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May 4, 2012
Strathfield City ahead

 

In a bold new bid to transform the way Strathfield is perceived, councillors have ordered a report on seeking city status.

Strathfield’s leading position in the inner west as a commercial and transport hub has prompted a council move to seek city status  – a significant step in ensuring the area’s assets are fully recognised.

September 13, 2011
Strathfield pumps it up

An exciting range of new events, initiatives and infrastructure projects to reposition Strathfield as the business and cultural hub of Sydney's inner-west. 

 

This weekend marks an important milestone for Strathfield.

It will see the first in a series of big events designed to transform Sydney’s view of the municipality – and hopefully position it as one of the movers and shakers of the inner-west.

It is, in effect, the launch of Brand Strathfield. Expect to hear much more of this in the coming weeks.

January 23, 2012
New top team for Homebush bank

The homebush branch of the Bendigo Bank has a new team at the top and a mission to embrace local business and the community.

 

By Peter Lynch

The homebush branch of the Bendigo Bank has a new team at the top, fresh finance from its franchise owners and a mission to embrace local business and the community.

The company also announced its first annual profit at its Annual General Meeting and, according to a company statement, continues to trade profitably on a monthly basis.

December 15, 2011
Strathfield's best and brightest among HSC achievers

Strathfield’s best and brightest received their HSC results this week – and many of our top schools were represented in the all round achievers’ list for 2011.

Strathfield’s best and brightest received their HSC results this week – and many of our top schools were represented in the all round achievers’ list for 2011.

Girls scored particularly well, receiving two thirds of the first-in-course positions. The split between public school and private school students was about 50-50, according to Board of Studies president Tom Alegounarias.

Boys, however, topped the table in highest tertiary rankings - of the 49 who achieved 99.95 , 30 were boys.

August 17, 2011
Councillors and police mark 20 years since the Strathfield Massacre

Residents, councillors, the local MP and police officers from the Flemington LAC pay their respects to the victims of the Strathfield Massacre

The morning of Saturday August 17th 1991, Wade Frankum opened fire in a murderous rampage in Strathfield Plaza, killing seven innocent bystanders, injuring six and finally turning the gun on himself.

On the day of the 20 anniversary and just a few short metres from where it all happened, Strathfield has paid its respects.

July 13, 2011
Strathfield MP opens electorate office

Premier Barry O'Farrell joins Strathfield MP Charles Casuscelli in opening the new Strathfield electorate office

MP Charles Casuscelli has officially opened his electorate office - and pledged the issues in the electorate would be his total focus for the next four years.

 

In a politically star studded event -  including Premier Barry O'Farrell, Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian and a number of local MPs including Victor Dominello - Casuscelli pleaded for common sense in dealing with the electorate's problems.

May 25, 2011
Record entrants flood Cooks River Fun Run

Organisers "over the moon" at second year numbers

More than 250 runners laced up their joggers for Strathfield Council’s second Cooks River Fun Run – a massive increase in numbers from last year that had the event organisers “over the moon”.

There were 157 participants in the inaugural run, and this year an impressive 273 runners took part. Strathfield Council was jolly pleased by the late boom in numbers – many of the entrants signed up at the last minute.

May 5, 2011
River buoyed by rescue plans

Councils join forces to save waterways

Strathfield Council has united with seven other municipalities to create and fund a dedicated body to oversee the environmental management of the Cooks River and its catchment.

March 26, 2011
Virginia Judge lashes Labor

Judge says come Monday, she will be looking for a job

Virginia Judge has not lost any of her feistiness even after conceeding defeat at Saturday's state election, which handed victory to Liberal Charles Casuscelli.

Judge lashed out at colleagues following the defeat - "people know who they are" - for the loss, saying they did not act ethicallty and responsibly.

March 25, 2011
New Liberal MP pledges aid for transport and Town Centre plan

 Strathfield poll delivers new era

 

Strathfield has cast aside Labor minister Virginia Judge as state MP, with voters handing Liberal Charles Casuscelli the seat with a swing of more than 16 per cent.

October 8, 2010
Success adds up for our students

PLC Sydney and Meriden students strive for the best

STUDENTS at local schools – PLC Sydney in Croydon and Meriden School in Strathfield – have excelled in two vastly different fields of endeavour: mathematics and snow skiing.

A total of 56 students at Meriden School have performed with distinction in a state-wide mathematics competition, while a team of 16 students from PLC Sydney has won the 2010 Subaru Australian Interschools SnowSports Championships.

July 14, 2010
School scoops sustainability awards

Achievements of local schools in sustainable living recognised

A SENSORY Garden, an organic vegetable patch, a rain water tank and water wise taps are among the achievements recognised by the Strathfield Council’s first Sustainable Living Awards.

June 1, 2010
How Erin is creating a Ti Tree change

Indigenous students from a small NT town are living and learning in Strathfield

A Strathfield primary school teacher has founded a scholarship program offering Aboriginal students from the Northern Territory an urban education in some of the inner west’s best schools.

Erin Greenhalgh, 27, a Year 3 teacher at Trinity College, came up with the idea for the Ngurra Jirrima project in 2007 after a teaching stint in the remote Aboriginal community of Ti Tree, 200 kilometres from Alice Springs, on the edge of the Tanami Desert.