Speeches

Sydney's inner west is well served by public transport.

I was excited to present Arthur Alepidis of Souvlaki Boys with the award for Business Person of the Year at the 2026 Inner West Local Business Awards.

I was delighted to present the award for Business of the Year at the 2026 Inner West Local Business Awards to Marrickville based Sydney Prop Specialists.

Congratulations to the team at Gleebooks Dulwich Hill, named Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) Bookshop of the Year for 2026, a well deserved recognition of its outstanding contribution to literature, culture and community life in Sydney's Inner West.

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.