It's that time of year again where we light up the City to celebrate Christmas. The City has come to light and we have lots planned so you and your family can celebrate the festive season.
The festivities have already started with the popular lighting of the Christmas lights at roundabouts and intersections with three new sites this year! When you drive around the City you will be dazzled with Christmas cheer spread across 20 intersections and roundabouts at Abbotsbury, Adams Park, Bonnyrigg, Bossley Park, Fairfield, Greenfield Park, Lansvale, Mt Pritchard, Prairiewood, Smithfield Wetherill Park and Yennora. Keep an eye out as you drive around our City!
The festivities continue, with a variety of exciting Christmas family events happening around our City including:
- the lighting of the Epoch Plaza Christmas tree in Fairfield City Centre tonight (7 December 2023) from 6pm-8pm
- the popular Children's Christmas Party at Canley Heights Town Square takes place tomorrow (8 December 2023) with music, face painting, acrobatic and dancer performers, rock-climbing wall, food, and a visit from Santa, all happening from 3pm to 7pm
- Santa visits on Wednesday 13 December from 1.30pm-3.30pm in Fairfield Heights and Thursday 14 December from 11.30am-3.30pm in Fairfield City Centre.
- Christmas workshops across all our Fairfield City Open Libraries, see the website for details.
I want everyone to get involved in lighting up our City. So deck your house in lights and decorations and bring an extra dose of Christmas cheer to your street for local families to enjoy. Enter or nominate in our Light Up Christmas competition, where you could win one of 10 hampers to the value of $150. Don't forget to nominate your favourite house by sending a photo to Council's Facebook page.
You can also spread cheer to families and individuals doing it tough by donating to the Mayor's Christmas Appeal. Drop off new and unwrapped toys or non-perishable food items at any of our five libraries or select Woolworths stores by Friday 15 December 2023. Council is partnering with local charities to make sure your donations reach those in need. You can find participating Woolworths stores on our website.
There will be an extra recycling bin collection between 25 December 2023 and 5 January 2024 to help you dispose of Christmas wrapping paper, food packaging and boxes. All you need to do is leave both your yellow and red-lidded bins out together on your normal red-lidded bin collection day.
I look forward to the upcoming festive season and seeing residents spread cheer in our City.
