Mayor's Message

27 October

TG MILLNER PROTECTED

City of Ryde has welcomed the NSW Government’s announcement this week that it supports the protection of the entire TG Millner sports fields site as additional and essential public open space to support the rapidly increasing population of the Macquarie Park Innovation District (MPID) - one of Australia’s most important economic precincts.

The health and wellbeing of our community is at the heart of Council’s efforts to protect, enhance, and increase public open spaces across the City, particularly as we continue to encourage the NSW Government to strike the right balance on delivering more housing alongside employment and critical infrastructure and services.

Throughout the rezoning proposal process, the City of Ryde has been advocating for increased open space, critical infrastructure and services in and around MPID and our fight to maintain TG Millner has now been vindicated by the NSW Government’s decision to include the expansion and embellishment of TG Millner in the final package of documents as a part of the Macquarie Park Transit-Orientated Development Accelerated Precinct.

YOUTH CREATIVE COMPETITION WINNERS

I’d like to congratulate the winners of Council’s 2024 Youth Creative Competition which has once again uncovered some incredibly talented young artists and writers. In the Art Category, winners include Cathy Chen (12 - 15 years) Flora Gao (16 - 19 years) and Stephanie Henderson (20 - 24 years). In the Writing Category, winners include Sophia Shi (12 - 15 years), Amelia Mayne (16 - 19 years) and Thuhashini Celia Thirimanna (20 - 24 years). For a full list of winners and more information about their entries, click here.

RYDE WILL SHINE

I will be joining the community in support of the top eight finalists in the Ryde Shine Ability Competition as they perform at North Ryde School of Arts Community Centre on Thursday 5 December from 5.30 to 7.30pm. Bring your family and friends, cheer on your favourite talents, enjoy a fantastic evening and celebrate as the top three winners of our competition for talents with disability are announced on the night. Register to attend by clicking here. 

TREES OF JOY

The Trees of Joy are starting to make their way into retail centres around the area, including the Coxs Road Mall tree, organised by North Ryde Rotary, and Ryde Rotary’s trees at Top Ryde, Midway and Eastwood Shopping Centres. I am encouraging the community to leave a card and requested gift in a gift bag at one of the trees by Sunday 15 December. Gifts this year support the great work of SHINE for Kids, Wayback, CCA, Catholic Healthcare, The Northern Centre and The Salvation Army in the Ryde area.

Sincerely, 
Clr Trenton Brown – Mayor