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COVID restrictions reinstated
Following a second local case of COVID-19 in NSW, the following restrictions have been reinstated: No more than 20 guests (including children) to gather in a household Masks compulsory on…
Aboriginal affordable housing campaign
The Redfern Waterloo area is Gadigal land. Although Gadigal land, Redfern Waterloo has also become an important place for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Since the 1930s, Aboriginal…
Waterloo FAQs
The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment has published FAQs regarding the Waterloo Estate redevelopment proposals. Read them here.
Improving outcomes for people with disability in Waverley
Waverley Council is seeking community members to join its newly established Access and Inclusion Advisory Panel. The panel will provide advice on council initiatives to achieve improved outcomes for people…
Family Connect and Support
An integral part of protecting our most vulnerable children is actively working with families to maintain a safe home environment, and preventing children and young people from being at risk…
Free home safety visit
Fire + Rescue NSW is running a program offering free home safety visits to help promote fire safety and prevention around the home. The visit includes a local fire station…
Elder abuse webinar
On April 13 — via Zoom — a free webinar will help explore the boundaries of healthy relationships as we get older; explain what may indicate that an older person’s…
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COVID restrictions ease
COVID restrictions have finally eased in inner Sydney. A year on from lockdown closure, entertainment venues have reopened— theatres, stadiums, concert halls, nightclubs — and capacity limits have been abolished.…
This presentation was delivered by Wendy Sarkissian on the occassion of our 40th AGM Celebration & Annual Marg Barry Lecture on 12th October 2016 in the Strangers Dining Room at…
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In 1995 Marg Barry gazed into the next 20 years of Regional Council based on her first 20 years. Her focus on community development, keeping community in community services, communities…
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Stefanie Pillora reflects on her time working with Marg Barry and wonders how she would respond in this age of sophisticated community consultation methods which seek to avoid the noisy…
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Since 2005, The Marg Barry Lecture has been held annually, to celebrate and continue the work of an outstanding South Sydney…
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Want to know about the real stuff of community engagement? You can now download the transcript for the The Marg Barry Lecture 2012 and also listen to it online. Plus,…
Read more Over the years, the lecture has educated and engaged local residents, activists and community groups on topics such as the global financial crisis, the changing nature of neighbourhoods and the…
Read moreJim Diers is the author of Neighbor Power: building community the seattle way. he teaches at the university of washington and travels internationally as a speaker. he gave the 10th…
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Inner Sydney Regional Council for Social Development has been working around South Sydney for 40 years. For old hands it is known from its history as ‘Marg Barry’s Mob’. For…
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