Community groups

Mardi Gras Season has begun, with thousands of people turning out to support the LGBTQ+ community at Mardi Gras Fair Day on Sunday 20 February at Victoria Park.

February 1 marked the 2022 Lunar New Year and the beginning of the year of the tiger.

Reverse Garbage is beginning a new chapter after relocating to a new premises at 30 Carrington Road, Marrickville, and appointing a new CEO, Kirsten Junor.

I congratulate all those involved in coordinating the AFLW Pride Round that took place at Henson Park in Marrickville last month.

Marrickville is proudly a community with manufacturing at its heart. Our reputation for hard work and excellence was brought to the fore earlier this year when Ash Barty held up her history making trophy when she won the Australian Open, a trophy made in Marrickville.

The Tempe Birdos are celebrating their tenth anniversary this year; for a decade, the Birdos have conducted their monthly survey of the Tempe wetlands, making a significant contribution to bird conservation efforts along the Cook River.

On February 11, the Marrickville community celebrated the centenary anniversary of the opening of our Marrickville Town Hall.

Jo Haylen MP, Member for Summer Hill, today congratulated the nineteen local community groups that share in $400,000 funding in this year’s Community Building Partnership grants.

Over three days in October, St Nicholas Parish Marrickville hosted a pop-up clinic to help connect members of the parish community to COVID-19 vaccines. 

I joined the River Canoe Club this past weekend to celebrate four extraordinary milestones.