Friends of Erskineville

  • Erskineville's Green Bans Park - talk by Jim Piotrowski

    • Gadigal Country/Sydney

    On the 25th anniversary of the opening of Green Bans Park, Jim Piotrowski will give a talk on how the campaign was won. Jim was closely involved with the long campaign and kept a diary of the events that led to the creation of the park. His diaries were used as source material for the friezes that surround the park.

  • Erskineville's Road Wars: 40th anniversary celebration

    • Gadigal Country/Sydney

    Forty years ago, Erskineville residents rose up to defend their narrow streets from an automotive invasion, and won. From the early 1970’s, inner city residents had been suffering from excessive through traffic. In the decade up to 1984, 41 pedestrians were injured or killed in Erskineville. After traffic studies and consultation, a number of Erskineville streets were closed in…