It’s wonderful to see the improvements to security, stone wall and building renovations undertaken by Planning staff at Callan Park. …
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Living with the Pandemic
Dozens and dozens more people than usual have visited Callan Park – keeping a safe distance – the place is literally a life-saver. If ever there was an argument for the public health benefits of Callan Park this is it. …
Callan Park – The Lungs of the Inner West
Our July 2020 monthly meeting will be on Zoom. We Help Ourselves (WHOS) is making a submission to the Kirkbirde Precinct EOI. They would like to inform the community of their proposal at our monthly meeting. Gino Vumbaca will be describing the WHOS Kirkbride Proposal – An NGO Hub and Social …
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Gift to Friends of Callan Park
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 …
Progress and promises
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 …
