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Monday, 25 July at 6pm for 6.30pm start Concord Library Free (light refreshments provided) Essential due to limited capacity.

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Join Hannah Richell on Wednesday, 12 June from 7pm at Five Dock Library to talk about her latest book . Bonnie Serov from Your Bookshop in Rhodes will be interviewing Hannah and finding out about the author behind this wonderful new book, full of secrets, tragedy, lies and betrayal.

Concord Library welcomes esteemed barrister and author Mark Tedeschi AM QC to…

Environmentalist and plastic pollution spokesperson Tim Silverwood will host a discussion and screening of the award-winning documentary Bag It at Five Dock Library on Tuesday, 15 October from 6.30pm.  

Tim will also give an insight into his expedition to the ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch’ in the middle of the Pacific Ocean and explain how plastic impacts…

“The aim of the project is to enhance the existing play area for local families and young children, as part of our Let’s Play Strategy,” Mayor Tsirekas said.

The upgrade includes the replacement of existing equipment with new play equipment, relocation of the play space to beneath the shade of existing trees and the placement of new soft fall mulch.

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Minister for Roads Duncan Gay said the recently completed $1.7 million work was another example of the NSW Government’s commitment to improving walking and cycling infrastructure in Sydney. 

“This is a great example of the NSW Government working with local council to provide benefits to the local community,” Mr Gay said. 

The new off-road path…

“This important $2 million upgrade of our beautiful foreshore track continues on schedule with fifty percent of the Bay Run re-opened to the public,” he said.  

“The project includes the widening of the footpath to accommodate cyclists and pedestrians, to ensure the Bay Run grows even more in popularity.   

“Already it is one of Sydney’s…

The latest bimonthly council newsletter features our full program of events and entertainment for this year's Ferragosto street festival in Five Dock, held on Sunday, 31 August from 10am to 4pm. 

Find out which acts will dazzle audiences on our FerraFesta, FerraMusica and FerraGiovani stages plus where to relax with a glass of wine, see street soccer…

The program is back these spring school holidays with a great range of activities that will keep your kids active. Enrol your child in one of the following programs; jumping castle obstacle course, karate clinic, swim and survive, soccer clinic, two day learn to sail clinic, hockey clinic, basketball clinic, cricket clinic, ballet and jazz, fishing, laser tag, golf,…

Bayside Kids is a fully-supervised program hosted by Five Dock Leisure Centre (FDLC) and is a great initiative for keeping children entertained during the holidays.

FDLC will host the winter program for kids aged four to twelve years from Monday, 4 July to Friday, 15 July.

A range of activities are on offer including gymnastics…

“I was delighted to launch the playground at Bayview Park over the weekend with members of the local community who came along to see this new facility for their children,” he said.

“This play space was developed in collaboration with the local community to ensure it included what both park users and the neighbourhood wanted.

“It was very important that the…