CWA Sydney City

To celebrate Northside Produce Market’s 25th anniversary on Saturday, November 16, we’ll be serving our light and fluffy scones with delicious homemade jam and fresh cream. You can also stock up on our popular jams, marmalades, relishes, pickles and chutneys in time for Christmas.
Come and join in the fun! Northside Produce Market will be held at Ted Mack Civic Park, 200 Miller St, North Sydney, from 8am to 12 noon. We’d love to see you there.

Phillip Group President, Cath Sloan, officiated at Sydney City Branch’s annual general meeting last week, when Alicia Kell was re-elected President.
Other office bearers pictured, from left, back row: Handicraft Officer, Cathie Spiker; Vice President and Markets Officer, Bec Bestic; Markets Assistant, Susan O’Brien; Cath Sloan; International Officer, Rebecca Lim; Vice President and Handicraft Assistant, Jocelyn Parker; Vice President, Karen Ramrakha; Publicity Officer, Lyn Justice; Agricultural & Environmental Officer, Jane Stanham; Treasurer and Membership Officer, Carol Travan.
Seated at front: Vice President, Kaye McIntyre; Secretary, Kerry Byrnes; Assistant Secretary and Cultural Assistant, Megan McLean; Markets Assistant, Louise Farrell.
Absent: Alicia Kell; Cookery Officer, Jeannette Tran; Cultural Officer, Sue Maddrell; and Publicity Assistants, Yvette Henderson and Lisa Maude.
Branch Councillors to Phillip Group are Alicia Kell and Megan McLean. Branch Delegates to State Conference are Alicia Kell and Lyn Justice.

The end of the year is fast approaching, so it’s time to start stocking up for the festive season. We’ll be at Carriageworks this Saturday, October 26, with some pretty Christmas decorations and lots of preserves lovingly made by our members. Our selection of marmalades from winter’s harvest are mouth-watering. We’ve also got jams, pickles, chutneys and relishes, plus our popular cordials – perfect for cocktails or a refreshing thirst quencher. Get in early for our freshly baked scones and Anzac biscuits.
Carriageworks is at 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh, and the market will run from 8am to 1pm. Come and say hello.

Sydney City Branch was represented at the Premier’s Community BBQ for the Royals today by Publicity Officer, Lyn Justice, Vice President, Joss Parker, and Yvette Henderson, who’s joined Joss on the Show Catering Committee. Joss co-ordinated the Phillip Group CWA stall, where 1200 sweet treats and 200 craft kits were given to those attending the invitation-only event.

We’re proudly representing the CWA at the Premier’s Community BBQ at Parramatta Park. Just met
Queen Camilla! Chef Adam Liaw also dropped by our stall.

Our meeting on Monday night, October 21, will be our AGM. It will start at 6:30 at Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, level 1, 280 Pitt St (take the lift). BYO nibbles and tipples to share. Agenda and Zoom link will be emailed. Visitors welcome.

Our homemade cordials aren’t just deliciously refreshing, but also make great mixers for cocktails. One of our Facebook followers, Chrishani, created this gorgeous margarita using Lime & Chilli Cordial made by Vice President, Kaye McIntyre. “I like my margarita on the sweeter side, so this cordial is a great substitute for lime sugar syrup,” Chrishani said.
Keep an eye out for our mouth-watering cordials at our next market stall, at Carriageworks on Saturday, October 26. You can also stock up on our range of jams, marmalades and savoury preserves.

Celebrate spring at Carriageworks this Saturday, September 28, by stocking up on our new season’s preserves and cordials. Fresh flavours include Green Tomato Chutney, Grapefruit Marmalade, Apricot Jam, plus Orange Marmalade Chutney with a hint of spice and heat. Also try our Passionfruit Cordial and the last of the citrus cordials – Orange, Lemon & Ginger, Grapefruit, Lemongrass & Ginger and Grapefruit & Ginger. Get in early for our freshly baked scones and Anzac biscuits.
Carriageworks is at 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh, and the market will run from 8am to 1pm. We’d love to see you at our stall.

Pictured: Kaye’s luscious marmalade chutney and refreshing citrus summer cordials.

Amid birthday party pony rides and fairy costumes, Sydney City members donned their aprons on Sunday and got to work making produce for our stalls at farmers’ markets. The tang of grapefruit and the sweet summer smell of passionfruit wafted through the air at North Sydney Community Centre as grapefruit marmalade and passionfruit cordial was boiled and bottled. The day was led by Cookery Officer, Jeannette Tran, who brought along her delectable homemade honey cake for afternoon tea.
Our next stall will be held at Carrriageworks on Saturday, September 28. Carriageworks is at 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh, and the market will run from 8am to 1pm.

Pictured, from left: Jeannette Tran, Karo McKay, Susan O’Brien, Kaye McIntyre and Lisa Maude.

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, September 16, at 6:30 at Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, level 1, 280 Pitt St (take the lift). BYO nibbles and tipples to share. Agenda and Zoom link will be emailed. Visitors welcome.

Anzac Biscuits and Chocolate Chilli Cookies fresh from the oven for tomorrow’s Father’s Day market in Concord. We’ll also have Shortbread, plain and date scones and a new selection of jams, marmalades and savoury preserves, plus all your favourites. We can help you put together a delicious gift for Dad.
The market will be held at Cintra Park car park in Crane St, near Concord High School, from 8:30 to 12:30. There’s always plenty of parking, so drop in and say hello to the ladies in the blue aprons.

Sydney City CWA Branch is advocating for ongoing action to help prevent gender-based violence against women in NSW. This will be highlighted during CWA Awareness Week, which runs from September 1 to 7.

Alicia Kell, Sydney City Branch President (pictured), said the community was outraged at the spike in the number of women killed by their intimate partners. “We represent 8000 women across NSW and the ACT, and we believe it’s important to keep applying pressure on policymakers around improved support and protections for victims,” Alicia said.

The association is also keen to involve men in this year’s campaign. “It’s up to all of us to take action against violence when we see it, and speak up on the use of violent or oppressive language or comments. When we all stand together, that’s when we’ll start to see meaningful change,” Alicia said.

This year, the CWA of NSW is partnering with Domestic Violence NSW, the peak body for specialist domestic and family violence services in NSW, and The Men’s Table, a non-profit organisation that provides opportunities for men to meet and talk about issues in their personal lives, with the ethos, ‘Healthy Men, Healthy Masculinities’.

“These organisations are doing so much to initiate positive changes in our society that can ultimately lead to fewer incidents of this senseless violence,” Alicia continued. “With their support this Awareness Week, we hope to continue the conversation around gender-based violence and find the resources and strategies to turn these terrible statistics around.”

Come and celebrate the first day of spring and Father’s Day with Sydney City CWA at Concord Rotary Farmer's Market this Sunday, September 1. We’ll have delicious goodies for Dad, including Caramelised Onion Jam, Orange Marmalade, buttery Shortbread and Chocolate Chilli Cookies. You can also treat him to our famous freshly baked scones and homemade jam – or a colourful hand-knitted beanie, perfect for wearing to the footie.
Our handicrafters have also been busy making Christmas decorations, crocheting hand towels and decorating linen shopping bags.
The market will be held at Cintra Park car park in Crane St, near Concord High School, from 8:30 to 12:30. There’s always plenty of parking. Come and say hello!

CWA State President, Joy Beames, paid a surprise visit to our stall at Carriageworks Farmers’ Market this morning. Joy said she was “most impressed” with our stall and the delicious variety of preserves on sale. We’ll be at Carrigeworks until 1pm, so if you’re in the area, we’d love to see you.

Pictured, from left: Sydney City Branch President, Alicia Kell; member Karo McKay; Handicraft Officer, Cathie Spiker; State President, Joy Beames; and Vice President, Kaye McIntyre.

The CWA of NSW is opposed to the Narrabri Gas Project that threatens prime agricultural land and the precious water table of the Great Artesian Basin. Last year, State President, Joy Beames, led CWA members from across NSW in Sydney’s Stop Coal Seam Gas Rally, along with Gomeroi traditional owners, farmers, conservationists and unionists.

They marched to NSW Parliament House, where last week, Legislative Council Member, Jeremy Buckingham, moved a Bill to protect the Liverpool Plains from coal seam gas mining. Joy Beames, CWA CEO, Danica Leys, and other CWA members, including Sydney City Branch, were in the public gallery to watch the debate.

The Bill was unsuccessful when the Labor Government joined forces with the Liberal-National Coalition to vote against it, after Mr Buckingham and two Greens MLCs spoke passionately in favour.

Jeremy Buckingham said afterwards that the decade-long fight was not over. “We won’t stop until we’ve won. Farms not coal,” he said.

Pictured: After the vote, this photo was taken on the steps of Parliament House of the CWA members, farmers, Narrabri locals and Gomeroi people who packed the gallery.

With spring in the air, come and visit our stall at Carriageworks this Saturday, August 24. We’ll have a delicious supply of marmalades, savoury preserves and jams, including our Ladies’ Day Apricot Jam made recently at our cookery day. Get in early for our plain and date scones fresh from the oven – and check out our CWA cookbooks filled with award-winning recipes.
Carriageworks is at 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh, and the market will run from 8am to 1pm. Come and say hello to the friendly ladies in the blue aprons.

Pictured: Vice President, Kaye McIntyre, and Treasurer, Carol Travan.

It was a celebration of Christmas at today’s crafternoon, where our handicrafters made Christmas decorations for our stalls at Sydney farmers’ markets. The day was organised by Sydney City Branch Handicraft Officer, Cathie Spiker, and hosted by Assistant Handicraft Officer, Vice President Jocelyn Parker. The members’ creativity was rewarded with a fabulous festive high tea. Keep an eye out for the gorgeous Christmas decorations at future markets.

Our next meeting will be held on Monday, August 19, at 6:30 at Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, level 1, 280 Pitt St (take the lift). BYO nibbles and tipples to share. Agenda and Zoom link will be emailed. Visitors welcome.