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Australia Day

On January 26th, the Residents’ Panel held their annual BBQ event in Parramatta Park as part of Council’s Australia day celebrations. Over 500 panel members and their families enjoyed a free BBQ lunch provided by the Carlingford- Dundas Lions Club and all monies raised by the Club go back into the local community through the services provided by Lions.

Throughout the day, members had the opportunity to relax and enjoy some excellent entertainment as well as to review and discuss with the Residents’ Panel team some of the reports from recent consultations.

The atmosphere in the park was wonderful, with balloons and other giveaways as well as; roving entertainment including convicts and colonial re-enactments adding to the list of things to see and do. 

The team also held a recruitment stall on the day in order to create further awareness of what the Residents’ Panel does and how residents can get involved. 66 Parramatta residents showed initial interest in joining the panel - which was an excellent result.

Residents’ Panel team wins Award!

From left to right: Alison Reilly, Albert Gittany, Namrita Nandni, David Borger, John Neish, Darren Wood and Wade Clark with their Award The Residents’ Panel team was awarded a Gold Award for Management Excellence at the recent Local Government Managers Association Annual Meeting held in September 2006.

The award was won for the “Excellence within Local Governance” category. The LGMA remarked that the concept of Residents’ Panel was imaginative and innovative. 

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