Speeches

For over fifty years, the Houlis family fruit shop has been a fixture of Marrickville life — and as it closes its doors, we pause to recognise an extraordinary milestone and say a heartfelt farewell.

4/06/2026

Speaker,  

Sydney’s Inner West is well served by public transport.   

The Minns Labor Government is focused on making sure people in my community can rely on services that are frequent, accessible and work for everyone’s busy lives. 

Congratulations to Dulwich Hill local Andrea James on winning the Nick Enright Prize for Playwriting at the 2026 NSW Literary Awards for her remarkable work, The Black Woman of Gippsland. 

Congratulations to Gavin (Gav) Andrews, owner of Miss Wolf in Marrickville, on his well-deserved nomination for Inner West Citizen of the Year 2026.

Nearly four decades ago, a young student volunteer walked into a Community Legal Centre and began what would become one of the most dedicated and impactful careers in the community legal sector.

Congratulations to Antony Green, awarded the 2026 Inner West Citizen of the Year.

I loved joining students, families and staff from St Joan of Arc Primary School, Haberfield to take part in Walk Safely to School Day 2026.

Congratulations to Biljana Milosevic, marking 25 years of dedicated service to Jannawi Family Centre.

I was pleased to join excited Inner Westies on Saturday 16 May at Mackey Park to celebrate the official opening of the new Mackey Park Canoe Ramp.

One hundred years ago, in November 1926, founders George Marcellos and editor John Stilson created a newspaper that would become one of Australia's most enduring and significant community institutions — The Greek Herald.