Meet Khodr Saleh
Explore Khodr Saleh's extensive community involvement, leadership as a three-term Canterbury City Councillor, and commitment to multicultural harmony and social progress in the Canterbury Bankstown area.
Khodr Saleh
Khodr Saleh: A Man on a Mission
On 24 October 23, Khodr was acknowledged as part of writing history in Australia after has been front and centre behind the resolution of raising the Palestinian flag for first time in Australia in the largest municipality Canterbury Bankstown City in solidarity with the people of Gaza.
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About Khodr Saleh
His community involvement in the Canterbury Area started in 1989 since moving with his family into the public housing department block in Kentucky Rd, River wood. At the time, the street was hit by a bad name and was sometimes referred to as the worst street in NSW. He decide to not sit and do nothing. Instead, he worked hard to improve the situation for the street and the area. He started to engage community volunteers in River wood Community Centre and also advocated of the interests of the River wood Housing Estate community at a Local, State and Federal level.
As a man who is known for his passionate local community advocacy , Khodr joined the Labor party in 1991 and soon became the Labor candidate for his local Council in 2004. He has now been elected as Canterbury City Councillor for three consecutive terms in 2004, 2008 , and 2012. He also served as Deputy Mayor for three terms in 2008, 2012 and 2015. He was also recently appointed as member of the new City of Canterbury Bankstown “policy review committee for Community and Services”.
With over 21 years as a member of the ALP, Khodr has actively contributed to various State, Federal, and Local Government Election Campaigns. Holding key party positions, including Branch President (Riverwood Branches), Lakemba State Electorate Council Secretary, Watson FEC Vice President, and a delegate to ALP NSW Annual Conference from 2009 to 2017.
Community Work
Khodr has always been passionate and committed to promoting cultural understanding to address many of the Community’s needs in the Canterbury Bankstown area, which is home to more than 150 different nationalities.
Apart from his role as Councillor, he has also been heavily involved in various other Council committees and Community groups.
Most notably, he is the President and co-founder of the Canterbury Harmony group, established in 2006 which consists of over 25 different local cultural communities. In 2015 he was also elected as the Deputy Chair of the Riverwood Community Centre, one of NSW’s most successful and prominent Community Centres. He has also been appointed as a “White Ribbon” Day Ambassador for his work against Domestic Violence.
