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Just submitted this to the centre for Road Safety  https://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/contactus/ The current thinking on making crossing points safer for pedestrians seems to be narrowing the road on both sides. I think it would be safer if the road was divided with a pedestrian refuge enabling pedestrians to cross in two stages. A Pedestrian refuge at the centre of zebra crossings would also increase safety.       

C0818(2) Item 15 Notice of Motion: Principles of Co-operation Agreement with        'Metro' Motion: (Da Cruz/Hesse) THAT the General Manager write to the CEO of the Metropolitan Local  Aboriginal Land Council with a view to commencing negotiations towards  the signing a Principles of Co-operation Agreement between Inner West  Council and The Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council ('Metro').     Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Byrne, Da Cruz, Drury, Hesse, Iskandar, Kiat, Lockie, Macri, McKenna OAM, Porteous, Stamolis, Steer and York Against Motion:  Nil Absent: Crs Passas and Raciti Source Minutes of Council Meeting 21 August 2018 https://innerwest.infocouncil.biz/Open/2018/08/C_21082018_MIN_EXTRA_WEB.htm   Agenda Item (carried over from July):   Item No:         C0818(2) Item 15 Subject:    ...

Item No:         C1121(3) Item 5 Subject:         Notice of Motion: Code Red for Humanity         Council Meeting at its meeting on 26 October 2021 resolved that the matter be deferred to the meeting to be held on 02 November 2021.    From:             Councillor Marghanita Da Cruz       Motion :   THAT Council:   1.     Note the United Nations (UN) has issued a code Red for Humanity advising that only with immediate, deep and sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, including methane gas, is it possible to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees celsius and avoid the consequences of greater global warming including intense and frequent hot extremes, heatwaves, and heavy precipitation and, in some regions, agr...

On December 4, the Inner West Council put a Poll question to the electorate alongside the election of new councillors. Though the vote is not binding on council the result was a clear message. The Poll Question:  In May 2016, Ashfield, Leichhardt and Marrickville councils were amalgamated into one local government area by the State Government. Do you support the Inner West local government area being de-amalgamated, so as to restore the former local government areas of Ashfield, Leichhardt and Marrickville? Voter Turnout: 80.73% Informal Rate: 2.55% Results are available at https://vtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/LG2101/inner-west/results A cost benefit analysis was prepared and a yes and no case were distributed to every voter and translated into various languages. From Council Website: At the election, Inner West citizens will also be asked: “In May 2016, Ashfield, Leichhardt and Marrickville councils were amalgamated into one local government are...

  source: Sydney Green Grid (central district) https://www.governmentarchitect.nsw.gov.au/projects/sydney-green-grid  "Known as the Sydney Green Grid, it is an integral part of the Greater Sydney Region and District Plans. Underpinning Greener Places, the draft green infrastructure policy, the Green Grid promotes sustainable development while maximising quality of life and wellbeing." - https://www.governmentarchitect.nsw.gov.au/projects/sydney-green-grid Creek from Ashfield Park to Long Cove Creek (Hawthorne Canal) runs through the site making it perfect for a wetland to filter out pollutants including excess nutrients and to reduce runoff. See Map at https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/20892922?keyword=ashfield%20map

"36th Battalion (The St. George English Rifle Regiment): Haberfield" - https://www.ozatwar.com/ausarmy/2ndmildist.htm " The 36 th  Battalion, “Carmichael’s Thousand : In 1915, the New South Wales Minister for Public Information and member for Leichhardt Campbell Carmichael ran a recruiting drive which resulted in the formation of the 9th Brigade comprising the 33 rd , 34 th , 35 th and 36 th Battalions." ... https://ramin.com.au/annandale/36thbattalion.shtml St George's English Rifle Regiment:The 36th Battalion was raised again in 1921, as a part-time Citizens Force unit, with its Boer war name of St George's English Rifle Regiment." ... https://ramin.com.au/annandale/36thbattalion.shtml " Cecil Sydney SMITH  was a 23 year old Plasterer from Haberfield in NSW when he signed his AIF Enlistment Form on the 14th of December 1915. He was a member of the ‘Haberfield Rifle Club’ " - https://harrowercollection.com.au/category/casualties-of-the...

Tragic week in Leichhardt with two pedestrians accidents. 12 October 2021 Accident: Locals lay flowers for Valentina Gioia, killed in Leichhardt road acciden: https://www.innerwestreview.com.au/story/7468125/locals-lay-flowers-for-valentina-gioia-killed-in-leichhardt-road-accident/?cs=23035 11 Oct 2021:Sydney mum with pram hit by car in horror accident while walking along footpath https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/sydney-mum-with-pram-hit-by-car-in-horror-accident-while-walking-along-footpath/news-story/0db91df14ef9b5eaffeb0c28d7a031d2   Accident Norton/Marion Sts 16 May 2021 https://www.instagram.com/p/CO6ULiFj8sf/ Agenda Council Meeting 12 October 2017 Notices of Motion from ClR Marghanita Da Cruz 14. Notice of Motion: Pedestrian Safety on Croydon Road, Croydon Recommendation     Minute     15. Notice of Motion: Pedestrian Safety on Frederick Street, Ashfield Recommendation    ...