Community Consultations

Throughout the year, Council conducts community consultation on new projects, plans and issues in the local area. We would like to hear from as many citizens as possible, so we can incorporate your views into decision-making. You may find it difficult to attend consultations, or work long hours and find it hard to know what is happening with Council - so we encourage you to have your say through this site.

Click on to a topic of interest below to find out what is happening and to have your say.
 

Have Your Say about the New Marrickville Library

Marrickville Council is in the process of designing a new Marrickville Library to be built on part of the old Marrickville Hospital site located on the corner of Livingstone and Marrickville Roads.

Three Nationally renowned architectural firms are competing to design the new library. All three firms have submitted their broad concept designs as part of the competition.

The draft designs can be downloaded from: www.yoursaymarrickville.com.au/newlibrarysite

Here you can also:

  • read frequently asked questions about the new library;
  • download and read more detailed reports about each concept design;
  • take 2 minutes to fill in a survey and tell us which design you prefer and why;
  • add your comments and ideas to the discussion forums below, as well as respond and vote on the ideas of other members of our community; and 
  • check out and earmark key dates associated with the new library consultation.

Have Your Say on the future of Local Government

Marrickville Council is urging residents to submit their feedback by completing a survey on the State Government's draft Destination 2036 Action Plan. The draft Plan, released in early December, is the outcome of a meeting of the states Mayors and General Managers in Dubbo in August of this year.

Among wide ranging reform proposals the draft Plan proposes cutting red tape, encourages more Council partnerships and resource sharing, and reviewing the rate pegging system and funding models for councils.

Marrickville Council must submit any comments on the draft plan to the Division of Local Government by Wednesday 15 February 2012, so residents and ratepayers are encouraged to provide their comments well before this date if possible.

Marrickville Town Centre Parking Study - Community Workshop 

Wednesday 22 February 2012, 7.00pm - 9.00pm

Marrickville Council has commissioned GTA Consultants to undertake a parking study of the Marrickville Town Centre. The study is part of Marrickville Council's strategy to manage parking in public streets around Marrickville Town Centre and to plan for future changes in accordance with the Marrickville Environmental Plan 2011 (LEP 2011).

The objective of the study is to:

  • Analyse the existing parking situation
  • Consult with the community to identify particular issues
  • Develop a parking strategy that will assist in better managing the amount of current parking and planning for the future car parking requirements of residents, shoppers and workers in the area.

Residents and businesses in Marrickville are invited to participate in the community workshop to be held on Wednesday 22 February 2012, 7.00pm - 9.00pm at Herb Greedy Hall 79 Petersham Road Marrickville.

More information on the study will be available at this workshop where residents and businesses will have the opportunity to raise any issues they would like addressed as part of the study.

  • For more information call Matthew Houlden at GTA Consultants on 8448 1800 or Council's Traffic Management Planner on 8595 2489.