- Home Home
-
Residents
Residents
- Waste & recycling Bins, clean-ups and disposing of tricky household items
- Parking Permits, car parks, maps and safety
- Your trees, plants & garden Tree pruning, native gardens and Living Connections
- Neighbourhood issues Report and resolve common issues
- Pets Dog and cat ownership, lost animals and off-leash parks
- Precinct committees Your local connection to Council
- Waverley LGA Maps Maps of the environment, planning zones and more
- Payments Pay for rates, certificates, permits and licences
-
Community
Community
- Children, youth & family services Early education, day care, support & resources
- Awards & grants Local Hero Awards, Garden Awards, Small Grants
- Get involved in your community Volunteering, creating connections, gardening
- Over 60s Services, activities, Mill Hill 60+ program
- Housing & homelessness Affordable housing, programs & support services
- Cultural diversity & inclusion Multiculturalism, language help, citizenship
- Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people Commitment to Reconciliation, plans & policies
- Disability inclusion Support services, access & inclusion projects
-
Business
Business
- Resources for Business Events, grants and support
- Innovation Roadmap 2025 to support business
- Tourism Home to Australia's most famous beach.
- Sponsorship Support local events
- Procurement Submitting tenders & expressions of interest to Council
- Commercial waste & recycling services Tailored waste services for business
- Mobile vending Waverley has limited mobile vending licenses
- Hello Bondi Council’s website to help visitors enjoy their stay
-
Recreation
Recreation
- Events Browse performances, exhibits and experiences
- Places of interest Historic buildings, markets, dining and Bondi Pavilion
- School Holiday Programs Fun-filled activities, workshops and events.
- Beaches & coast Beach information, safety, pool cleaning schedules
- Parks & reserves Location, public facilities and accessibility
- Arts & culture Artistic vision, creative programs, spaces and awards
- Sport facilities & hire Sport facilities inc Margaret Whitlam Recreation Centre
- Venue & open spaces hire Hire for private, community and commercial events
-
Environment
Environment
- Council leadership on environmental action Research, strategies and Council programs
- Climate resilience and reducing emissions Switch to electric, go solar and grants for apartments
- Water and the coast Keep beaches clean, save water and enjoy the sea
- Towards zero waste Reduce waste at home and at work
- Public tree management & urban greening Street Tree Masterplan and planting zones
- Native vegetation and animal habitat Join Bushcare and enjoy Waverley’s natural spaces
- Transport Council policy, bike and car share, electric vehicles
- Second Nature Council’s environmental news and events hub
-
Planning & Development
Planning & Development
- Development Applications The DA process, key documents & community consultation
- DA Tracking Tool Search a Development Application by number or date
- Application forms & certificates incl Planning, Rating, Construction and Occupation
- Waverley Local Planning Panel (WLPP) DA determination panel
- Compliance and regulations incl fire safety, food, pools and pollution
- Heritage incl Heritage Conservation Areas and fact sheets
- Urban planning and design Making Waverley a great place to live and work
- Major projects Council-delivered buildings, streets and parks
-
Council
Council
- Organisation structure Four directorates serve the community
- Mayor & councillors Your Mayor, Councillors, wards and contact details
- Council & committee meetings Dates, agendas and minutes of meetings of Council
- Advisory committees Advisory Committees of Council
- Policies, plans, strategies and reports Council's vision and delivery
- Jobs Current vacancies and working at Waverley
- Access to information Gaining access to publicly available information
- Payments Pay for rates, certificates, permits and licences
- Home
- >
- Recreation
- >
- Arts & culture
- >
- Visual arts
- >
- Waverley Library Galleries
- Events
- Places of interest
- School Holiday Programs
- Beaches & coast
-
Parks & reserves
- Find a park
- Memorials in Waverley
- Barracluff Park
- Ben Buckler Point Reserves
- Biddigal Reserve
- Bondi Beach Park
- Bondi Skate Park
- Bronte Park
- Caffyn Park
- Clarke Reserve
- Clementson Park
- Diamond Bay Reserve
- Dickson Reserve
- Dudley Page Reserve
- Eastern Reserve
- Eora Reserve
- Hugh Bamford Reserve
- Hunter Park
- Kimberley Reserve
- Marks Park
- Marlborough Reserve
- Queens Park
- Raleigh Reserve
- Rodney Reserve
- Tamarama Park
- Thomas Hogan Reserve
- Simpson Park
- St James Reserve
- Varna Park
- Waverley Park
- Arts & culture
- Sport facilities & hire
-
Venue & open spaces hire
- Hiring a venue or open space in Waverley
- Staging an event in a public space
- Filming and photography
- Commercial activations
- Commercial health and fitness training
- Weddings and private ceremonies
- Bondi Pavilion
- Margaret Whitlam Recreation Centre
- Hugh Bamford Reserve Hall
- Wairoa Community Centre Hall
- Thomas Hogan Reserve Community Hall
- Kimberley Reserve Community Hall
- School of Arts
- Waverley Library (Ron Lander Centre)
- Amenity Building Waverley Park
- General hire conditions
Waverley Library Galleries
Current Exhibitions
vspace="5" | Places in our hearts: Joie de vivre 15 November 2024 - 22 January 2025 Joie de Vivre is a group of seven local painters who came together, originally taking classes and painting outside as a collective. This exhibition showcases various memories and places that the group love. |
Upcoming Gallery Exhibitions
vspace="5" | Gertrude’s Kitchen Mayhem: Marie Widolf 20 February - 20 March 2025 Gertrude: Best known as the quirky gal who cannot cook, Marie Widolf’s cartoon-character, Gertrude, returns to Waverley Library with her special brand of mayhem. |
vspace="5" | Kelp Forest Photo Awards 24 January - 19 February 2025 Presented as a part of Summerama this exhibition explores these “forgotten forests” . Selected from over 350 submissions from seventeen countries around the world, the Waverley Library Galleries will present 28 finalists and winners across 6 categories. |
vspace="5" | Urban Vignettes: Dirk Kruithof 21 February - 19 March 2025 Urban Vignettes consists of a series of paintings in acrylics and oilsticks on recycled and sustainable wood and canvas. |
vspace="5" | Aquarelle Showcase: Kurt Koeppl June 27 – July 24 2025 Kurt Koeppl is an award-winning and celebrated watercolour artist whose work draws on his sense of place. |
vspace="5" | Indigenous Conservation in Kenya: Natalia Mroz 21 March – 16 April 2025 The indigenous Samburu people in Northern Kenya are working to protect wildlife, in particular the endangered Grevy’s Zebra. |
vspace="5" | Love the coast competition- General Exhibition 30 January - 16 February 2025 The annual Love the Coast photography competition invites local photographers to capture the stunning beauty of Waverley’s coastline, both above and below the surface. |
How to apply
Applications for the Waverley Library Galleries are accepted year-round. Submit your application here. For more information, refer to the Application Guidelines.
Stay in the loop
Find out about opportunities and events by subscribing to Council’s newsletters.
Related forms/documents