Our monthly meetings and tours have been suspended until further notice as we attempt to ride out the Covid-19 pandemic as safely as possible. We trust, of course, that users, particularly on the Bay Run, will exercise social distancing so that the enjoyment of Callan Park can continue to be …
[Read more...] about Callan Park – The Lungs of the Inner West
At the general meeting of Friends of Callan Park on Monday 10 February 2020, local artist Barbara Aroney donated a concertina book containing 24 illustrations of Callan Park. The book and paper are old and delicate -- a metaphor of the park itself. Barbara's illustrations are interpretative …
In late 2019 it appeared that our meetings during the year with the Minister for Planning, Rob Stokes, and the deputy secretary of his department with responsibility for Callan Park, Alex O'Mara, have borne some fruit with both writing to us. It appears that it is only a matter of time before the …
Briefing note for Minister for Health, the Hon Brad Hazzard MLA Background: Friends of Callan Park (FOCP) forward this Briefing Note of Seven Priorities for government action at Callan Park in response to the Minister’s personal invitation to do so. The ownership of Callan …
[Read more...] about Seven Priorities for Callan Park & Broughton Hall
The future of Callan Park still hangs in the balance. The re-elected NSW state government has assigned the administration of Callan Park to Rob Stokes, the new Minister for Planning and Public Places. But the ownership of the site remains with NSW Health department whose minister is Brad …
[Read more...] about Friends lobby the Planning & Health Ministers: all talk and no action?
