Petersham

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Petersham has developed a distinctive identity thanks to its Portuguese influences. Petersham has a strong Portuguese community who consider the suburb to be their own little piece of Portugal. In fact, Petersham is also known as ‘Little Portugal’.

Petersham is home to many Portuguese restaurants, cafés and takeaway shops in New Canterbury Road and Audley Street, where you can buy delicacies ranging from traditional Portuguese chicken to delicious Portuguese tarts.

Adding to the Portuguese flavour is a contemporary mural in Audley Street, Petersham made from traditional Portuguese hand painted tiles. The mural was made by artist Luis Geraldes in 2003 and is titled Fragile World in Constant Expansion.

Services and Amenities

• Petersham Post Office
  89-91 Audley Street, Petersham
   
• Petersham Town Hall
  107 Crystal Street, Petersham

Events

The Bairro Português Food & Wine Fair is held every year in March in Audley and Fisher Streets, Petersham. This vibrant street festival features contemporary and traditional Portuguese-themed entertainment, as well as food, wine and information stalls.

• Community events page
• Events calendar

Getting to Petersham

Petersham is served by regular bus and rail services. For timetable information and a trip planner please visit the Transport Infoline website or call 131 500.

Buses

The L28, 428 and 445 buses New Canterbury Road and Gordon Street, Petersham. The 412 and 445 buses stop at Petersham station.

Trains

Petersham railway station is on the Inner West and South railway line networks. There are frequent services to the Sydney CBD and western suburbs.

Petersham Main Street Program

Petersham Main Street is a Committee of Marrickville Council which represents the businesses in the Petersham shopping district. The Petersham Main Street Committee works to make the Petersham shopping area a vibrant and interesting shopping strip for locals and visitors.

The Committee meets monthly and is made up of local business operators who work to foster economic and cultural development and maintain Petersham’s unique character by:

• Contributing to the planning of the annual Bairro Português Food & Wine Fair; and
• Creating marketing campaigns to encourage residents to support local businesses.

Marrickville Council's Main Street Coordinator works with the Dulwich Hill Main Street Committee to facilitate the roll out of Main Street programs. Email Council's Dulwich Hill Main Street Coordinator on msco@marrickville.nsw.gov.au.

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