Congratulations to the Cooks River Alliance on the recent launch of the Our Backyard River campaign.

Congratulations to Dov Kornits, Dr. Greg Dolgopolov and Inner West Council on organising the Inner West Film Fest for the third time! That's three straight years of enriching the local Inner West Sydney community through an array of engaging and culturally significant films.

Congratulations to Jozefa Sobski on receiving an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Technology Sydney for her many years of outstanding service to education and women's rights.

Congratulations to Summer Hill's own Jo Blackman and Phil Nanlohy on being named Inner West Senior Citizens of the Year! 

Congratulations Sunny Morris on being named one of the Inner West Young Citizens of the Year! 

Congratulations to all the local businesses involved in putting on the inaugural Marrickville Sunday Session on 13 April.

I speak on behalf of renters, who deserve the same security, dignity and stability in their housing as any home owner. For too long renters have been treated as second-class citizens in our housing system, vulnerable to sudden evictions, unpredictable rent hikes and opaque leasing practices.

Thank you to the many volunteers and staff from the Marrickville and Ashfield SES units, who, along with many other volunteers from across the state, gave up their time, left their families and headed north to help those affected by the recent flooding on the mid-north coast.

I was saddened to hear of the recent passing of Pat Jenkins, a much-loved member of Hurlstone Park Wanderers Football Club.

Yeo Park in Ashfield is one of the inner west's most loved outdoor spaces and on 1 June this year we will celebrate its 100th birthday.