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Your community group, organisation or business can be an official part of the celebrations. Join the biggest Lunar New Year festival outside of Asia and enjoy the many benefits of being an official event partner. Sydney Lunar Festival will run from Wednesday 29 January to Sunday 16 February 2025. Apply now: https://lnkd.in/g9w4UARA [Image description: A vibrant street scene in Haymarket during Sydney Lunar Festival. The area is packed with people enjoying the festivities, taking photos, and exploring the lively atmosphere. Bright red lanterns hang from an illuminated archway, which is adorned with decorative lights and traditional motifs.] #CityofSydney #LunarNewYear

Join us! We’ve got roles available in property, the Office of the Lord Mayor and digital technology and digital services. // Sustainability operations manager – Chief Operations Office Lead projects that reduce utility consumption and enhance environmental performance across our assets. https://city.sydney/s2p // Appointments secretary – Office of the Lord Mayor Provide the Lord Mayor with high level, accurate, timely and professional executive support. You’ll have highly developed communication, administration and coordination skills to work with people at executive and senior levels. https://city.sydney/bxi // Database and integration specialist Manage, maintain and ensure databases are always working as needed. You’ll coordinate connections between different systems, ensuring they work together smoothly. https://city.sydney/8cx We encourage all applicants, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people of diverse sexualities and genders to join us. People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are also encouraged to apply. Don’t see something here for you? Explore all our current vacancies: https://lnkd.in/gEEr4rju [Image description: A City of Sydney employee working at the back of a white and yellow truck. Another employee is bent over placing plants on the ground. There are big green trees in the background. Text reads: Want to work at the City of Sydney?] #Hiring #SydneyJobs #GovernmentJobs #LocalGovernmentJobs

Today is International Volunteer Day. Thank you to all the generous volunteers who donate their time and skills to our community, like Dimity, who has been volunteering with our Meals on Wheels service since 2001. It all started when Dimity’s mum bought her a car and said she had better do something useful with it. After 23 years of delivering nutritious meals to people who need it, what keeps her coming back? “I’ve built a relationship with the people I deliver to,” Dimity said. Help us shape the future of volunteering in our local area. Tell us what kind of volunteering experiences you’d like to try. Whether you’ve been lending a helping hand for years or thinking about it for the first time, we want to hear from you. Complete our short survey by Friday 31 January: https://lnkd.in/g2YREYdV [Image description: A woman in a yellow hi-vis vest carries a silver delivery box out of the open boot of a car. Text on image reads: Thank you to our volunteers!]

As the Sydney Star Observer magazine was being sold in 2011, their collection of rare photos spanning over 30 years that captured moments from parades, protests, parties, and community milestones was donated to the City of Sydney Archives. "This collection captures the LGBTIQA+ community’s resilience, from protests and hardships like the AIDS epidemic to moments of joy and unity in celebrations." explains City of Sydney archivist Janet Villata. "It’s a powerful testament to the spirit of advocacy and togetherness through decades of struggle and triumph." From Mardi Gras to DIVA Awards, these images document the fight for equal rights and vibrant community celebrations. A number of these photos are being digitised and made available to the public. Explore the first release of this iconic archive on our website or contact archives@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au for more information: https://lnkd.in/gtmhFQFb Image 1: ACT UP group marches during World AIDS Day, 1990. City of Sydney Archives A-01155026 Credit: Jamie Dunbar Image 2: Divas perform at a Luncheon Club event, 1999. City of Sydney Archives A-01159111 Credit: Mazz Image Image 3: First trans protest, Australian Transsexual Association and Gay Solidarity Group, Manly, 1982. City of Sydney Archives A-01186281 Credit: Michael Glynn Image 4: Lesbians kiss in front of Christian protest at Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, Darlinghurst, 1999. City of Sydney Archives A-01161860 Credit: C.Moore Hardy Image 5: Dog show event, Mardi Gras Fair Day, Jubilee Park Glebe, 1994. City of Sydney Archives A-01159621 Credit: Mazz Image Image 6: Writing the names of victims at a march against bashings and murder, 1990. City of Sydney Archives A-01155081 Credit: Jamie Dunbar Image descriptions in first comment below.

The latest opportunities to work with us – from services, to creative programming and special events. [Image description: An aerial shot of Prince Alfred Park. The Sydney City skyline is in the background. Prince Alfred Pool is in the middle with trees dotted around. The Rainbow Equality path is nearby.] #Tenders #SydneyEvents #LocalGovernment

Can disability inclusion be summed up in a simple maths formula? Dwayne Fernandes, champion double amputee stair climber thinks so. Dwayne and Giancarlo de Vera, members of our Inclusion (Disability) Advisory panel, had an entertaining conversation to celebrate International Day of People with Disability. What do you think of Dwayne's succinct equation? #IDPwD is celebrated around the world to promote community awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability. city.sydney/idpwd [Video description: Two men face each other in conversation across a small table which is decorated with flowers, tea cups and a cake. The man on the left has both legs amputated.] #Disability #IDPwD #Sydney

Heritage listed 119 Redfern Street was transformed into an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge centre. The project designed by Aileen Sage, Djinjama, Jean Rice and Dr Noni Boyd, in association with the City of Sydney, was the winner of the Sustainability Awards adaptive reuse award and shortlisted in the public building category. https://lnkd.in/gGbKx546 Photos 1-3: Anthony Geernaert Photos 4-5: Hamish McIntosh

Find out how we aim to support vibrant nightlife by incentivising live music and performance, simplifying processes for businesses and balancing the needs of residents, visitors and operators. Join Clover Moore AO to learn about our proposal for special entertainment precincts in existing late-night trading areas. Be part of the discussion and bring your questions too. Where? Lower Town Hall – Sydney Town Hall Tuesday 3 December Register online here: - Business session 3pm-4:30pm: https://lnkd.in/giVgSqRJ - Community session: 5:30pm-6:30pm: https://lnkd.in/gpXY3a46 [Image description: a bustling scene filled with people. There are bright lights overhead. In the background there are lots more people walking around. White text on a blue background says 'You're invited to learn about our plans to support a vibrant nightlife'.] #sydneybusiness #sydney

For more than 20 years, Chris Thomas was our manager of design. He was an instrumental force in many of the great Sydney public domain and architecture projects. Following his recent passing, both the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) and Australian Institute of Architects have posthumously honored Chris’s remarkable contribution to the public domain and architecture with the NSW President’s Prize. The AIA award was accepted by Chris’ wife Patricia and children Jake, Hannah and Noah (pictured), to a standing ovation in the room, the only one of the night. Chris guided a complex portfolio of building and landscape projects, and oversaw large teams of designers. Chris was a collaborative, strategic thinker, with exceptional design skills coupled with technical flair. Chris’s strength was in his ability to create a space for designers to achieve their best work. He helped champion quality design across architecture, landscape architecture and public art. At the same time, he showed a deep understanding of the importance of building exceptional and site-responsive projects for our communities. Chris never sought the limelight. We commemorate the life and legacy of Chris and his significant contribution to urban design and the public domain. Sydney will continue to benefit from the expertise he passed onto our team and his commitment and focus on quality. Image Credit: Chris McBride [Image description: Chris Thomas’s family in formal wear accepting his award on his behalf. His wife, and 3 children smile as they hold his framed award. They stand in front of a white curtained window]

Work with us! We’ve got roles available in security and emergency management and infrastructure and traffic operations. // Security operator – City Services Protect our employees and properties. You’ll provide 24-hour security services to all areas of the city including the administration of alarm and CCTV systems. https://city.sydney/eiu // Supervisor Street Furniture and Lighting – City Services Help us work on roads and footpaths while labouring and plant operating. You’ll need to be physically able to work with an internal labour workforce and hold a current class C driver license. https://city.sydney/lej We encourage all applicants, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and people of diverse sexualities and genders to join us. People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are also encouraged to apply. 👉🏼Don’t see something here for you? Explore all our current vacancies: https://lnkd.in/gEEr4rju [Image description: Three City of Sydney staff members stand side by side smiling. The man in the middle wears a tan newsboy cap. There's a sandstone building in the background.] #hiring #sydneyjobs #governmentjobs #localgovernmentjobs