Which part of Newtown is served by Marrickville Council? They have the Marrickville side of King Street and veer off at Church Street, over to and including Camperdown Memorial Park.

Council has no strategic plan for the placement of public art though there is a commitment to install public art wherever appropriate. Proposals can be submitted or artists can apply to tenders for works advertised in the local press and S.M.H.

The Council runs an exhibition space - the Chrissie Cottter Gallery - that is free for local residence at the Camperdown Bowling Club. This is administered through community services on 9335 2157.

Any ideas of viewing the L.G.A. in terms of precincts or any plans to undertake cultural development in the area will be addressed in the development of a cultural plan later in the year. This is primarily because of a position that has fallen vacant and will not be filled for some time due to a lack of funding.

Due to this lack, the Council has assumed a passive role of waiting for the report to be tabled by our Kevin Williams in May or June this year. Any action taken will only be decided upon by Council after they have read the report. They will take Kevin's findings very seriously. They are keeping a close watch on proceedings via their active committee membership in the Growing Regional Opportunities for Work (G.R.O.W.) Council.

Marrickville Council has a small grants programme that is coming up in Oct/Nov 2000. $5 000 is the maximum amount of money available for any one grant. The total amount available is $40 000 and is only available to non-profit community groups.