News | City of Parramatta

Media Release | 10 December 2024

Get your skates on – summer holiday fun is nearly here

For the first time ever, PHIVE will come alive as a roller skating rink – one of more than 40 events and activities to keep the kids entertained in the City of Parramatta these summer school holidays.

Media Release | 09 December 2024

Making a difference for seniors and people in need this Christmas

Mark your calendars, Parramatta’s much-loved Seniors Christmas Party and Christmas Day meal for people in need are set to return to Riverside Theatres and Parramatta Town Hall this December.

Media Release | 06 December 2024

Welcome in the New Year at Parramatta’s biggest NYE event

Aussie DJs Bag Raiders, Cut Copy and favourite Wiggles DJ Dorothy the Dinosaur will headline the biggest New Year’s Eve Party ever at Parramatta Park set to keep everyone dancing into the night.

Media Release | 02 December 2024

Free events to mark International Day of People with Disability

Cool off and celebrate International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) in Parramatta as Council offers free pool entry at Parramatta Aquatic Centre to people with a disability and their carers.

Media Release | 28 November 2024

Proposed high speed rail link must connect the west – it’s now or never

A growing alliance of government and industry leaders is calling for a connection to Parramatta and the new Western Sydney International Airport to be a must for a proposed high speed rail line along the east coast.

Media Release | 28 November 2024

New West Epping Dog Park is off the leash

Tails are wagging and the paws are hitting the grass after City of Parramatta officially opened the West Epping Dog Park at Grant Close, Epping.

Media Release | 26 November 2024

Residents invited to shape the Draft Haslams Creek Flood Study

City of Parramatta is calling on residents living in the Carter Street precinct, Lidcombe, Newington, Silverwater, Sydney Olympic Park, and Wentworth Point, to share their flood knowledge and experiences in Stage One of the Draft Haslams Creek Flood Study.

Media Release | 22 November 2024

Parramatta scores in NRL draw with 48 games of league

Parramatta has staked its claim as the home of rugby league next season with 40 NRL and 8 NRLW games locked in for the City in the 2025 NRL draw.

Media Release | 22 November 2024

Parramatta’s Christmas tree lighting to spark festive season

The City of Parramatta will officially kick off the festive season by inviting residents to the official lighting of the Christmas tree at Parramatta Square, the City’s new nativity display and the return of the City’s Christmas Markets and festivities.

Media Release | 19 November 2024

Parramatta takes powerful strides to empower women

Local leaders, organisations, community members and Parramatta Police Area Command will join the Rotary Club of Parramatta on a 1.1-kilometre street march next month to help raise awareness of gender-based violence.

Media Release | 14 November 2024

New nature trail design endorsed for Duck River foreshore

Designs for stage one of a new $27 million pedestrian path and cycleway alongside Parramatta’s Duck River have been given the green light.

Media Release | 09 November 2024

Leader of the PAC – pool’s bold architecture the envy of the world

Parramatta Aquatic Centre (PAC) is the talk of the architectural world both globally and locally with the City’s iconic pool winning three prestigious awards in the past three days.

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