First news of the demolition on 26 October 2015. This is the article that caused a Coptic outcry with the sad news of the destruction of the Coptic cultural, social and spiritual birthplace in Australia. This is the news that broke our hearts and precipitated the...
With the approved demolition of the Coptic Church at Sydenham imminent, Australian Coptic Heritage and Community Services Director, Jacqueline Elassal, and former Marrickville Councillor, Peter Olive, are questioning Marrickville Council’s Heritage priorities. Former...
Speaking at the launch of the silver Jubilee celebrations of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Australia in 1993, Mr Andrew Refshauge MP and the then Deputy Leader of the Australian Labour Party in NSW, and Member of the State seat of Marrickville, declared that the...
At the prayer vigil Craig Kelly said he would raise the issue of the St Mary & St Mina church at Sydenham with the prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and supports ACHCS in stopping the demolition by council. We thank Craig for his continued...
11 December 2015 Mr Brian Barrett General Manager Marrickville Council PO Box 14 PETERSHAM NSW 2049 council@marrickville.nsw.gov.au Dear Mr Barrett, St Mary and St Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, 24A Railway Road, Sydenham The National Trust writes with deep concern at...
Australian Coptic Heritage & Community Services (ACHCS) would like to provide an update regarding our movements over the past week, post Prayer Vigil event last Sunday. On 7 December 2015 at 11:30am ACHCS attended a meeting with Marrickville Council. In attendance...
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