News & Media

Media Release: Waverley Council is encouraging teenagers to get involved in our Youth Photo Competition to have their images published and win great prizes.

This Australia Day, Bronte Road will become one-way westbound, between Nelson Avenue and Gardyne Street on Friday 26 January 26 January 2018, between 8.30am and 8pm and Gardyne Street, St Thomas Street and Yanko Avenue will be open to resident vehicles only.

Media Release: Waverley Council is urging everyone to stay safe by following lifeguard directions and obeying signage on our beaches this holiday season.

Media Statement: The article published in the January edition of The Beast magazine claiming a new residential development will force the eviction of Waverley Cemetery residents is false and completely untrue.

Media Release: Waverley Council is thrilled to switch on a nine metre interactive installation called The Heart of Bondi in Oxford Street Mall next Monday, 18 December at 7.30pm.

Media Release: Waverley Council is disappointed by the State Governments backflip to reimburse preparation costs for the proposed Local Government amalgamations.

Nominations Open: Council is currently seeking nominations for community representatives to its new Planning Panel.

Media Statement: Lifeguards have resuscitated a man in his twenties this afternoon at Bondi Beach.

Media Release: Members of the newly created Bondi Pavilion Stakeholder Committee were announced at Council Meeting held last week.

Media Release: Following each council election, every Council is required to review their Community Strategic Plan.

Media Release: Waverley Council is delighted to announce Anaesthesia: The Gift of Oblivion and the Mystery of Consciousness by Kate Cole-Adams, the winner of the 2017 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award.

Media Release: Waverley Council is delighted with the results of the marriage equality survey announced this morning.

Media Release: Waverley Council is calling on residents and business owners to share their experience and ideas to improve flood management in the Local Government Area.

Media Release: The winners of the Brightest and Best Business Awards were announced at a stellar gala dinner last night at Easts Leagues Club.

Media Release: Waverley Council has launched free Wi-Fi for the public in Bondi Junction thanks to a generous grant by the State Government.

Media Release: Waverley Mayor, John Wakefield is determined to find a solution to the teething problems that new bike share operators are facing in the area.

Media Release: With recent electricity price hikes of up to 30 per cent affecting most homes, Waverley and Woollahra Councils have teamed up with non-profit initiative Our Energy Future to help Eastern Suburbs residents find ways to cut their energy bills.

Media Release: A popular household composting program taking Australia by storm has been announced as a finalist in two prestigious sustainability awards - the Banksia Sustainability Awards and the NSW Green Globe Awards.

Media Release: At the first Ordinary Council Meeting since the Mayoral election, Council voted to support a new direction for the Bondi Pavilion Upgrade and Conservation project.

Media Release: Quality research and reliable reporting is on the agenda as the Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award and the Walkley Foundation bring together an expert panel of journalists to discuss the increasingly pertinent topic of fake news on 11 October.