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Love Marrickville? It’s the people.

What makes Marrickville one of the most sought after addresses these days? With its cafes, cultural diversity, street art, music and theatre venues, there’s much to love about it. And In addition to a thriving indigenous community, just over 44% of the population was born overseas.  The Australian Bureau of Statistics lists Vietnam, Greece and the UK  as the top three countries of birth for Marrickvillians in 2016. But this cultural richness hasn’t been without growing pains.  The 70s and 80s saw a great deal of activism around multiculturalism and anti racism, driven by the area’s culturally diverse communities who … Continue reading Love Marrickville? It’s the people.

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Coming up: Marrickville, a place of connection

What makes Marrickville one of the most sought after addresses these days? With its cafes, industrial urban spaces, cultural diversity, street art, music and theatre venues, there’s much to love about it. So stay tuned for a smorgasbord of opinion, experiences and observations by both residents and visitors about the suburb that was voted one of the coolest neighbourhoods on the planet by Time Out Media. Continue reading Coming up: Marrickville, a place of connection

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Helping families in stress

I find it absolutely mind-blowing just how isolated some families are. Vivienne Martin, Connect Marrickville In the gentrified  area of Marrickville, the pandemic has hit some families hard.  Families in unacceptable  poverty with few resources, and in deep isolation.   So much so that some dare not leave their homes for fear of Covid 19.   it’s a startling fact about an area where  there is much wealth.  Though that’s the complicated story of the demise of working class neighbourhoods across the inner west. This isolation and disadvantage is what Vivienne Martin sees everyday in her role as local facilitator of … Continue reading Helping families in stress