News & Media

This Spring, we are excited to present a series of exclusive book launches with fabulous authors, in partnership with Gertrude and Alice Bookstore Café.

Recently, the Dying to Know event was held in Waverley.  It was a valuable opportunity for community members to hear from a specialist panel in the end-of-life area and ask questions.

A thrilling longlist has been announced for this year’s $40,000 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award.

If you’re commuting by bike in the east, you now have a more secure place to park your bike in Bondi Junction with the opening of the Syd Einfeld Drive Bike Parking facility.

In a move to bring to life the Oxford Street Mall at night and make it even safer, Waverley Council has voted to extend business opening hours until 3am.

Sydney cyclists have a new facility to make their journeys in the east easier with secure parking for up to 51 bikes.

After 7 successful years, the Council-run Solar my School Program, which has helped hundreds of schools across New South Wales install solar power, is coming to its end, and what a wonderful initiative it has been!

Waverley Council has announced this year’s panel of judges, each with a wealth of experience to choose the winner of the $40,000 Literary Award.

Amid the excitement of the launch of Bondi Festival, Bronte Leighton-Dore was announced as winner of the 38th annual Waverley Art Prize.

Over 250 additional public electric vehicle chargers will be installed across Waverley, Randwick and Woollahra local government areas by the end of 2025 to cater to the demand of more charging stations.

We want to keep Bronte Pool safe and functional as we look towards the fast-approaching summer season. The pool will be closing for planned maintenance during winter.

The Waverley Council elections are on Saturday 14 September. Voting is compulsory.

Enter our competition and win one of two $1000 Westfield vouchers, to celebrate the imminent opening of the Boot Factory

On Friday 5 July 2024, Waverley Council’s Mayor Paula Masselos will officiate the 38^th Waverley Art Prize with the announcement of the $15,000 Open Prize winner and launch of the finalist exhibition in Bondi Pavilion Gallery.

Waverley Council was proud to announce the winners of the 2024 Waverley Youth Art Prize on 6 June, which this year saw young artists respond to the theme ‘Mysteries of the Deep’.

Community is at the heart of what Council do. Explore free community events happening across iconic Waverley spaces this winter!

Motorists in Waverley will benefit from the largest rollout of public kerbside EV chargers in the country.

Waverley Council is delighted to announce that the revised development application (DA) for Bronte Surf Life Saving Club and Community Facilities has been approved by the Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel.

Check out our new dates for Waverley Council’s free Movies in the Park community event this May.