Friends Of Erskineville

Friends of Erskineville is a fully constituted local resident organisation. We meet on the second Tuesday every month at 7pm Erskineville Town Hall

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STOP THE MACDONALD STREET RAT RUN

Here are some quotes from the ~1000 petition letters that have been sent so far.

Sign the petition against the new road through the traffic-calmed heart of Erskineville:
https://t.co/zEbgtcrPFA

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Thanks to the safe system of street closures in our area, 72% of children at Erskineville Public School walk or ride to school. All that is under threat with the opening of Macdonald St to Mitchell Rd. Sign the petition to keep our local streets safe:
https://t.co/zEbgtcrPFA

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Former Transport Minister Jo Haylen back pedalled on active transport in the inner west. A new piece in City Hub.

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City of Sydney Council passed a motion supporting the right to protest, Rising Tide #PeoplesBlockade arrestees and gave $22,000 to help with costs

#risingtide #greenleft

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Many footpaths are very narrow in Erskineville and they shouldn't be made any narrower. FoE is advocating for many of our local streets to become 10kmh shared zones. Thanks to Dr Chris Standen for highlighting this important issue.

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This Sunday, May Street and May Lane in St Peters will be taken over by local bands, creative workshops, outdoor dining, roving performances and more. https://t.co/o23RXcyYLO

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Thank you to Clr Jess Miller for bringing a motion to council on Monday night to advocate for lighting on the Erskineville Road rail bridge. Help us reach 800 before the meeting by signing:
https://t.co/gNp733F6hK

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Next weekend the The Imperial Hotel is holding a community market.

Stallholders include:
Chaotic Antics
Hams Made
Harlem Starlet
Impy Drag Sale
Non Bin Crafts
Qweer Clothing
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In 2007, the NSW Labor state government promised to build a pedestrian/cycle bridge across the tracks at Eveleigh within 2 years. Now, 14 years later, they are saying that the project is not feasible!

Sign the petition calling for the bridge to be built:
https://t.co/Kf9D5fMJKy

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Revolve ReCYCLING is holding a buy and swap event this Sunday at 84 Burrows Rd, Alexandria. With live music and food trucks.
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Meanwhile at Erskineville Station, the new southern entrance has not been completed in accordance with plans given to the community, failing to put in seating, bike racks and a proper width. Sign our petition calling on state government to finish the job:
https://t.co/QuwK7BVp3E

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A botched 2022 accessibility "upgrade" at St Peters station removed ramp access at the Goodsell St entrance. Now after a community outcry and petition, a section of ramp has been re-instated. A victory for common sense.

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Looking forward to the Ashmore to Green Square connector. It's a route dedicated to public and active transport. Scheduled to open by the end of this year.

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Enjoy a guided bike ride loop from Erskineville to Tempe and back.
This Sunday!

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Free household chemical cleanout on Bourke Rd Alexandria this Saturday
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1st Alexandria Scout Group have an open day & bric-a-brac sale on this Saturday. Check it out at 130 Henderson Rd.
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Next month is a good time to organise a garage sale, with the Garage Sale Train happening over 2 weekends, on 9–10 and 16–17 November. It’s free to register.

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@walkerwashere Agreed. Street lighting is usually focussed on making the street bright for cars, so tends to be very high, bright and spread out. We're just talking about pedestrian lighting, which is kind of the opposite. Unfortunately state govt hasn't heard of pedestrians.

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TfNSW are sending out these form letters in response to our campaign for pedestrian lighting on the Erskineville Rd rail bridge. It's good to see they investigating. Let's see if we get a solution before the end of the decade.

Sign the petition:
https://t.co/gNp733F6hK

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The WestConnex St Peters interchange sits on the site of a former tip. Community Environmental Monitoring have found that the outcomes of the pollution monitoring have produced data that is physically and chemically impossible to achieve.
https://t.co/kVb9AiCPFB