Leichhardt Council is reviewing its Community Strategic Plan and the Friends need to be heard. Please consider: 1. Attending the Community Meeting - Leichhardt 2025+ and 2013 Budget 6.30pm, Monday, 13 May 2013, Council Chambers, Leichhardt Town Hall There will be pressure on Council to turn the Veterans Site (located at the end of Wharf Road on the waterfront) into ANOTHER playing field. This area should be maintained for passive recreation as was envisaged in the Callan Park Master Plan.
Friends of Callan Park (FOCP) want to see the unique ‘Harbour Bridge’ War Memorial at Callan Park conserved and protected. The memorial is a replica of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and was completed in 1931, the year before the actual Sydney Harbour Bridge was opened. It was unveiled by the Governor of NSW, Sir Philip Game, on 4 August 1931…
Acting President John Stamolis said that the second ‘Classics at Callan Park’ event was highly successful. It was a perfect environment for an evening of classical music for between 800-900 attendees who enjoyed the beautiful green landscape of Callan Park and some of the oldest and most stately heritage buildings in Sydney. It was a tremendous family and community event with…
About 150 people turned out in the rain at the rally in favour of the return of mental health services to Callan Park and the adoption of the Master Plan. There were excellent speeches by Sue Steedman, Viv Miller, Doug Holmes from the mental health…
Friends of Callan Park outline position on Ambulance Administrative Services ‘Takeover” of buildings 220, 221 & 222 at Callan Park The Friends of Callan Park opposes the use of Buildings 220, 221 and 222 at Callan Park by NSW Ambulance for the following reasons: The…
PROTECT Callan Park, APPROVE the Master Plan & APPOINT Callan Park Trust. The Minister for Planning, Brad Hazzard, has had the Draft Callan Park Master Plan for almost 16 months. We seek his urgent attention to finalise this major planning process and to approve the…