Speeches

Congratulations and thank you to Mayor Darcy Byrne, General Manager Peter Gainsford and all the team at Inner West Council for putting on such fantastic celebrations of the Lunar New Year.

I would like to congratulate Rosemary King, a resident in my electorate of Summer Hill, for being a finalist in the 2024 Westfield Local Hero Burwood awards.

 I recognise the incredible and tireless advocacy of the many locals and community groups who have fought for years for an upgrade to Canterbury Hospital.

Congratulations to Mr Peter Gainsford, General Manger at Inner West Council, on receiving the Public Service Medal in the 2025 Australia Day Honours.

Congratulations to SES Ashfield-Leichhardt Unit Commander Inspector Sharon Buckley, on receiving the Order of Australia medal in the 2025 Australia Day Honours.

Congratulations to Baba's Place in Marrickville for receiving the Bill Granger Trailblazer Award at the 2024 Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Awards.

Congratulations to Ona in Marrickville on winning the Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2024 Cafe of the Year award.

Our community is facing a critical shortage in housing, with skyrocketing property prices and rising rents pushing many into financial stress or homelessness.

I wish to acknowledge the fantastic contribution of Ali Dibley to our inner west's passion for sustainable fashion through her Marrickville shop Bell St.

Haberfield Public School's Haberfest rocked Haberfield on Sunday 3 November.