News & Updates

2 May 2023

Message from the Mayor

Bengali New Year Festival

The Bengali New Year Festival was held at the Holroyd Centre recently. The festival, also known as Pôhela Boishakh, is a colourful event, rich in culture and history with community members dressing in traditional Bengali attire to bid farewell to the old year and welcome in the new year. It was wonderful to experience this cultural event with the Bengali community as people came together to exchange greetings with each other and pray for peace and prosperity for the coming year.

ANZAC Day

To commemorate ANZAC Day, Australia’s national day of remembrance, I joined veterans, their families and community members at the ANZAC Day Services at Merrylands RSL Sub-Branch, Guildford Leagues Club and the Consortium of Tamil Associations NSW. It was an important day to unite, reflect and acknowledge the thousands of soldiers, servicemen and women who sacrificed so much during military operations. Lest We Forget.

Iftar Celebrations

Council hosted its 2023 Iftar Celebration Dinner at the Holroyd Centre last month. The evening saw a large number of community and faith leaders gather to celebrate the ritual of breaking fast during the holy month of Ramadan. It was lovely to observe this significant tradition with esteemed guests including Dr. Abdurahman Asaroglu from the Auburn Gallipoli Mosque, Mohammed Al Zoubi President of the Auburn Islamic Community Centre and Sheikh Sami Eid from Alridwan Community Centre. On behalf of Council, I would like to wish our community members of the Islamic faith, an Eid Mubarak.

Mayor Lisa Lake

What's On: May

Composting and Worm Farming Webinar

Council is holding a free online Composting and Worm Farming Webinar as part of International Compost Awareness Week.

Learn how to set up and maintain your own worm farm or composting system at home, as well as tips and tricks to ensure it's successful.

Cumberland residents are eligible for a $50 rebate on any compost bin or worm farm purchased. (Rebate is available to both homeowners and tenants.)

For more information or to book visit our website.

Children's Multisport Program

Council is partnering with Frenzy Sports to run a 6 week multisport program which encourages children aged 2 - 5 years to get active, learn new skills, meet new friends and have FUN!

The weekly program starts on Tuesday 9 May and will be held every Tuesday from 10:30am to 11am for 6 weeks.

For more information or to book your place visit our website.

Youth Mental Health Action Plan Committee

Expressions of Interest

Council is looking for local community organisations and young people to join the Youth Mental Health Advisory Committee. This committee will work to develop a Youth Mental Health Action Plan, based on the findings from the Youth Mental Health Summit that Council hosted earlier this year.

If this sounds like you, and you want to make a difference, express your interest before Monday 22 May.

For more information, or to apply, visit our website.

Term 2 Programs

Community Centres across Cumberland will be hosting a range of FREE activities and programs in Term 2 including:

Tutoring
Yoga
Craft workshops
Multisport
Robotic workshops

For more information, Community Centre locations, or to register visit our website.

Champs Exhibition

The CHAMPS exhibition is now open at the Granville Centre Art Gallery.

Using the history with the 2000 Sydney Olympics as a starting point, CHAMPS brings together a group of artists that explore all facets of sport.

The exhibition will close on Saturday 24 June 2023.

For more information visit our website.

Careers at Cumberland Council

Are you focused on driving community outcomes, programs and services to innovate, inspire and deliver change for the community?

Then consider a career at Council.

To see all positions vacant visit our website.

Creative Kids Craft Sessions

In partnership with Core Kids, we're holding a number of creative kids craft sessions throughout term 2 for all children aged 5 - 12 years.

Starting on Wednesday 7 June, this program will run every Wednesday from 4pm to 5pm until Wednesday 27 June.

For more information or to register visit our website.

National Simultaneous Storytime

Join Poppy the Possum for a special reading of The Speedy Sloth by Rebecca Young and Heath McKenzie at The Friendship Garden for National Simultaneous Storytime 2023.

When: Wednesday 24 May, 10:15am to 11:20am

Where: Friendship Garden - Auburn Centre for Community, 44A Macquarie Road, Auburn.

For more information visit our website.

Have Your Say

We want to hear your thoughts on projects happening in Cumberland City:

Plan of Management - General Community Use

Have your say on the General Community Use Plan of Management. Your feedback will inform how Council's community facilities are managed and developed in the future.

Submit your feedback before Wednesday 10 May.

https://haveyoursay.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/general-community-use-plan-of-management

Colman Park Masterplan

Council is preparing a landscape masterplan to guide the future of Coleman Park. To inform the masterplan, we are seeking input from user groups and the local community on how you currently use Coleman Park, what you love about it, and what you would like to see.

Submit your feedback by Tuesday 30 May.

https://haveyoursay.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/coleman-park.