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15 May 2025
Mayoral message
Mayoral Message | National Volunteer Week
Imagine a world where everybody takes time out of their already busy schedule to help the less fortunate around them. A place where acts of kindness and generosity are the norm, and the only reward is the satisfaction of making someone else’s life a little bit easier.
15 May 2025
Media release
Mayor rallies behind school boy who beat brain cancer
Jerome Kertebani was a typical 8-year-old boy. Larger than life, excelled at sport and enjoyed school.
15 May 2025
Media release
Bankstown Arts Centre's latest exhibition reimagines the Appian Way
Twenty-one Western Sydney University students have imagined what an ideal Bankstown city centre would look like if they had the chance to rebuild it and incorporate the rich cultural diversity of the people who live there to spark a better sense of belonging.
15 May 2025
Media release
FREE event at MIISC to welcome brand-new indoor play centre
To celebrate the opening of its brand-new indoor play centre, Morris Iemma Indoor Sports Centre (MIISC) is hosting a FREE grand opening event on Wednesday 14 May from 9.30am-noon.
12 May 2025
Media release
Bones, lace and paint: Art Centre wraps up two powerful exhibitions
Bone Drift: Chimeric Conversations and Slow Down, Remember wrapped up on Saturday 3 May.
05 May 2025
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