Hill (footpath
adjacent to Marrickville Road)
18.Camperdown Park, Camperdown –(adjacent to outdoor gym) and Johnson Park, Dulwich Hill –
(adjacent to new kids playground)
Register
Your Pet
Under the Companion Animals Act,
the following animals must be registered:
• all dogs from the time they are six months of age
• all cats born after 1999 that are six months of age
• all cats the have changed ownership after 1999 and are 6 months of age
The minimum penalty for being the owner of an unregistered animal is $165.
To find out more, visit www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/services/pets
• Within 10 metres of a childrens’ play area
• Within 10 metres of a food preparation/
consumption area
• In recreation areas where dogs are
prohibited
• In school grounds
• In child care centres
• In shopping areas where dogs are
prohibited
• In wildlife protection areas?
The use of Council parks by dog owners is
encouraged by Council because it creates a
positive sense of community. Dogs must be on
a leash unless in one of Council’s designated
‘off leash’ dog exercise areas (some are on a full
time basis and others on a time-share basis).
Always remember to keep dogs under
control, and clean up and properly dispose of
dog faeces.
Marrickville Matters June 2013 11
Book in your FREE Clean up
Easy as 1... 2... 3...
Marrickville Council offers a free clean up service 52 weeks of the year.
1. Call 9335 2137 or book online www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au
2. Place items out the night before collection and ensure it’s
under 2 cubic metres.
3. Please be neat and ensure the footpath is not obstructed.
Peter Willet and Cindy Lin in their Best Australian
Native Garden
Household Items & Furniture
Kim Knox-Thurn in her front garden
celeBratinG lOcal
GarDeners
✓ Furniture
✓ Floor coverings
✓ Small appliances
✘ Building materials
✘ Garbage
✘ Paints & Chemicals*
5% gets
recycled
Marrickville Council celebrated the area’s best gardeners at the annual Spring Garden
Most items
end upininNovember.
landfill so think about reuse or recycling first.
Competition
awards
*Drop them at the FREE household Chemical CleanOut on 10 August.
level is our office, which looks out at the various
The Mayor of Marrickville Councillor Victor Macri
said Council is committed to encouraging all kinds ground covers. Then from the first level, we have
the family room and deck which opens out onto
of gardening.
tree branches, and from the attic, you look out
“Council has helped support the development
✓ Stoves
onto the tree canopy.”
of seven
community gardens, and has introduced
Fridges/
Freezers
Stephen Thurn & Kim Knox-Thurn were runnersthe✓Sustainable
Streets
program that creates
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Washers/
Dryers with local
up in the Best Front Garden. “It’s not a very large
verge
in collaboration
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getsand so we do what we can with a small
residents,”
he said. & single
sheet galvanised
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space,” Kim said.
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all the entrants
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are passionate people
✓ Hot our
water
and my husband built the arbour that mirrors
beautifying
streetsystems
fronts and backyards, and
the shape of the house. We put in a drought
making
Marrickville
a more enjoyable place to
✓ All
metal goods
tolerant lawn, and paid special attention to the
live,” Councillor Macri said.
Metal is recycled to make new products.
long established Banksia roses which now bloom
Peter Willet and Cindy Lin of Camperdown won
longer & in larger numbers. We planted lavender
Best Native Garden. They combined Japanese
and jasmine to add some softness to balance out
design elements with Australian drought-tolerant
the hard edges of the hedges. We take great pride
plants. “We divided the garden into three
in having a house & garden that looks so beautiful
zones, each of which has its own microclimate.
✓ Tree branches 1 metre
in our street,” Kim said.
We recycled sandstones, footings, and some
long, 15cm diameter
“People walking past will stop and say how
hardwood decking, and we have rainwater tanks
it all looks. This gives us a sense of pride. We
for irrigation. We are trying to practice green100% nice
gets
✘ Tree stumps and roots
love it.”
methods in our garden,” Cindy said.
✘ Timber
recycled
for a full list of winners visit Council’s website
“And we adopted a Japanese garden approach,
✘ Dirt and soil
www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au
so we use framing and layering. On the ground
Metal & White Goods
Branches - bundled and tied
The tree branches get processed into mulch and compost
Mattresses
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OFF
FOr earth
hOur
More than 7,000 cities and towns in 152 countries
and territories switched off their lights for Earth
Hour 2012, sending a powerful message for
action to save the planet. This year Council will
✓ Mattresses
participate in Earth Hour by turning off all non90% gets
✓ Ensemble bases
essential lighting at its major properties.
✓ Futons
The Cooks River Valley Association (CRVA) is
recycled
staging an Earth Hour event at Steel Park, Marrickville.
There will be local musicians creating atmosphere
The mattresses are cleaned and sanitised for reuse or recycled
with acoustic and a Capella sounds. Marrickville West
Marrickville
Council
will join
with
to recover
steel, timber,
fabric
andhundreds
wadding for recycling.
Public School and other schools will be making small
of millions of people, businesses and
paper boats to float candles in the river. These will
governments around the world on Saturday
be retrieved by canoes at the end of the evening to
23 March at 8.30pmFor
to support
largest
moretheinformation,
call 9335 2137
environmental eventor
in visit
historywww.marrickville.nsw.gov.au
– Earth Hour. ensure there is no litter impact to the Cooks River.
Find out more at www.earthhour.org
Emily Hill
one lifeone life
To make a booking:
Twenty three year old Emily Hill lives in
Earlwood and is studying international
studies at the university of Sydney. A long
time member of the youth Council, she’s
hoping to dispel misconceptions about the
generational gap between youth and seniors
at this year’s intergenerational forum, ‘on for
young and old’.
Jenevieve Chang
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events calendar
Photo credit:
Nicole Trian
Thursday 30 May
Performances at
Seaview Street
Tuesday
JUNE
5 March
2013
Marrickville Movie
Satruday 1 June
Monday 3 June
Sustainable
House Tour
Arabic book club
(First Monday of each
month), 6pm – 8pm at
Marrickville Library.
Book on 9335 2173 or
9335 2166.
1pm – 3pm, Seaview St
Hall, Dulwich Hill.
Violinist Vivien Jeffery,
and ‘Stayin Alive’ a show
by the Older Women’s
Network Theatre Group.
Book on 9335 2143
Club, 10.15am
Monday
3 June
Tuesday
4 June
Tuesday
Sunday
417June
March
Wednesday
5 June
Introduction to
Computer Skills
Introduction to
Computer Skills
Craft Social Group
5.45pm – 8.00pm,
Marrickville Library
(Training Room)
10.15am – 12.30pm,
Marrickville Library
(Training Room)
Movie
bairro Club:
Português
Marrickville
Library
Petersham food
and Tuesday
Wine fair,
(First
of
10am
– 6pm
each
month),
10.15 at
Wednesday
Monday
518June
March
Thursday
6
21June
March
Wednesday
Saturday
12
23 June
March
Wednesday
12
27 June
March
Positive
Speakers:
free Workshop
Living
with HIV of
for Supervisors
(GLBTIQ
talk)
Learner Drivers,
6.30pm
–
8.30pm
6.30pm
Living
with Cancer
Community
Singing,
Support
12pm Group
Basic
Internet Class
Earth Hour,
8.30pm– 12.30pm, and
10.15am
Tom Foster
Community
10am
– 12.30pm
at
Care Centre,Library.
11 – 13
Marrickville
Darley Street Newtown.
For more information
6pm-8pm,
Marrickvillevisit
www.earthhour.org
Library
Training Room.
$5.00 per session, $2.50
for concession card
holders. Bookings are
essential on 9335 2173
Classic
Movies rainwater
University
the
Harvestingof
Technical
Third
Age (U3A)
Workshop,
6pm ––12.30pm,
9pm
10am
friday 8 March
international
Women’s Day
10.45am. Every Monday
at Dulwich Hill Library
(except Public Holidays).
Stories read aloud,
songs, rhymes and
simple craft. Bookings
essential on the day on
9335 2182
Marrickville Library,
Bookings
essential
book
on 9335
2173 call
Leichhardt Council on
9367 9000.
For transport bookings
call 9353 2143.
Thursday
Tuesday
20
June
2 April
Wednesday
Thursday
26
June
4 April
Family
History
Marrickville
Movie
Online
Club, 10.15am
Sustainable
Design
Community Singing,
Information
Night
12pm
The Grapes
of Wrath
2pm,
Marrickville
Library
Marrickville
Hall
Online familyTown
history
Meeting Room
research
resources.
$5 booking fee for
each class ($2.50
for concession card
holders).
Tom–Foster
6.3
8pm, Community
Care Centre,
– 13
Herb
Greedy 11
Hall,
Darley
Street Newtown.
79
Petersham
Road
For transport bookings
Marrickville
call 9353 2143.
Casablanca
Marrickville Town Hall
Meeting Room
Tuesday 9 April
free Child Car
restraint Safety
Check,
9.30am – 12.30pm
Woolworths car park
463 Illawarra Road
Marrickville South.
Saturday
11 May
Dead Poets Society
Household
Chemical Cleanout
and e-Waste drop
off day,
9am – 3.30pm
NAIDOC Week
Marrickville
Moviefor
see
Council’s website
more
Club,details
10.15am
Marrickville Town Hall
Meeting Room
Council’s Works Depot,
entry via Bolton Street.
Marrickville Library. Free,
bookings essential on
9335 2173
Bookings essential
Marrickville
Library.call
Book
9335
2222.Bookings
on
9713
7569 or email
essential on the day on
colleen.adams44@
9335 2175
gmail.com
(Meets fortnightly on
Wednesdays),
10am – 1pm at
Marrickville Library.
Thursday
aPril
13 June
2013
Greek Computer
Class
6pm, Marrickville Library.
Call 9335 2166 or email
[email protected].
gov.au
Saturday
15 June
Spanish Book Club
2pm – 4pm, Marrickville
Library. call 9335 2173
or email libmul@
marrickville.nsw.gov.au
Sunday
28 June
Classic Movies University of the
Third Age (U3A)
Movie
Club: 84
youth Week
2013:
Charing
Cross Rd
Soul Drummer
Workshop,
(Last
Thursday of each
2pm –6pm
3pm
month)
– 8pm,
National Tree Day
10am – 12.30pm,
Marrickville Library
16
– 22 June
friday
19 April
Friday
28 June
Tuesday
23 April
Chinese book club
youth Friday
Weekof2013:
(Fourth
each
month),
6pm – 8pm,
bath bombs
Marrickville
Library
Workshop,
phone
9335
2173 or
2pm – 3pm
Marrickville Library.
Bookings essential on
9335 2173.
9335
2166. Library.
Marrickville
Bookings essential on
9335 2173.
Friday 19 July
Thursday
AUGUST
16 May
2013
Community Singing,
(Third Friday of each
month), Marrickville
Library
Marrickville Library,
Mondays and Thursdays
10:30am 9335 2175
Thursday
Tuesday
27
16 June
April
Bookings essential call
9335 2207.
Hellenic Film
Screenings
Baby Rhyme Time
Marrickville
openof
Book
on the morning
the
session
Studio
Trail (MoST)
Wednesday
26 June
Call 9713 7569 or email
colleen.adams44@
gmail.com
Refugee Week
youth
Weekwebsite
2013:for
see
Council’s
more
details Making
Chocolate
Workshop,
2pm – 3pm
7Tuesday
– 14 July
7 May
9.15am – 12.30pm
Book on 9335 2222
Monday
Thursday37June
–
Sunday 10 March
12pm
Tom Foster Community
Care Centre, 11 – 13
Darley Street Newtown.
For transport bookings
call 9353 2143.
Stanmore
Library.
Book
Marrickville
Town Hall.
on
9335 2183.
Bookings
essential on
10.30am – 1.30pm. Wave
Rock on Marrickville Golf
Course (follow the signs
from the car park), Wharf
Street Marrickville.
9335 2173.
JULY
MaY
2013
Friday 5 July
First Friday Group
1.30pm – 3.30pm
Enjoy a cup of tea,
conversation, craft, and
board games.
Seaview St Hall Dulwich
Hill Library. More
information on
9335 2143.
Saturday
Sunday 10
August
19 May
Household
Tempe-Sydenham
Chemical
Clean
Community
fair,Out
and
11amE-Waste
– 4pm Drop
Off Day
For
for more
information on
these events,
call Council’s
Customer
Service Centre
on 9335 2222
or visit www.
marrickville.
nsw.gov.au
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2013
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2013
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Council Services
Customer Service Centre
You can: • ask a question
• request a service
• obtain an approval
• make a payment
• get information
• provide feedback
• book a facility
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)
Fax: 9335 2029
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
6
around the
community
1. There were many smiling faces among the
16,000 people who flocked to this year’s Bairro
Português Petersham Food and Wine Fair making
it one of the most popular on record
2. The second Marrickville Children’s Festival
Marrickville West Primary School in March was
proudly supported by Marrickville Council
3
Reporting breaches
Report concerns and get advice on
neighbouring building works at the
Customer Service Centre.
Phone: 9335 2222
Web: www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au
(go to ‘request a service’ and fill in
the form)
Meals on Wheels
Home delivered nutritious meals, 7
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 Park
Phone: 9565 1906
www.akac.com.au
COUNCIL ARCHIVES
Marrickville Council Archives.
Open each Wednesday from
9.30am – 5.00pm. For more
information please call 9335 2185.
Halls and Room Hire
Marrickville and Petersham Town
Halls and a number of meeting
rooms are available for hire.
Phone: 9335 2222
Marrickville Matters
Marrickville Matters is published
quarterly in March, June,
September and December. Noncommercial community events or
activities may be submitted for
consideration, if space allows.
Contact the Media and Publications
Coordinator on 9335 2047.
Children and Family Services
Council operates a range of services
for children and families which
includes Long Day Care, Pre-school,
Family Day Care, The Magic Yellow
Bus mobile playgroup service,
Before and After School Care and
Vacation Care programs.
Phone: 9335 2222
Marrickville Council
Libraries
Marrickville Central
Cnr Marrickville and
Petersham Roads
Mon to Fri 10am-8.30pm
Sat 9.30am-5pm
Sun 1pm-4pm
Phone: 9335 2173
Fax: 9335 2189
Dulwich Hill Branch
12-14 Seaview Street
Mon to Wed 10am-5.30pm
Thurs 12.30pm-8pm
Sat 9am-12pm
Fri and Sun closed
Phone: 9335 2182
Fax: 9564 2543
Stanmore Branch
Douglas Street
Mon to Wed 10am-5.30pm
Thurs 12.30pm-8pm
Sat 9am-12pm
Fri and Sun closed
Phone/Fax: 9335 2183
St Peters/Sydenham Branch
St Peters Town Hall
39 Unwins Bridge Road
Sydenham
Mon to Wed 10am-5.30pm
Thurs 12.30pm-8pm
Sat 9am-12pm
Fri and Sun closed
Phone/Fax: 9335 2184
Council Offices
Administration Centre
& Customer Service Centre
2-14 Fisher Street, Petersham NSW 2049
Hours: 8.30am-5pm Monday to Friday
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3. The Marrickville Open Studio Trail in March
featured several tours including this Artcycle tour
4. Excited film goers file into the Dendy cinema
for Fabric, a film commissioned by Council for
International Women’s Day
5. Marrickville Council’s Cyber Seniors initiative
pairs local seniors wanting to learn computer and
digital skills with local students willing to share
their technological expertise. The first session
took place at Marrickville High School in February
6. Newtown hosting an ‘unplugged’ night for
Earth Hour
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Marrickville Matters June 2013 15
ENGLISH
Connecting Marrickville is Council’s innovative
key initiative that will make our footpaths,
streets, lanes, squares, and cycleways better
places to live, work and play now and into the
future. It’s about connecting people with places
and places with people, and brings together
many of Council’s infrastructure programs into
one integrated strategy. There’s more about
Connecting Marrickville on page 3.
Council’s second Open Marrickville festival (20
to 30 June) will feature ten days of storytelling,
music, dance, art, theatre, food, and simply
gathering together. The festival will unlock the
talents and creativity of local communities and
celebrate our many and varied cultures. Inside,
find out more about what’s on this year, and
make sure to clip and keep the Open Marrickville
program on page 9.
And still on celebrations, Marrickville Council
now has a Street Party Guide and Kit (see page
7). Street parties build community spirit, and
cooperation, understanding and respect.
The Guide lists all the steps necessary to
plan a street or laneway party, a checklist for
party organisers, simple online forms to cover
insurance and road closure arrangements (if
required), and a template street party invitation.
The Kit contains appropriate signage, a barbeque
and gas bottle, and barricades to close streets or
laneways (if necessary).
For more information about these or any of the
stories in Marrickville Matters, contact Council’s
Customer Service Centre at 2-14 Fisher Street
Petersham or phone 9335 2222. The Translator
Interpreter Service is also available.
Greek
Συνδέοντας το Μάρικβιλ [Connecting Marrickville] είναι η
κύρια καινοτόμος πρωτοβουλία του Δήμου που θα κάνει τα
πεζοδρόμιά μας, τους δρόμους, τις παρόδους, τις πλατείες
και τους ποδηλατόδρομούς μας καλύτερα μέρη να ζει
κάποιος, να εργάζεται και να ψυχαγωγείται τώρα και στο
μέλλον. Πρόκειται για τη σύνδεση ανθρώπων με μέρη και
μέρη με τους ανθρώπους, και φέρνει μαζί πολλά από τα
προγράμματα υποδομής του Δήμου σε μια ολοκληρωμένη
στρατηγική. Περισσότερες πληροφορίες για την
πρωτοβουλία Συνδέοντας το Μάρικβιλ στη σελίδα 3.
ARABIC
CHINESE
‫ هي مبادرة رئيسية مبتكرة‬Connecting Marrickville
‫لمجلس المدينة سوف تجعل من أرصفتنا وشوارعنا وممراتنا‬
‫ومياديننا وطرق الدرجات لدينا أماكن أفضل للعيش والعمل‬
‫ تتعلق المبادرة بربط األشخاص‬.‫والمرح اآلن وفي المستقبل‬
‫ وجمع العديد من برامج البنية‬،‫باألماكن واألماكن باألشخاص‬
‫ تقرءون المزيد‬.‫التحتية للمجلس ضمن استراتيجية واحدة متكاملة‬
.3 ‫ في الصفحة‬Connecting Marrickville ‫عن مبادرة‬
“连通马力围（Connecting Marrickville）”是
市议会的一项重要创新举措，我们计划改造步
行道、街道、小巷、广场以及自行车道等，建
设更加宜居的城市环境。这一举措将把市议会
的诸多基础设施项目整合成一个整体规划，令
人与环境更加和谐交融。更多关于“连通马力
围”的信息请见第 3 页。
)‫ يونيو‬30 – 20( ‫سوف يستمر ثاني مهرجان مفتوح للمجلس‬
‫على مدار عشرة أيام حيث تقام أنشطة رواية القصص‬
ً
‫فضال عن اجتماع‬
‫والموسيقى والرقص والفن والمسرح والطعام‬
‫ سوف يُطلق المهرجان العنان للمواهب‬.‫الناس مع بعضهم البعض‬
ً
‫فضال عن االحتفاء بثقافاتنا العديدة‬
‫واإلبداع للمجتمعات المحلية‬
‫تعرف على المزيد عن فعاليات هذا‬
ّ ،‫ بداخل العدد‬.‫والمتنوعة‬
9 ‫ وتأكد من قص برنامج ماريكفيل المفتوح في صفحة‬،‫العام‬
.‫واالحتفاظ به‬
‫ فقد أصبح لدى مجلس ماريكفيل اآلن دليل‬،‫وما زلنا مع االحتفاالت‬
”Street Party Guide and Kit“ ‫ومجموعة لحفالت الشوارع‬
‫ حفالت الشوارع تساعد على بناء روح‬.)7 ‫(انظر الصفحة‬
.‫المجتمع وغرس قيم التعاون والتفاهم واالحترام‬
市议会第二届“开放马力围”节（6 月 20 至
30 日）为期十天，届时将有故事讲述、音乐、
舞蹈、艺术、戏剧、美食等各种精彩活动。当
然，即使是大家简单小聚，也会是开心一刻。
该节日将展示当地社区居民的天赋与创造力，
展现我们丰富多样的文化。欢迎您进一步了解
今年节日具体活动计划。请务必剪下并保留第
9 页“开放马力围”计划的内容。
说到庆祝活动，马力围市议会现推出街头聚会
指南与工具包（见第 7 页）。街头聚会有助于
共建社区精神、合作、理解与互敬。
‫يسرد الدليل جميع الخطوات الالزمة للتخطيط إلقامة حفلة في‬
‫ وقائمة مراجعة لمنظمي الحفالت ونماذج بسيطة‬،‫شارع أو ممر‬
‫على اإلنترنت لتغطية ترتيبات التأمين وإغالق الطرق (إذا لزم‬
‫ وتحتوي المجموعة‬.‫األمر) ونموذج دعوة لحفالت الشوارع‬
‫على الالفتات المناسبة والشواية وأنبوب الغاز والحواجز إلغالق‬
.)‫الشوارع أو الممرات (إذا لزم األمر‬
指南列出了规划和发起街头或巷道聚会所需的
所有步骤、聚会筹划者所需清单、包含保险与
封路安排（如有必要）的简单在线表格，以及
街头聚会邀请函模板。工具包则包含适当的引
导标识、烤肉架、燃气罐以及用来封闭街道或
巷道的路障（如果需要）。
‫لمزيد من المعلومات عن هذه األمور وغيرها أو أي من‬
،Marrickville Matters ‫الموضوعات الواردة في مجلة‬
‫يرجى االتصال بمركز خدمة العمالء التابع للمجلس الكائن في‬
‫ أو االتصال على الرقم‬2-14 Fisher Street Petersham
.‫ تتوافر كذلك خدمة الترجمة الشفهية والتحريرية‬.9335 2222
如需关于以上活动或任何《马力围事务》内容
的更多信息，欢迎前往市议会客户服务中心
（2-14 Fisher Street Petersham），或拨打电话
9335 2222 垂询。市议会可亦提供翻译与口译
服务。
Portuguese
vietnamese
Connecting Marrickville é uma iniciativa importante e
inovadora que irá fazer com que nossas calçadas, ruas,
travessas, praças e ciclovias sejam lugares melhores
para viver, trabalhar e se divertir agora e no futuro.
Tem a ver com conectar pessoas com lugares e lugares
com pessoas, reunindo grande parte dos programas
de infraestrutura do conselho em uma única estratégia
integrada. Há mais sobre Connecting Marrickville na
página 3.
Το δεύτερο Ανοικτό φεστιβάλ Μάρικβιλ (20 ως 30 Ιουνίου)
θα παρουσιάσει δέκα ημέρες αφήγησης ιστοριών,
μουσικής, χορού, τέχνης, θεάτρου, φαγητού κι απλά θα
είναι μια συνάθροιση. Το φεστιβάλ θα ξεκλειδώσει το
ταλέντο και τη δημιουργικότητα των τοπικών κοινοτήτων
και θα γιορτάσουμε τους πολλούς και διαφορετικούς
πολιτισμούς μας. Μάθετε περισσότερα στις μέσα σελίδες
για τις φετινές δραστηριότητες, και φροντίστε να κόψετε
και να κρατήσετε το πρόγραμμα Ανοιχτό Μάρικβιλ [Open
Marrickville] στη σελίδα 9.
Connecting Marrickville là sáng kiến đổi mới chính
yếu của Hội đồng Thành phố sẽ làm cho lối đi bộ,
đường phố, ngõ hẻm, quảng trường và đường đi xe
đạp thành những nơi tốt hơn để chúng ta sinh sống,
làm việc và vui chơi bây giờ và trong mai sau. Mục
đích của sáng kiến này là kết nối người dân với nơi
chốn và ngược lại, cũng như gom những chương trình
hạ tầng cơ sở của Hội đồng Thành phố lại thành một
sách lược hợp nhất. Ở trang 3 có thêm thông tin về
Connecting Marrickville.
O segundo Festival Open Marrickville da Câmara
(20 a 30 de junho) irá apresentar dez dias de leitura
de histórias, música, dança, arte, teatro, comidas e
a simples reunião de pessoas. O festival irá revelar
o talento e a criatividade das comunidades locais e
celebrar nossas muitas e variadas culturas. No interior
da publicação, saiba mais sobre o que irá acontecer este
ano e certifique-se de consultar e guardar o programa
Open Marrickville na página 9.
Lễ hội Open Marrickville lần thứ nhì của Hội đồng
Thành phố (ngày 20 tới 30 tháng 6) gồm có mười
ngày truyện kể, âm nhạc, múa, nghệ thuật, hí viện,
thức ăn và đơn giản là họp mặt. Lễ hội này sẽ khai mở
những tài năng và óc sáng tạo trong các cộng đồng
địa phương và ca ngợi vô vàn nền văn hóa đa dạng
của chúng ta. Ở bên trong, hãy tìm hiểu thêm về lịch
sinh hoạt cho năm nay và nhớ cắt chương trình Open
Marrickville ở trang 9 ra và giữ lại.
Κι ακόμα σχετικά με εορτασμούς. Ο Δήμος του Μάρικβιλ
διαθέτει τώρα ένα Πακέτο κι Οδηγό Πάρτι Δρόμου [Street
Party Guide and Kit] (βλέπε σελίδα 7). Τα πάρτι δρόμου
χτίζουν το πνεύμα της κοινότητας, τη συνεργασία, την
κατανόηση και το σεβασμό.
E ainda sobre comemorações, a Câmara de, Marrickville
tem agora um Guia e Kit de Festas de Rua (ver página 7).
Festas de rua constroem o espírito comunitário, além
de cooperação, entendimento e respeito.
Và vẫn còn là đề tài ca ngợi, giờ đây Hội đồng Thành
phố Marrickville có Tài liệu Hướng dẫn và Vật dụng Liên
hoan Đường phố (Street Party) (xin đọc trang 7). Liên
hoan đường phố giúp xây dựng tinh thần cộng đồng và
giúp chúng ta biết cộng tác, thông cảm và tôn trọng.
O Guia lista todos os passos necessários para planejar uma
festa de rua ou travessa, uma lista de verificação para os
organizadores das festas, formulários on-line simples para
cobrir seguros e providências para fechamento das ruas
(se necessário) e um modelo de convite para a festa de
rua. O Kit contém a sinalização apropriada, um botijão de
gás para o churrasco e barricadas para fechar as ruas ou
travessas (se necessário).
Trong Tài liệu Hướng dẫn có tất cả những bước cần
thiết để hoạch định cho liên hoan đường phố hay ngõ
hẻm, danh sách kiểm định dành cho người tổ chức
liên hoan, những mẫu đơn đơn giản trên mạng về bảo
hiểm và những quy cách chặn đường phố (nếu cần),
và bản mẫu thư mời liên hoan đường phố. Bộ Vật
dụng có những bảng hiệu thích hợp, lò barbeque và
bình ga cũng như rào chắn để chặn đường phố hay
ngõ hẻm (nếu cần).
Ο Οδηγός απαριθμεί όλα τα αναγκαία βήματα για
το σχεδιασμό ενός πάρτι δρόμου ή παρόδου, έναν
πίνακα ελέγχου για τους διοργανωτές του πάρτι, απλές
ηλεκτρονικές φόρμες για κάλυψη ασφάλισης και ρυθμίσεις
για κλείσιμο δρόμου (αν απαιτείται), και μια πρότυπη
πρόσκληση για πάρτι δρόμου. Το Πακέτο περιλαμβάνει την
κατάλληλη σηματοδότηση, ένα μπάρμπεκιου και μια φιάλη
φυσικού αερίου, και οδοφράγματα για το κλείσιμο των
δρόμων και παρόδων (αν είναι απαραίτητο).
Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες γι’ αυτά τα θέματα ή
οποιεσδήποτε από τις ιστορίες στο Marrickville Matters,
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