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""   Bronte Ocean Pool upgrade: community feedback sought ahead of works next year
05 Dec 2023 | Council News

The Bronte Ocean Pool is one of Sydney’s most popular ocean pools, and is a much-loved community destination for locals and visitors alike. Waverley Council is currently open to community feedback on proposed upgrades to the pool.


  Let’s get lit: Waverley Council launches Light Up Waverley, a festive lights competition
20 Nov 2023 | Council News

Waverley Council is encouraging residents, schools, and businesses in the area to get into the festive spirit by decorating their outdoor spaces and entering their handiwork into the Light Up Waverley festive lights competition.


""   Winners of the 2023 Brightest & Best Business Awards announced
16 Nov 2023 | Media Release

Waverley Council wishes to congratulate all winners in our annual business awards.


""   Waverley Council puts housing affordability at the top of the priority list
16 Nov 2023 | Media Release

Waverley Council has launched three new engagement projects aimed at gathering information to address housing and housing affordability concerns in the local government area.


""   Women’s Council to the Mayor identifies key challenges for women and girls in Waverley
08 Nov 2023 | Media Release

Waverley Council’s newly formed Women’s Council to the Mayor has identified access to safe and affordable housing as one of the top three challenges facing women, young women and girls in Waverley.


""   Charing Cross Streetscape Upgrade enters its next phase
07 Nov 2023 | Media Release

Waverley Council is inviting the community to provide feedback about the Review of Environmental Factors for the Charing Cross Streetscape Upgrade project.


""   2023 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award winners announced
09 Nov 2023 | Media Release

Author and Professor Alison Bashford has been awarded the 2023 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award.


""   Extraordinary Council Meeting, 26 October 2023
26 Oct 2023 | Council News

Read about the outcomes of tonight's meeting.


""   Waverley Council joins mission to protect Bondi Bowling Club
26 Oct 2023 | Media Release

Waverley Council is working to secure the future of Bondi Bowling Club after the state government announced it was increasing the club’s rent by 420%.


""   A message from the Mayor on the Voice to Parliament referendum result  
25 Oct 2023 | Council News

Mayor of Waverley, Paula Masselos, shares her disappointment in the outcome of the Voice to Parliament Referendum on 14 October.


  Rocket ship touches down in Waverley Park
20 Oct 2023 | Media Release

Waverley Council is thrilled to announce that the “landing” of our new rocket ship at Waverley Park playground.


""   Bondi Pavilion wows Hong Kong Green Building Council
23 Oct 2023 | Media Release

Waverley Council’s award-winning Bondi Pavilion restoration has received five stars reviews from the prestigious Hong Kong Green Building Council (HKGBC) whose representatives toured the heritage building this month.


""   Message from the Mayor: Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi 2023
17 Oct 2023 | Council News

Free to the public, this year’s exhibition features over 100 impressive artworks, which can be found along our very own Bondi to Tamarama walk from 20 October to 6 November.


""   Waverley Mayor expresses her deep distress at the attack on Israel
09 Oct 2023 | Council News

Mayor of Waverley, Paula Masselos, today expressed her deep shock at the attacks on civilians in Israel.


""   Brightest & Best Business Awards 2023 finalists announced
09 Oct 2023 | Council News

Waverley Council is proud to announce the finalists in the 2023 Brightest & Best Business Awards, which celebrate the hard work, innovation, and commitment of our local businesses which make Waverley an outstanding place to live, work, and shop.


""   Taking a greener path as councils trial new road technology
04 Oct 2023 | Council News

Waverley Council is participating in a cross-council initiative to trial crumb rubber asphalt which is made of recycled tyres.


  Bag a bargain this Spring at the Garage Sale Trail
30 Sep 2023 | Council News

Cash in or bag a bargain when the Garage Sale Trail, Australia’s festival of pre-loved stuff, returns to Waverley this Spring. With garage sales across Australia on two weekends in November (11-12 and 18-19), the event is a great chance to turn your stash into cash and shop epic stuff at retro prices.


""   Digitise your family history: Waverley Library offering digitisation of media and records
27 Sep 2023 | Council News

Waverley Library has become the first library in New South Wales to offer a digitisation service. Free of charge, library members can book a slot anytime during library hours


""   Streets as Shared Spaces parklet trial a success
23 Sep 2023 | Media Release

Waverley Council’s Streets as Shared Spaces (SASS) parklet trial, funded by the NSW Government, has been a success, with Council’s Strategic Planning and Development Committee this week voting to retain the parklets in Wairoa Avenue, Bondi Beach and Watson Street, Bondi for a further six months.


""   Waverley Council to install more dog litter bag dispensers
23 Sep 2023 | Media Release

Waverley Council plans to increase the number of dog litter bag dispensers in the area to help tackle the problem of dog waste in public places.


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