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Strathfield Municipal Council is a Local Government Area of New South Wales, Australia, near Sydney. The Council was formed in 1885 and originally included the suburbs of Redmire, Homebush and Druitt Town. The name Strathfield was adopted by the new Council in 1885. The suburb of Redmire was renamed Strathfield at this time. Druitt Town was renamed Strathfield South in the early 1890s. Only Homebush survives as an original location name. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Australian States and Territories make up the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Const. ... This is a list of regions in Australia that are not Australian states or territories. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Originally called Redmyre after the red clay found in the area,Strathfield is a suburb of Sydney,in the state of New South Wales, Australia, a significant centre in Sydneys Inner West. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... See also, List of Indigenous Australian group names Indigenous Australians are the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ... Bill Carney is a Australian local politician and barrister. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Lowe is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... Blaxland is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... Bankstown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Drummoyne is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Strathfield is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Emblems: Floral - Waratah (Telopea speciosissima); Bird - Kookaburra (Dacelo gigas); Animal - Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus); Fish - Blue Groper (Achoerodus viridis) Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Slogan or Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Const. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ...

A disastrous attempt in the 1790s by the first settlers to farm the land, resulted in the land being abandoned. However, by the 1870s, the district commenced development primarily as a residential area. The central location, halfway between Sydney and Parramatta, the establishment of rail services (from 1855 at Homebush) and availability of land, initially at low costs, attracted many wealthy merchants to build country style mansions within reasonable access to their City based businesses. Strathfield was also promoted as a healthy environment, away from owercrowded City conditions and diseases. Early land advertisements speak of the inland location as away from the 'injurious sea conditions'. With the relocation to Strathfield of many prominent families including the heirs of retailer David Jones, chemist Washington H Soul and many others, Strathfield became an elite and wealthy area. It's devleopment differed markedly from the more working class areas of surrounding district like Canterbury, Auburn and Concord.

The Strathfield Municipality has expanded over time and now includes the suburbs of Strathfield, Homebush, Homebush West, Flemington, Greenacre, Enfield, Strathfield South, Chullora (part) and Belfield (part). Over the years it has become a major multicultural centre, having many different nationalities in its 14.1 km² boundaries, of which the 3 largest non-Australian born groups are South Korean, Chinese and Sri Lankan. Strathfield Municipal Council has a population of about 32,000 people and is one of Sydney's medium sized Councils. Multiculturalism or cultural pluralism is a policy, ideal, or reality that emphasizes the unique characteristics of different cultures in the world, especially as they relate to one another in immigrant receiving nations. ... Motto: Broadly bring benefit to humanity [citation needed] Anthem: Aegukga Capital (largest city) Seoul Korean Government Republic - President Roh Moo-hyun - Prime Minister Han Myung-sook Establishment - Gojoseon October 3, 2333 BCEa - Republic declared March 1, 1919 (de jure) - Liberation August 15, 1945 - First Republic May 10, 1948 - Recognised August...

Strathfield Municipal Council has traditionally opposed forced amalgamations with other local government areas, though the current Council itself has been expanded in size and population by incorporating the abolished Homebush Council in 1947 and the West Ward of the former Enfield Council in 1949.

Strathfield Council was rocked in 2004-05 by allegations of corruption, which resulted in an enquiry by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) into 'Activities of Certain Councillors' involving two former Mayors, John Abi-Saab and Alfred Tsang, local property developers and the editor of the Inner Western Courier newspaper, Geoff Howe.Abi-Saab was involved in an elaborate plot to unseat the Mayor of Strathfield, Alfred Tsang by conspiring to blackmail Tsang with a video recording of Mr Tsang receiving the cash bribe. The ICAC inquiry concluded that Abi-Saab facilitated the blackmail and intended to install himself as the new Mayor and having Tsang remain as a Councillor so his vote could be controlled by Abi-Saab. Several places have organisations called the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). ...

The ICAC report in 2005 recommended that Abi-Saab be charged with blackmail by threat to publish; for wilfully making false statements to mislead the ICAC; for giving false and misleading evidence at an ICAC hearing; and for procuring the giving of false testimony at an ICAC hearing. ICAC concluded that Abi-Saab's blackmail attempt was carried out following two Mayoral Minutes Mr Tsang brought to Council in June and July 2004 which recommended removing proposed zoning changes and planned increases to floor space ratios in Strathfield South. The passing of the two Mayoral Minutes adversely affected the interests of a number of developers including Mr Saklaoui and Anne Bechara, both associates of Abi-Saab.

Suburbs in the local government area

Flemington is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Greenacre is a suburb, in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Homebush is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, located in the municipality of Strathfield. ... Homebush West is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Originally called Redmyre after the red clay found in the area,Strathfield is a suburb of Sydney,in the state of New South Wales, Australia, a significant centre in Sydneys Inner West. ... Strathfield South is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Chullora is a residential suburb in the south-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Belfield is a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

History

Main article: History of the Strathfield area The history of the Strathfield area, in New South Wales started with the Wangle aboriginal people but then involves the first disasterous white settlement at Liberty Plains. ...

Strathfield Municipal Council was proclaimed on June 2, 1885 by the Governor of NSW, Sir Augustus Loftus, after residents of the Redmire area petitioned the New South Wales State government to form local government. This move was opposed by residents of Homebush and Druitt Town, possibly fearing the dominance of the more affluent and politically connected residents of Redmire. Despite counter petitions, the Municipality was incorporated in 1885. June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

The council built the current Council Chambers in 1887, between 1885 and 1887 the Council operated from various private homes in Strathfield, pending the building of a permanent Council Chambers. The Strathfield Town was built in 1923. The council annexed the Flemington district in 1892 and in doing so substantially increased the number of residents living in the Municipality as development density was higher in the more working class Flemington, than in Strathfield. 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Flemington is the name of several places in the United States of America: Flemington, Georgia Flemington, Missouri Flemington, New Jersey Flemington, Pennsylvania Flemington, West Virginia It is also the name of a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Several attempts at amalgamating the council have been made: the first happened with The Greater Sydney Movement, where many influential people such as Sidney Webb and John Daniel Fitzgerald believed that most of Sydney should be merged into a single Sydney area. This was extremely unpopular with both residents and many councils, including Strathfield council, and though bills were raised in State parliament in 1912, 1927 and 1931 they failed to gather any real support and the attempt to force amalgamation failed. In 1947 Homebush and Strathfield councils merged and part of Enfield was added in 1949. In 1974 two reports, one by J.C. Barnett and the other from the State Boundaries Commission, recommended that Ashfield, Drummoyne, Burwood and Concord should amalgamate with Strathfield. This was energetically opposed by residents and council alderman and this amalgamation also did not come to fruition. In 1992, a section of the northern part of the Municipality was transferred to the Auburn Council area. In return, the area of and between Boundary Creek and the railway line, occupied by the former Ford factory building, was transferred from Auburn to Strathfield Council. Categories: UK Labour Party politicians | British MPs | Peers | Secretaries of State for the Colonies (UK) | 1859 births | 1947 deaths | People stubs ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Enfield is the name of several places. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Ashfield (pop. ... Drummoyne is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Burwood is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Concord, the Park Suburb of New South Wales, Australia, is located in the Inner West of Sydney and is 16 kilometres west of the CBD (Central Business District). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Auburn Council is a Local Government Area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, about 15 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district. ...

On August 17th, 1991, seven people were killed, when Wade Frankum stabbed a fifteen year-old girl to death, before running amok with a rifle in the Strathfield Plaza shopping mall, and then turning the weapon on himself. This is commonly known as the Strathfield Massacre and it shocked the nation. A Memorial plaque is located at Churchill Avenue, Strathfield. August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wade Frankum was a 33 year old mass murderer who killed seven people in Australia in 1991 in what is known as the Strathfield Massacre. ... A rifle is a firearm with a stock and a barrel that has a spiral groove or grooves (rifling) cut into its interior. ... On August 17, 1991, around 1pm, 33-year-old Wade Frankum went to the Strathfield Plaza, a shopping mall in Sydney, Australia. ...

In 2004 the then Mayor of the Municipality of Strathfield, Alfred Tsang, stepped down when he was caught on film accepting money from a property developer. This resulted in an enquiry by the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Both Councillors Tsang and Abi-Saab resigned pending this enquiry. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alfred Tsang was forced to step down as mayor from Strathfield Council on December 20, 2004 over allegations of corruption Alfred Tsang (traditional Chinese: æ›¾åå´‡) was the former mayor of the Municipality of Strathfield in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Culture

Strathfield has a wide mix of people groups, with about 48% of the population born overseas. As a result there are many services for newly arrived immigrants, and many overseas students live in the area. Some of the organisations that are located in the Municipality of Strathfield are the Russian Ethnic Community Council of NSW Inc, which provides access to information and referral to mainstream services to recent immigrants of Russian and Russian speaking background and disseminates information to remote and offshore areas on a number of issues [1] and the Sydney Tamil Resource Centre Inc, which provides resources to Tamil immigrants. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1728x1152, 569 KB) Summary Strathfield Municipal Council Chambers in Sydney, Australia. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1728x1152, 569 KB) Summary Strathfield Municipal Council Chambers in Sydney, Australia. ... Immigration is the act of moving to or settling in another country or region, temporarily or permanently. ... Russian (Russian: , ) is the most widely spoken language of Eurasia and the most widespread of the Slavonic languages. ... The Tamil people are an ethnic group from South Asia with a recorded history going back more than two millennia. ...

In the 90s Strathfield saw a large influx of Korean immigrants, mainly due to its proximity to Campsie — which also had experienced an influx of Koreans into the area and a boom in numbers of International Students — but also because of Strathfield Korean Uniting Church on Homebush Road. There are now numerous Korean restaurants and shops in the area. It is biggest Korea Town in southern hemisphere. See also 1990s, the band Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ... Campsie is a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Logo of the UCA The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was formed on June 22, 1977 when the Methodist Church of Australasia, Presbyterian Church of Australia and Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union document. ... Koreatown is a term to describe the Korean ethnic enclave within a city or metropolitan area. ...

There are various community organisations in the Municipality. Strathfield has a local Rotary club, which provides community support and assistance via various projects in the area [2] and a Musical Society, which normally produces two shows a year in the Latvian Theatre in Strathfield. Their main social activity is rehearsing twice weekly and they present seven performances of their musical production over two weekends. Strathfield Lantern Club Voluntary is located in Strathfield and provides fundraising organisation for raising funds specifically for the Royal Institute for Deaf & Blind Children in North Rocks. Logo of Rotary International Rotary International is an organisation whose members comprise Rotary Clubs (service clubs) located all over the world. ... North Rocks is a well-established suburb of Sydney, Australia, located approximately 26km northwest of central business district. ...

The Municipality has two libraries; the Central Library in Homebush and a Branch library in Strathfield South. The central library, located in Homebush, was demolished in 2002 and a new library was built and opened in 2004. Homebush is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, located in the municipality of Strathfield. ...

A key element of Strathfield is its role as a location for many esteemed educational institutions including the Mount St Mary's Campus of Australian Catholic University, Strathfield Girls High, Homebush Boys High, St Patrick's College, Santa Sabina, Meriden, Trinity Grammar Preparatory School and Strathfield South High School. Those colleges have produced many significant contributors to Australia's sporting, political and social life. From St. Patricks's College, for example have come former State Opposition Leader John Brogden, author and historian Tom Keneally and duel international John Ballesty, or from Homebush Boys High, John Symond, founding and managing director of the Aussie Group, Rodney Blake, prop for the Queensland Reds and as of 2006, apart of the Wallabies team, Gordon Bray, prominent Australian sports commentator, known as the 'Voice of Rugby' and Bob Debus, Minister for the Environment and Minister for the Arts. Australian Catholic University The Australian Catholic University, or ACU National, is a Roman Catholic, public, multi-campus, multi-state university, based in eastern Australia, open to all staff and students regardless of their religious beliefs. ... Strathfield Girls High School is a single-sex comprehensive high school located in the municipality of Strathfield. ... Homebush Boys High School Homebush Boys High School has a large ethnic make-up including a large proportion of Tamil,Turkish,Lebanese, Chinese and Korean Migrants It has been regonised with high acheivements for a State Highschool and is known to work very closely with the surounding communities of Homebush... St Patricks College many mean: St Patricks College of Education, Dublin St Patricks College, Maynooth Colleges and other institutions called after Saint Patrick, patron saint, are common in Ireland. ... Santa Sabina interior. ... Meriden, An Anglican School for Girls Sydney, is a non-selective, day girls school in the suburb of Strathfield, in the inner-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, founded in 1897. ... John Gilbert Brogden (born 28 March 1969) is a former Australian politician. ... Thomas Keneally (born October 7, 1935) also Tom Keneally, is an Australian novelist. ... Homebush Boys High School Homebush Boys High School has a large ethnic make-up including a large proportion of Tamil,Turkish,Lebanese, Chinese and Korean Migrants It has been regonised with high acheivements for a State Highschool and is known to work very closely with the surounding communities of Homebush... Rodney Blake (born 29 April 1983 in Tonga) is an Australian rugby union footballer. ... The Queensland Reds (for sponsorship reasons referred to as QR Queensland Reds) represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union. ... Gordon Bray Gordon Bray AM (born June 23, 1949) has risen to prominence as one of Australias leading sports commentators, earning himself the title, The Voice of Rugby. Brought up in Canada Bay in New South Wales and educated at the publicly funded Homebush Boys High School, Bray was... Bob Debus (born Ryde, New South Wales, 1943,) is an Australian politician. ...

Whilst not perhaps basking in quite the same popular musical glory as neighbouring Burwood with its links to the formation of the Easybeats and AC/DC, Strathfield has made its own unique contribution to pop. Strathfield was home during part of the 1960s to The BeeGees (Redmyre Road) and several Australian indie rock and indie pop bands have emerged from Strathfield including Prince Vlad & the Gargoyle Impalers, Lunatic Fringe, The Upbeat, Women of Troy member Paul O'Reilly and The Mexican Spitfires. Grant McLennan of The Go-Betweens also lived in Carrington Ave., Strathfield for a number of years in the 1990s. Although no members of the band were Stathfield residents the address in Woodward Ave, Strathfield of one of Radio Birdman's earliest fan club members inspired the lyrics of their mid-1970s pop song "Murder City Nights": Burwood is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Easybeats were a rock and roll band in the 1960s from Australia. ... AC/DC are a hard rock band that formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 (see 1973 in music) by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The Bee Gees were a British and Australian band, originally a pop singer-songwriter combination, reborn as funk and disco. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Prince Vlad & the Gargoyle Impalers Prince Vlad & the Gargoyle Impalers were a Sydney-based indie rock psychedelic band active in the early to mid-80s. ... Lunatic Fringe can refer to: A program on PCU Prankcall Underground Radio. ... The Mexican Spitfires were a Sydney-based Australian indie rock/indie pop band formed in suburban Strathfield in Strathfield Municipality in the mid 1980s. ... Grant William McLennan (12 February 1958 â€“ 6 May 2006) was an Australian singer-songwriter with the independent band The Go-Betweens, which he co-founded with Robert Forster in Brisbane, Australia in 1977. ... The Go-Betweens during recording of Oceans Apart: l-r Robert Forster and Grant McLennan The Go-Betweens were an internationally influential indie rock band from Australia, formed by guitarists Robert Forster and Grant McLennan in Brisbane in 1977. ... See also 1990s, the band Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ... Radio Birdman was one of the first punk bands in Australia. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

The Mexican Spitfires also immortalised Strathfield in their song Rookwood about Rookwood Cemetery which must be one of very few pop songs about a cemetery. Written by Stephen McCowage the song featured the chorus: The Mexican Spitfires were a Sydney-based Australian indie rock/indie pop band formed in suburban Strathfield in Strathfield Municipality in the mid 1980s. ... Strathfield is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, a significant centre in Sydneys Inner West. ... Rookwood is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Frazer Mausoleum, Rookwood. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Stephen McCowage Stephen McCowage is a songwriter and guitarist. ...

Teen pop star Nikki Webster, who shot to international fame via her role in the Opening Ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games, attended McDonald College in North Strathfield. Nikki Webster (born April 30, 1987) is an Australian pop star and model. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ... North Strathfield is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

Strathfield has also been home to a number of famous sporting identities including cricketers Bobby Simpson and Alan Davidson and three Prime Ministers, Frank Forde, Billy Hughes and George Reid. The following is a list of major characters that appear or have appeared on the Seven Network soap opera Home And Away. ... Alan Eaton Davidson (March 30, 1924 - December 2, 2003) was a British diplomat and historian best known for his books on food and gastronomy. ... Francis Michael Forde (18 July 1890 â€“ 28 January 1983) was an Australian politician and the 15th Prime Minister of Australia. ... William Morris Billy Hughes, (September 25, 1862â€“October 28, 1952), Australian politician, was the seventh Prime Minister of Australia, the longest-serving member of the Australian Parliament, and one of the most colourful figures in Australian political history. ... Sir George Houstoun Reid (25 February 1845â€“12 September 1918), Australian politician and fourth Prime Minister of Australia, was born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, son of a Church of Scotland minister, migrated to Victoria with his family as a child. ...

Politics

Australia has three tiers of government: the Federal government (responsible for national matters such as external trade and commerce, quarantine, currency, patents, marriage, immigration, defence, telecommunications, and the provision of welfare and other assistance payments), State government (responsible for provincial matters such as policing, public schools, roads and traffic, public hospitals, public housing, and business regulation) and Local government (responsible for town planning, building approvals, local roads, parking, public libraries, public toilets, water and sewerage, waste removal, domestic animals and community facilities). The Municipality of Strathfield is part of Australia's local government system.

Traditionally, the municipality has fought amalgamation of their area with other councils, though additional land has been added to the Municipality since 1885 such as annexure of parts of the Lidcome Municipality in 1992, merged the western ward of the abolished Enfield Council in 1949 and voluntarily merged with the Municipality of Homebush in May 1947. However, they strenuously objected to a push to amalgamate the councils into one mega-council, known as The Greater Sydney Movement, that happened from the early part of the 1890s till the later half of the 1930s. In 1983 it was recommended by the NSW State Boundaries Commission that Strathfield be amalgamated into Burwood, however a great deal of uproar greeted this plan and after the then mayor, Clarrie Edwards, spoke in well attended public meetings the state government abandoned the plan due to a great deal of opposition from residents of the area. In 1999 another proposal was made to merge the Municipality of Burwood with the Municipality of Strathfield. However, the residents of Strathfield did not support this proposal and the merger never proceeded. A proposal was lodged by Auburn Council for a boundary change, which had the effect of a takeover of Strathfield Council. This was heavily objected to by residents of Strathfield. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Mauve Decade, because William Henry Perkins aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Old Farts by the Sometimes-United Nations. ... Burwood Council is a Local Government Area in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

The Inner West (which includes the Municipality of Strathfield) has long been an area where lots of development has been undergoing and competition amongst developers has been intense. According to The Australian, they were known to strongly lobby the Australian Labor Party and the party "spent almost $100,000 fighting last year's election, with $84,500 of that donated by local developers, electoral funding records show." (Sexton, Feb 2, 2005 [3]). Alfred Tsang, of the Unity Party, was elected to Strathfield Council in March 2003. Tsang was seen as a threat by various Lebanese developers as he overturned various rezoning that had been arranged by the previous Labor party. It is alleged by Tsang that Labor councillor John Abi-Saab and state member of parliament and Labor powerbroker Eddie Obeid set him up for accepting a bribe. The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ... Unity Party (Australia) is a small multiculturist party in Australia, formed in 1997 with the aim of opposing the rise of controversial right-wing politician Pauline Hanson. ... John Abi-Saab (1932-) was an Australian Labor Party councilor and disgraced former mayor of the Municipality of Strathfield. ...

On December 20, 2004, Tsang was forced to stepped down over allegations of corruption. Pictures had been published in The Australian of him accepting a $2,500 of $100 bills from a developer, Michael Saklaoui. It was not initially clear why the money was given to him though it was alleged that he was talking to Mr Saklawi about the redevelopment of an 800m² council-owned carpark (Sexton, Dec 20 2004), however it was later revealed to be payment for rezoning the council car park and three adjoining houses for the benefit of developer Michael Saklaoui (Sexton, Feb 2, 2005 [4]). According to The Australian he was heard to have said that "Basically, we get it for nothing," Mr Tsang says. "I am making Strathfield a better place ... I am doing it for the area." (Sexton, Feb 2, 2005 [5]) Strathfield council soon afterwards released a press statement that it "will not and does not" tolerate misconduct. (Sydney Morning Herald, December 20, 2004 [6]) The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) is currently investigating whether claims developers were given inside information about land rezoning proposals put to Strathfield Council have any substance and the pictures taken by The Australian were handed to them for further investigation. License This work is copyrighted. ... License This work is copyrighted. ... Alfred Tsang was forced to step down as mayor from Strathfield Council on December 20, 2004 over allegations of corruption Alfred Tsang (traditional Chinese: æ›¾åå´‡) was the former mayor of the Municipality of Strathfield in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The Australian (informally referred to as The Oz) is a national daily broadsheet newspaper published by Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Australian (informally referred to as The Oz) is a national daily broadsheet newspaper published by Rupert Murdochs News Corporation. ... Independent Commission Against Corruption or ICAC for short was set up by New South Wales Premier Nick Greiner upon him coming to office in 1988. ...

According to Anne Davies, who reports for The Sydney Morning Herald, "behind the Strathfield saga is a ferocious battle among developers for sites. These developers are not from the big end of town; they are locals - many are Lebanese - who regard the inner west as their development playground." (Davies, SMH, pg. 4). Michael King, the counsel assisting ICAC, found that John Abi-Saab was involved in a plot to entrap Alfred Tsang and force him from office and recommended five findings against him, and King also recommended that Tsang should be found to have acted corruptly. On March 28, 2005 both Tsang and Abi-Saab tendered their resignations to Strathfield Council's general manager. (The Sydney Morning Herald, March 1, 2005 [7]). This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Dr Michael King OBE (15 December 1945 - 30 March 2004) was a widely respected Pakeha New Zealand historian, author and biographer. ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in leap years). ...

Geography

The Municipality of Strathfield is located at 33°52'10" North, 151°5'59" West (33.8717, 151.0899). It covers a total area of approximately 14.1 square kilometres and includes the suburbs of Strathfield, Strathfield South, Homebush, Homebush West, Greenacre, Flemington, part of Enfield and part of Belfield [8] (in Australia, a Local Government Area, or LGA, incorporates many suburbs into its area). Homebush Bay Drive bounds the Municipality of Strathfield to the north, Powells Creek, The Boulevarde and Coronation Parade bounds it to the east, Punchbowl Road and Juno Parade form the southern border and Roberts Road, Chullora rail yards, Rookwood Cemetery and the Sydney Olympic Park Rail line bound the Municipality to the west. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1728x1152, 750 KB) Summary Plaque marking the approximate location of Strathfield Saye on present-day Strathfield Avenue, Strathfield, Sydney, Australia -- Jasabella 13:12, 1 October 2005 (UTC) Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Municipality of Strathfield Talk... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1728x1152, 750 KB) Summary Plaque marking the approximate location of Strathfield Saye on present-day Strathfield Avenue, Strathfield, Sydney, Australia -- Jasabella 13:12, 1 October 2005 (UTC) Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Municipality of Strathfield Talk... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Originally called Redmyre after the red clay found in the area,Strathfield is a suburb of Sydney,in the state of New South Wales, Australia, a significant centre in Sydneys Inner West. ... Strathfield South is a suburb, in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Homebush is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, located in the municipality of Strathfield. ... Homebush West is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Greenacre is a residential suburb in the south-west of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Flemington is the name of several places in the United States of America: Flemington, Georgia Flemington, Missouri Flemington, New Jersey Flemington, Pennsylvania Flemington, West Virginia It is also the name of a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Enfield is the name of several places. ... Belfield is a suburb located in the south of Irelands capital city Dublin. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Frazer Mausoleum, Rookwood. ... Sydney Olympic Park map Sydney Olympic Park is a 640-hectare site located at Homebush Bay, New South Wales, Australia. ...

For NSW state elections, the Municipality of Strathfield is divided between the State Electoral District Of Strathfield, State Electoral District of Drummoyne and State Electoral District of Canterbury, New South Wales and for Federal elections it is in the electorate of Lowe. The Parliaments of the Australian states and territories are legislative bodies within the federal framework of the Commonwealth of Australia. ...

Demographics and statistics

The estimated resident population as of June 2003 was 30,220 (Aust. Bureau of Statistics). The Strathfield Local Government Area is a culturally diverse region. The 2001 Census recorded the population of the Municipality as 27,956 — an increase of 8.1% since the 1996 Census. Of the total area, the census showed that 46% of the people stated that they were Australian-born. The number of people born overseas was 13,521 (48% of the total population) compared with 11,386 (44% of the total population) in 1996 and 10,176 (40% of the total population) in 1991. Of those born overseas the three main countries of birth were the Republic of Korea (South) — 1750 people (6.3%); China (excluding SARs and Taiwan) — 1632 people (5.9%) and Sri Lanka — 1544 people (5.5%). Image File history File links Overseas born Strathfield LGA residents birthplace breakdown, based on the 2001 Census taken by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ... Image File history File links Overseas born Strathfield LGA residents birthplace breakdown, based on the 2001 Census taken by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ... Australian Bureau of Statistics logo The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the Australian government agency that collects and publishes statistical information about Australia. ... Multiculturalism is an ideology advocating that society should consist of, or at least allow and include, distinct cultural groups, with equal status. ... South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK; Korean: Daehan Minguk (Hangul: 대한 민국; Hanja: 大韓民國)), is a country in East Asia, covering the southern half of the Korean Peninsula. ...

References

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