Multiculturalism

June 20 marks the beginning of Refugee Week.

Communities work best when people of many different backgrounds and experiences come together and I am proud and honoured to celebrate the legacy of the Italian community in building our wonderful, diverse Inner West.

I warmly congratulate Chai Walli tea shop in Summer Hill, which has been awarded Micro Business of the Year at the India Australia Business & Community Awards.

Lou Bacchiella has dedicated the last decade of his life to supporting new migrants, refugees, and the CALD community here in the inner west.

I am delighted to wish everyone in the Summer Hill electorate a very Happy Lunar New Year. 2021 is the Year of the Metal Ox.

The Marrickville Road precinct is now known as "Little Greece" in honour of the invaluable and ongoing contribution the Greek community has made to Marrickville and the Inner West.

Inner West residents will have welcomed 40 new street signs installed across our suburbs with the simple message, #RacismNotWelcome.

Settlement Services International (SSI) in Ashfield is celebrating 20 years of supporting and advocating for refugees, migrant and asylum seeker communities across the inner west. 

The Bilingual Support Program from Ethnic Community Services in Marrickville helps inner west kids from CALD and indigenous communities settle into preschool with the help of a trained bilingual early childhood educator. 

The Greek Orthodox Parish of Saint Nicholas in Marrickville has been at the centre of the Greek community life in the inner west for almost 60 years.