Inner West Council invites you to join ward Councillors and Council Executive staff at your Local Matters Forum. These forums provide an opportunity for residents to have a constructive conversation with elected representatives and senior staff and to raise ideas for improvements to your area.

Collectively we can continue to improve the way Council delivers for our local communities.

Since June 2022 Council has delivered 16 Local Matters Forums across Inner West. In response to community feedback collected at each forum, the format has evolved. At the end of 2023 we've reviewed and updated the forums to ensure they meet community needs and continue to be relevant.

Council’s Executive staff (Inner West General Manager and four Directors) will present some of the major local initiatives happening in your ward and answer community questions from the floor. There will also be opportunity for informal discussions with the Executive and your three ward Councillors.

Projects that will be presented on at the forum include:

• An update on the Leichhardt Park Aquatic Centre Upgrade
• The Inclusive Playground program and Council’s plans for Richard Murden Reserve
• Construction of the Lambert Park, War Memorial Park and Wangal Nura Park playgrounds
• Council’s efforts with Leichhardt Oval

The Michael Maher Room is located within Haberfield Library at 78 Dalhousie Street, Haberfield.

The venue has an accessible toilet on site, there's a public car park close by.

If you would like to attend the next forum and know that you have access requirements, please call Matthew Lloyd on 9335 2099 so we can make arrangements. For example we can provide an Auslan interpreter, live captioning, etc.