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Life in Strathfield

See 

  • Brickpit Ring Walk, Olympic Park
  • Aquatic Centre, Olympic Park
  • Bicentennial Park
  • Breathtaking views of the city and Olympic Park at the Observation Centre, 17th floor of the Novotel Hotel, Homebush
  • Movies in the Overflow, Olympic Park
  • NSW Hall of Champions, Olympic Park

Do

  • Strathfield Council Fair 
  • Independent theatres and art galleries - in abundance in the inner west
  • Mangrove Boardwalk, Olympic Park, Homebush
  • Ten Pin Bowling - Strathfield Super Bowl, 546 Liverpool Road, Enfield (phone: 02 9642 5500)
  • Zone 3, Five Dock and AMF North Strathfield.

Eat

The Inner West is a great place to eat, with a choice of ‘Eat Streets’ that you can easily travel to. Stroll along and do some menu inspecting before you choose - favourites include Glebe Point Road in Glebe and Norton Street in Leichhardt. There are also plenty of Asian restaurants in Strathfield and Homebush, as well as Flemington, Strathfield Plaza and Rochester Street, Homebush.

Meet friends

Meet your friends and socialise at Wentworth Hotel, 195 Parramatta Road, Homebush West (phone: 02 9746 6400).

Buy

The regular markets in Glebe and Rozelle are a great place to shop with the locals and look for unusual bargains. Held in the grounds of the local public primary schools the Glebe markets are on every Saturday and the Rozelle markets both Saturday and Sunday. Flemington Markets have cheap fruit and vegetables on Fridays.

Medical

Strathfield Family Medical Centre 18A, The Boulevarde, Strathfield (phone: 02 9744 7522), provides bulk billing services for Australian residents. The nearest hospital with full emergency room services is Concord Hospital, Hospital Road, Concord West (Emergency Department phone: 02 9767 6090).

Shop

  • Woolworths in Strathfield Plaza or Concord Road, North Strathfield
  • IGA Homebush
  • Burwood Westfield
  • DFO, Homebush
  • IKEA, Rhodes Shopping Centre