Congratulations to our Citizen of the Year, Mervyn Spencer. Involved with Drummoyne Community Centre for 16 years and president of their Management Committee, Mervyn is described by his colleagues as a stalwart and is a greatly valued member of the team. I was privileged to bestow this honour on Mervyn on Australia Day.

We are currently consulting with local residents in a number of ways to review our progress in achieving FuturesPlan20, our community strategic plan, and to see how satisfied you are with the services we provide as part of the plan.

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Students gearing up for the HSC will benefit from a series of workshops held at Five Dock and Concord Libraries over the next few weeks.

Works to construct a new innovative playground in Alexandra Street Reserve, Drummoyne commence today Monday, 14 May with completion scheduled for August 2012. The current play area will not be available during this time.

Australia’s first Citizens’ Panel to review council services had its inaugural meeting last Saturday to discuss needs for the City of Canada Bay.