- Home Home
-
Residents
Residents
- Waste & recycling Collection services and schedules. Disposal options, co...
- Parking Parking services, permits, fines and parking maps
- Trees & gardens Community food gardens, public gardening, tree manageme...
- Neighbourhood issues Graffiti management, safety, noise and disturbance, aba...
- Pets & animals Pet ownership, stray animals, restricted and dangerous ...
- Precinct committees What are Precincts and how to join, meeting dates, agen...
- Online maps Request for Geographic Information, local maps
- Payments Rates, online certificates and information on paying fi...
-
Community
Community
- Over 55s Services and programs for people over 55
- Children, youth & family services Child care, youth programs, kids activities and events,...
- Cultural diversity Cultural diversity policy, services including interpret...
- Disability inclusion Services and support for people with a disability
- Housing & homelessness Affordable Housing Program, homelessness and support
- Volunteering & Neighbourhood Projects Connecting locals with community projects
- Awards & Grants Apply for a community grant, financial support for comm...
- Community Profile Waverley Demographic Profile and Social Atlas
-
Business
Business
- Business Resource Centre Find contact information and support for your business
- Regulations & permits Information on regulations, permits and licences for bu...
- Sustainable business Waverley Council encourages businesses to reduce waste,...
- Commercial waste & recycling services Tailor waste collection services to meet your businesse...
- Procurement & Tenders Submitting tenders & expressions of interest to Council
- Innovation Council recognises the future is increasingly digital a...
- Sustainable Tourism Read about our current visitation strategy, our local s...
-
Recreation
Recreation
- Events Find out what’s on in your area. This is your guide to ...
- Places of interest Places of interest in Waverley, including local walks
- Visitors Information for visitors to the Waverley area, getting ...
- Beaches & coast Information on our beaches and coastline, Bondi, Tamara...
- Parks Parks and open spaces around Waverley, playgrounds, use...
- Arts & culture Arts programs, Artist in Residence, Waverley Art Prize,...
- Sports Fields and Outdoor Court Sports venues and facilities, use of public open space
- Venue hire Information on Council owned and managed venues for hir...
-
Environment
Environment
- Making sustainability ‘second nature’ Join local community activities and events
- Networks & Support Find resources, programs and networks supporting enviro...
- Water & coast Water conservation and quality, our coastline, projects
- Bushland & wildlife Natural landscape of Waverley, bushland management, nat...
- Waste & recycling Collection services and schedules. Disposal options, co...
- Sustainable transport Public transport, cycling, transport projects and polic...
- Trees & gardens Community food gardens, public gardening, tree manageme...
- Responding to Climate Change & Energy Emissions Find info on emissions, resilience and circular economy
-
Building & Development
Building & Development
- Planning a development What you need to know when planning a development, poli...
- Development applications Pre development applications, submitting a DA, assessme...
- Application forms & certificates Development application forms, building & construction...
- Waverley Local Planning Panel (WLPP) DA determination panel
- Compliance & regulations Building, Health, certificates, permits, pools, fire sa...
- Heritage & design Heritage information, Design awards,
- Strategic Urban Planning Urban studies and strategies to inform the future of ou...
- Major projects Council projects in planning, development, compliance a...
-
Council
Council
- Organisation structure Information on how Council delivers services, organisat...
- 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, procedures & plans Key operational and strategic plans of Council, reports
- Jobs Careers, current vacancies, working for Waverley Counci...
- Access to information Gaining access to publicly available information, acces...
- Payments Rates, online certificates and information on paying fi...
- Home
- >
- Recreation
- >
- Places of interest
- >
- Waverley Walks
- >
- Waverley Cliff Walk
- Events
- Places of interest
- Visitors
- Beaches & coast
- Parks
-
Arts & culture
- Public Art
- Bondi Beach Sea Wall
- Music
- Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award
- Waverley Art Prize
- Youth Art Prize
- Waverley Artist Studios
- Bondi Festival
- EOI: Local Creative Collaborations Yalagang Room, Bondi Pavilion
- School Holiday Programs
- Waverley Library Galleries
- Bondi Pavilion Gallery
- Bondi Story Room
- Bondi Pavilion Theatre
- Bondi Pavilion Housewarming Program
- Sports Fields and Outdoor Court
- Venue hire
Waverley cliff walk
The Waverley Cliff Walk is a popular and unique attraction in our community for its natural beauty and panoramic views out to the ocean.
In 1999 Waverley Council was successful in gaining a grant from the Commonwealth Government's Federation Community Projects Program, for a coastal walkway project marking Australia's Centenary of Federation.
With Council funds and assistance from the State Government Metropolitan Greenspace Program, the Walk was constructed over two stages, with an official opening in December 2004 by then Premier Bob Carr.
The walk links a series of previously undeveloped coastal clifftop reserves from Dover Heights to Vaucluse.
Natural heritage
Hawkesbury sandstone cliffs up to 80 metres high at Raleigh Reserve - geological history from the Triassic period, 20 million years ago.
Native bush
Patches of significant remnant vegetation. Hanging swamp at Diamond Bay Reserve south side, supporting Isolepis, Lomandra and Typha. Coastal heath at Eastern Reserve with Westringia and Banksia. For more information about Waverley's native vegetation, visit our Bushcare webpage.
Bush regeneration
Some of the few remaining local areas of native bush can be found along the walk. Regeneration is being done by volunteers under Waverley Council guidance. For information call (02) 9083 8915, email us or visit our Bushcare webpage.
Wildlife
Remnant vegetation and sandstone overhangs provide habitat for small reptiles. There are geckos, water skinks and delicate skinks at Diamond Bay Reserve, and snake-eyed skinks, water skinks, grass skinks and delicate skinks at Eastern Reserve.
Scientific research
Remains to the base of instruments mounted by the CSIRO for astronomical observations, in the 1950s, in Rodney Reserve. A plaque commemorates this era.
Getting there
Bus 380 (to Watsons Bay) stops near the Walk.
Distance and duration
The walk is 3 kilometres long, and will take about 2 hours. Wear comfortable shoes and take water.
Sun protection
Although the parks along the way offer some shade and shelter, the Walk itself is exposed to the elements. Don’t forget to take a hat and a drink, and use sunscreen!
The Waverley Cliff and Coast Walks together form part of a coastal walking route from La Perouse to South Head and into Sydney Harbour.
Related links