City Life | Issue 84 | Spring 2019

WINNER AR BLUETT MEMORIAL AWARD 2018

‘Most progressive council in NSW’

CITY LIFE Spring Edition | Issue 84 September 2019

2020 VISION

BIG THINGS COMING

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Photograph: Viraphong Phomphithak

AQUATOPIA SEASON BEGINS

BIGGER AND BETTER

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CAPTURE FAIRFIELD

WINNERS ANNOUNCED

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AROUND OUR CITY

NEWS AND EVENTS

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MAYOR’S MESSAGE Frank Carbone

Prairiewood Leisure Centre wins Leisure Centre of the Year 2019

As the warmer months approach, Council is continuing to work hard to make Fairfield City the best place to live, work and raise a family with fun and affordable activities and events for everyone.

Later this month, we will reopen Aquatopia for the warmer weather ahead. Last year we welcomed a record 78,269 visitors and expanded with our new thrilling 20-metre slide tower and Fishpipe attraction.

We are currently finalsing designs for an exciting new Wave Pool, as well as non-aquatic activities that will be open all year round, offering families more reasons to visit Aquatopia.

Council is also hard at work preparing our biggest and best Illuminate New Year’s Eve event so far! This year, Illuminate will make the move to our redeveloped Fairfield Showground. Previously, tickets to Illuminate have sold out within hours so this move to the bigger Showground will mean more local families will be able to enjoy the magic of this event.

New Year’s Illuminate will be bigger this year at Fairfield Showground

One of our most important commitments as a Council is to provide residents with opportunities to get outside, get fit and get healthy while having fun with family and friends. That is why we are transforming Fairfield Showground with upcoming works including a new synthetic football field, a multipurpose amenities building and a playground for children of all abilities at Deerbush Park.

We will also begin work on a new neighbourhood park for residents in Carramar and Villawood, designing a new library and business hub for Fairfield, and a new multi-level carpark at Hughes Street, Cabramatta.

These are just some of the many ways Council is investing in the City.

As your Mayor, I will continue to deliver new and exciting ways to enhance Fairfield City as a great place to live and raise your family.

Frank Carbone Mayor of Fairfield City fcarbone@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au New playground at Percy Park, Fairfield Heights. All parks will be renewed over time

@FC.FrankCarbone @FairfieldMayor

Information and events in this publication are current at the time of printing.

AQUATOPIA SEASON BEGINS The hottest attraction in Fairfield City – Aquatopia – reopens on 21 September.

Aquatopia is Fairfield City’s affordable family water park. It opens for its fourth season, hot on the heels of the opening of the exciting 20-metre slide tower in January. The new tower includes the 3-Lane Racing Ride - perfect for challenging your friends, the high-speed free-fall slide, and the Rocket Drop Slide - which drops brave riders via a trap door to a fast loop through a transparent tube that circles the free-fall slide on its way down.

There is also a 10-metre slide tower, Adventure Aqua Tower, Fishpipe, Wave Rider and toddlers’ paddling pool.

Council is busy designing the newest additions to the park – a Wave Pool with artificial beach, new amenities and cabanas, and nonaquatic activities which will allow the park to be open all year round.

Book your tickets to avoid disappointment at www.fairfieldcityleisurecentres.com.au/aquatopia.

WATER SAFETY WEEK Fairfield City Leisure Centres will celebrate Water Safety Week from Monday, 30 September to Friday, 4 October.

There will be free swimming classes for babies through to adults, lifeguard rescue and CPR demonstrations.

A special pool inflatable obstacle course will be at Prairiewood Leisure Centre. There will also be prizes, giveaways, visits from Active Gator, and more.

Visit www.fairfieldcityleisurecentres.com.au for times and booking details.

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CHANGES TO WARD BOUNDARIES Fairfield/Cabravale Total electoral enrolments: 68,570

Fairfield City Council has resolved to reduce the number of Council wards from 3 to 2, with the ward names to be Parks and Fairfield/Cabravale.

The number of councillors will not be reduced. There will be 6 councillors per ward plus the popularly-elected Mayor.

The ward boundaries will be on public exhibition until 18 September 2019. Submissions will be accepted until 4.30pm on 2 October 2019.

The community is invited to have their say on the proposed new ward boundaries via Council’s website at www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/wardboundaries, by email or mail.

Following the consultation period, a further report will go to Council and Council’s decision will be published in public notices of local newspapers.

Parks Total electoral enrolments: 63,209

PAVE YOUR WAY INTO HISTORY Fairfield City residents and businesses now have the opportunity to recognise their family’s history and connection with Fairfield City by purchasing engraved pavers to be placed along the walking path at the new Deerbush Park within Fairfield Showground.

The pavers provide a unique opportunity to recognise the community’s connections to the City.

The pavers will cost $88 for a large paver and $55 for a small paver.

The price covers the cost of purchasing, engraving and laying the pavers. The pavers will be laid when the path is completed in early 2020.

Visit www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/showground-pavers to buy a paver online.

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FAIRFIELD SHOWGROUND

TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2019, 5-10PM

FREE AMUSEMENT RIDES, ACTIVITIES & LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Fairfield City’s fun family New Year’s Eve party will make the move to Fairfield Showground meaning even more people will be able to enjoy the exciting stage performances, carnival rides, activities and fireworks than ever before.

Stay tuned to Council’s Facebook page for announcements on ticket sales and performers.

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www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/illuminate

Pack a picnic or grab some dinner from our local restaurants, and enjoy warm balmy nights lounging on beanbags with friends and family.

Free Films / 电影 / ‫ أفالم مجانية‬/ Phim / Películas #FlickerFridays 5PM @ the Crescent Plaza

SEP–NOV 2019

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A free community film event will take over Fairfield’s Crescent Plaza the last Friday of every month in spring!

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2020 VISION: BIG THINGS COMING NEXT YEAR

Deerbush Park

Deerbush Park

Karella Park, Villawood

Karella Park Villawood

Design work on the new playground for children of all abilities at Deerbush Park is continuing.

Designs for Karella Park – a new park for the families of Villawood and Carramar – have been finalised.

New additions to the plans include a Liberty Swing that will broaden the range of features catering for visitors with a variety of abilities.

The new 3200 square metre park at the corner of Koonoona and Karella avenues will be the biggest neighbourhood park in Villawood and Carramar.

A ground level ropes course is also proposed, as well as an Exeloo for the convenience of visitors.

These features are in addition to a flying fox, water play space with squirters and dumping buckets, wheelchair-accessible carousel, ground-level trampoline, riding track and climbing net fort with slide.

Also proposed is an accessible riverbed crossing, water pump, sand digger, picnic tables and bench seating, voice tubes, trees and landscaping.

Construction is due to begin in early 2020.

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It will feature a ground level ropes course that will allow children to climb onto a rope net structure via a number of different climbing paths.

Other play items include a multiple seated swing set with a boat seat, and toddler play items with shade. Other active spaces include a permanent outdoor ping pong table, half basketball court, and dynamic and static exercise equipment.

A shelter with picnic seating is included as well as a circuit path, passive turf areas and multiple seating opportunities.

Whitlam Library

Whitlam Library Children’s Area Children visiting Whitlam Library will soon have more fun learning opportunities with a stage and electronic tablets featuring in our revamped children’s area.

Council, through an $85,000 NSW Government’s Metropolitan Public Library grant, will create a more interactive and engaging space for children to learn, have fun and spend quality time with their families.

The new space will stimulate and enhance a child’s natural desire to explore, discover, learn and interact with mobile collections; provide seating for parents to read to their children and access to mobile information technology with educational apps and games.

There will also be a stage area for larger scale events to support the library’s children’s events, workshops and programs.

The upgrade is due to be completed by the end of this year.

Fairfield Showground

Fairfield Showground Work has begun on the new multipurpose amenities building at Fairfield Showground.

The $5.1 million building is being jointly funded by the local, state and federal governments as part of the Western Sydney City Deal’s Western Parkland City Liveability Program.

The multipurpose amenities building will feature a community space, kitchen/ canteen, two large change rooms that can be divided into four, adjoining massage and doctors’ rooms, restrooms, match official change rooms and bathrooms, gym/training room, office space, first aid facility and storage.

Work has been completed on the undercover festival space to allow for events to take place regardless of the weather. The synthetic football field is nearing completion in time for the summer sports season.

Smithfield Road

Bossley Park Preschool

Bossley Park Preschool

Smithfield Road

Council will soon open a new $1.36 million Council-run preschool for the families of Bossley Park.

Work is continuing on the $16.4 million upgrade of Smithfield Road from Elizabeth Drive to Polding Street.

Bossley Park Preschool, constructed in the grounds of Bossley Park Public School on Bossley Road, replaces the 20-place mobile preschool that previously operated out of a classroom at the school.

Road works are currently taking place at Richards Road, Dunstan Street to Beavors Street and Elizabeth Drive.

The preschool was funded through the NSW Department of Education’s capital works program.

The service will offer an extra 100 sessions of preschool per week to the community and will provide a quality preschool program to 80 children every week.

The preschool features an open-plan layout to encourage children to engage in multiple play-based learning stations across the entire centre rather than traditional classroom-based learning.

For information on enrolment at Bossley Park Preschool and Council’s other early education and care services, visit www.fairfieldcity.nsw. gov.au/cfs.

Works include the realignment of Richards Road to line up with the Fairfield Showground entrance and the installation of traffic lights, turning lanes and pedestrian crossings.

Richards Road will be closed between Smithfield Road and Winburndale Road for up to eight weeks from 4 September 2019 to complete the realignment. Signposted detours will be in place via Canley Vale Road and Bulls Road.

When completed, Smithfield Road will cater for four lanes of traffic between Elizabeth Drive and Polding Street, reducing traffic congestion and improving one of Fairfield City’s busiest roads. Follow Fairfield City Council on Facebook to stay up to date.

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AROUND OUR CITY NEWS AND EVENTS

Mayor Frank Carbone and Councillors met residents at mobile offices during Local Government Week

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new lift at Canley Vale Rail Station has been announced by the NSW Government after Council and the Canley Vale business community’s successful advocacy. Thank you to Tony Fornasier and the community for your advocacy.

Council recognised Detective Superintendent Peter Lennon, Fairfield City Police Area Commander on his retirement

Here are some of the services and events delivered around our City 88

Fairfield City Open Libraries won the NSW Local Government Excellence Award in the Service Delivery category

More than 150 volunteers planted 15,000 trees at Mt Pritchard for National Tree Day

Celebrating the 25th year of Salvation Army at Fairfield West

Epoch Plaza in Fairfield City Centre has been refreshed with new up- lighting

Council celebrates the wonderful efforts of residents in keeping their gardens beautiful with the monthly Fabulous Fairfield Awards

Raising money with Rotary Club of Cabramatta for Fairfield Hospital’s children’s ward

Council hosts citizenship ceremonies each month where we celebrate our City’s diversity and unity

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AUSTRALIA DAY COMMUNITY AWARDS OPEN

AUSTRALIA DAY COMMUNITY AWARDS

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Council encourages residents to nominate someone they know in the community who makes a valuable contribution to Fairfield City for the 2020 Australia Day Community Awards.

Citizen of the Year - 25 years and over Young Citizen of the Year - 12 -24 years Volunteer of the Year - 12 years and over Sports Achiever of the Year - 12 years and over

The Australia Day awards recognise outstanding achievements or contribution to the local community. It’s a great way to acknowledge the often unsung heroes in our community for the wonderful work they do.

Visit www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/australiaday for more information or to nominate.

GRANDPARENTS DAY Sunday 27 October Council is encouraging all grandparents, their children and grandchildren to come and enjoy free family fun activities at Council’s Grandparents Day. The event has become a special day for many local families.

Council is proud to again host an event at Fairfield City Youth and Community Centre and Adventure Park in Vine Street, Fairfield from 11am to 2pm.

Grandparents Day is an opportunity for families across the generations to invest in some quality time with each other.

There will be a fair with fun, interactive activities, things to do for people of10all abilities, a performance stage and sausage sizzle.

FAIRFIELD CITY MUSEUM & GALLERY EXHIBITION: THE MOTHER WOUND 24 August – 23 November 2019

The Mother Wound is a moving and vibrant collection of new works by Western Sydney artist Amani Haydar, who uses painting and mixed media to explore her personal experiences growing up in an Arab-Australian household and working as an advocate for women.

The new work responds to Haydar’s unique perspective as a witness to domestic violence, and the difficulties encountered on the journey towards healing and building resilience.

Visit www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/FCMG for more information about What’s On at the Fairfield City Museum & Gallery. fairfieldcitymuseumgallery @fairfieldcitymuseumgallery

WINNERS

Capture Fairfield winners receive their prizes at a special ceremony at Council Chambers

Winner: Giovanni Gorgis Youth (12-17 years) “Surburban Outskirts” Moonrise Lookout Horsley Park

Winner: Merryanne Tedjo, Child (5-11 years) “Upside Down Fun” – Old Guildford Public School

Winner: Dominic McGregor Winner: Mia Caballero, Youth (12-17 years) “Nature in a photo” Child (5-11 years) “Dark Oak” Bossley Park Public School Patrician Brothers’ Fairfield

Winner: Dean Pipatvong Adult (18+ years) “The Dairy” Western Sydney Regional Park

Winner: Lauren Alzamora, Youth (12-17 years) Winner: Stephanie Garcia Child (5-11 years) Mary MacKillop Catholic College King Park Public School “We Celebrate Diversity” “My Portrait is who I am”

Winner: Kayla Bitetto Youth (12-17 years) Bossley Park High School “Fairfield City Natives”

First Prize: Melvy Connell Adult (18+ years) “Yellow Costume”

GET RID OF BULKY WASTE Spring Clean Drop-off Day Sunday 13 October at Fairfield Showground 7am-3.30pm.

Dispose of your unwanted household goods and bulky items.

Last year almost 100 tonnes of bulky waste was dropped off at Fairfield Showground, all of which was disposed of responsibly or recycled by Council. This event is in addition to the two free kerbside pick-ups that residents have each year.

Conditions of the day: • no trucks allowed • one trailer load per resident • small items to be boxed or bagged • garden waste to be tied/bundled For more information call Council’s Waste and Sustainability team on 9725 0222 or visit www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/springclean.

GARDEN WASTE VOUCHER Don’t forget to use your free garden waste voucher attached to your July rates notice. You have until 30 June 2020 to use it.

We want to help keep Fairfield City a clean city so take this opportunity to dispose of garden waste that can’t go in your normal bin.

Voucher for one

To find out more about what Council will accept, visit www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/RDOC.

garden waste drop off

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FREE

SAMPLE ONLY

THE WORKARY The Workary at Whitlam Library is a new free coworking space in the heart of Cabramatta for business start-ups and entrepreneurs that need office space.

Whitlam Library’s Workary offers free shared work areas, Wi-Fi, lockers, meeting rooms, expert business resources and referral service, seminars and workshops, and an onsite cafe.

Seating more than 100 people and with four dedicated meeting rooms with whiteboards and smart TVs, you can also use Studio 2166’s recording and film studio to make promotional films, advertisements and graphic design for all your business communication needs.

At the Workary you will meet others, and perhaps unlock ideas to give your business a boost with people of different backgrounds and with different ideas.

The Workary, 1st floor Whitlam Library, 165 Railway Parade, Cabramatta. For more information phone 9725 0333.

FAIRFIELD CITY

NOMINATIONS OPEN NOVEMBER 2019

DAY AWARDS

www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/womensdayaward

Women’s COUNCILLOR PROFILE Each edition of City Life profiles a Councillor elected in September 2016.

SERA YILMAZ PARKS WARD

First job? Volunteer tenancy advocate and legal officer Redfern Legal Centre Favourite colour? Pink Favourite food? Nuggets and every single Italian cuisine that exists Favourite movie? My Girl (part 1) Favourite TV show? I haven’t watched TV in years Favourite sport? Running and table tennis Favourite sports team? Good question Favourite place in Fairfield City? Bunker Park in Bonnyrigg

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WHAT’S ON ncil’s field City Cou

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SEPTEMBER Friday 6 September

Saturday 28 September

Monday 16 September to Friday 27 September

Monday 30 September

One Night at the Museum: Authentic Influencers Fairfield City Museum & Gallery The Horsley Drive, Smithfield 6pm-8pm

Operation Cat - discounted desexing Fairfield City Council, Administration Centre. For bookings 9725 0190

Fairfield City Markets Up to 600 undercover stalls Fairfield Showground Smithfield Road, Prairiewood 9am-4pm (on every Saturday)

Water Safety Week starts Fairfield City Leisure Centres - learn to swim, CPR demonstrations 9725 0337

Saturday 21 September

Aquatopia water park reopens Prairiewood Leisure Centre Prairievale Road, Prairiewood www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/aquatopia

OCTOBER

Fairfield Youth & Community Centre

Sunday 6 October

Free Open Day Fairfield Youth & Community Centre Vine Street, Fairfield 11am-4pm

Wednesday 9 October

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One Night at the Museum

Saturday 19 October

Preschool and Childcare enrolments open Fairfield City Children and Family Services 9725 0393

Indigenous Flora Park Bushcare Volunteer and help maintain biodiversity with like-minded residents 9725 0222

Monday 14 October

Sunday 27 October

Term 4 Learn to Swim classes start Fairfield City Leisure Centres For bookings 9725 0337

Grandparents Day Fairfield Youth and Community Centre 11am-2pm

YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES CABRAVALE WARD

Frank Carbone Mayor of Fairfield City Peter Grippaudo 0436 299 612

Dai Le 0410 899 787

pgrippaudo@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au dle@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au

Kien Ly 0412 564 388

kly@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au

Adrian Wong 0416 535 617

awong@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au

FAIRFIELD WARD

fcarbone@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au

9725 0203 @FC.FrankCarbone @FairfieldMayor

CONTACT US Phone TTY TIS

Paul Azzo 0414 303 175

pazzo@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au

Del Bennett 0409 665 101

dbennett@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au

Anita Kazi 0428 639 642

akazi@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au

Charbel Saliba 0417 708 582

csaliba@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au

PARKS WARD

9725 0222 9725 1906 (Hearing Impaired) 131 450 (Interpreter Service)

Administration Centre 86 Avoca Road, Wakeley Monday to Friday 8.30am-4.30pm PO Box 21 Fairfield NSW 1860 mail@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au @FairfieldCity

Ninos Khoshaba 0447 112 210

Joe Molluso 0418 440 971

nkhoshaba@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au jmolluso@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au

Andrew Rohan 0431 264 990

arohan@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au

Sera Yilmaz Deputy Mayor

0436 434 141 syilmaz@fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au

Fairfield City Council acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land in which the Fairfield Local Government Area is situated - the Cabrogal of the Darug Nation.

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SEASON OPENS SATURDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2019 $15 Fairfield City resident - individual $55 family pass - Fairfield City residents

$20 non-resident - individual $65 family pass - non-residents

For more information or to book online visit www.fairfieldcityleisurecentres.com.au/aquatopia