City of Parramatta

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Mark your calendar, 4 – 10 August is National Homelessness Week. Parramatta Mission, City of Parramatta’s key community partner in homelessness services, is hosting a series of free events to build community support and government commitment to end homelessness. See how you can make a difference. Homelessness Week Launch Sunday 3 August | 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Centenary Square Parramatta Parramatta Community Hub Wednesday 6 August | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Parramatta Mission, 119 Macquarie Street Meals Plus Memorial Service Thursday 7 August | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Parramatta Mission, 119 Macquarie Street Wrapped in Love Memorial Service Friday 8 August | 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM St Patrick’s Cathedral, 1 Marist Place For more information, visit https://bit.ly/40y2ZVI

𝐀 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞. Our 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚 “𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐭, 𝐍𝐨𝐰” luncheon wasn't just an event, it was a showcase of momentum, vision and the bold ambition shaping our wonderful city. This highlight video captures the passion in the room: leaders sharing ideas, businesses backing bold growth and a city stepping confidently into its next chapter. 🎥 Watch how Parramatta is not just growing, it’s leading. Thank you SoCreative for putting together such a dynamic video. City of Parramatta Commonwealth Bank Powerhouse Business Western Sydney Western Sydney University Daniel Mookhey Councillor Martin Zaiter Belinda Allen Jackie Cooper Gail Connolly PSM Lisa Havilah Mark Jenkins APM Jennifer Westacott AC David Borger Darcie McDonald Romina Bousimon Anthony Mazza Muneeb Rehman Arnab Pal Anita Popovic Carmel Melouney Angela Jones-Blayney Julia Schembri Katherine Morgan Professor Geoff Lee Andrew Charlton Donna Davis Dave Greselin Parramatta Leagues Club Agility Print Cubic Promote CommBank Stadium

Help shape the future of Parramatta’s parks, libraries, play spaces, and more! We’re refreshing our Community Infrastructure Strategy and want to hear from you. Tell us what you love, what could be improved, and what’s missing. Pin your ideas on our interactive map at https://bit.ly/3U2Va6u and let us know what matters to you. It only takes 5 minutes! Find out more about our Community Infrastructure Strategy at https://bit.ly/3Gf7MEz and have your say by 5pm on Friday 22 August 2025.

No tickets, new tech & seamless parking, now at Eat Street Car Park in the heart of the Parramatta CBD 🚗👍 Getting to your destination has never been easier with Eat Street Car Park’s new smart technology upgrades. Enjoy a faster and hassle-free parking experience, whether you’re visiting Parramatta’s dining precinct for work, eats, entertainment, or city exploration. The new benefits include: 🚘 Reduced queues with license plates scanned automatically on entry and exit 🎫 No more wasteful paper tickets ✅ Find a parking spot faster with real-time parking guidance For more info visit https://bit.ly/4lmJSpG 👈

City of Parramatta is inviting local school students to participate in “The ‘James Martin’ in My World: A Treasury of True Stories of Struggle and Triumph,” a writing competition inspired by James Martin, a poor Parramatta boy who faced adversity and triumphed, rising to become Premier of NSW. Open to Year 7 and 8 students attending schools in the Parramatta LGA, the competition encourages students to write a true story (500 words or less) about someone in their world who started with no advantages and made a success of their life. Thirty selected stories will be published in a commemorative book launched at a special event on 14 August 2025 at Parramatta Square. A supporting document with story examples and background on James Martin is available at the link below to assist teachers and students. Entries to be submitted by schools on behalf of students by 5pm Monday 4 August 2025. Learn more about the competition, judging panel and how to submit by visiting https://lnkd.in/gRDEm7ae 👈 This competition is presented in partnership between the City of Parramatta and the Lysicrates Foundation, with the support of the NSW Department of Education, and with the involvement of Catholic Schools NSW and the Association of Independent Schools of NSW, facilitated by the NSW Education Standards Authority.

Riverside Theatres redevelopment moves ahead City of Parramatta is pushing ahead plans to reimagine Riverside Theatres with the detailed design and tender process to deliver Parramatta’s iconic centrepiece given the green light at tonight’s Council Meeting. The $276.8 million redevelopment will deliver expanded performance spaces, cutting-edge technology and improved accessibility, creating a world-class cultural destination in Western Sydney. Plans to transform PHIVE’s Discovery Space into an innovative new temporary theatre – ‘Riverside Live at PHIVE’ – were also endorsed to ensure the community will continue to experience quality shows and productions during the construction period. The Riverside redevelopment project is funded by City of Parramatta and the NSW Government’s Western Sydney Infrastructure Grants Program. Council has called on the Australian Government to share the funding burden and re-balance investment in Western Sydney’s cultural infrastructure. To learn more about the redevelopment project, visit https://lnkd.in/gHPPbmpj

Lord Mayor Councillor Martin Zaiter spoke at the GPOP! Conference today, hosted by Business Western Sydney, highlighting that the Greater Parramatta and Olympic Peninsula region is at a crossroads, with much progress taking place in terms of transport infrastructure, including Parramatta Light Rail Stages 1 and 2, and Sydney Metro West well underway, and the Metro West station a once-in-a-generation opportunity for commercial activation, attraction and place-making in the heart of the Parramatta CBD. #parramatta2050 #metrowest #atparramatta #cityvision #investparramatta #openforbusiness #riversidetheatres

Important Notice: Scheduled system downtime, Monday 30 June Council’s systems will be temporarily unavailable from 12:00 PM on Monday 30 June due to end of financial year processing. During this time customers will be unable to access our online services, submit service requests or make payments. We recommend completing any urgent transactions before midday on June 30 or from Tuesday 1 July. We apologise for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

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