Marrickville has a heart.
Now it needs a centre.
We all know how great Marrickville is.
Vibrant communities, cultures coming together, great food, shopping and entertainment. But where do you go to meet friends? To watch the world go by? To grab a trinket from that cool little flea market? To sit and eat your banh mi?
As great as our suburb is, we are desperately short of public, civic spaces where we as a community can come together.
Marrickville needs a Town Square.
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We already have a Town Square!
We have the perfect spot, right in the middle of Marrickville on the corner of Illawarra Road and Calvert St.
It has lots of foot traffic, is ringed by small businesses, sits neatly between the train station and the high street, and is the gateway to supermarkets, a gym and all the vibrancy of Illawarra Road eat street!
The only problem is, right now it’s a carpark…
Encouragingly, the Inner West Council has shown some support for the square, but we need to keep pushing to make sure it actually happens!
We know what our town square could be like, because for one night in April 2025 the carpark was closed to traffic and set up for a community event in the heart of Marrickville. It was a brilliant success!
If you have any questions or comments, or want to help drive the campaign, send us an email at marrickvilletownsquare@gmail.com
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