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.

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

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.

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

Waverley Council’s spring school holiday program is jam packed with activities that will keep kids of all ages busy. With holidays starting next week, there are limited places available in these activities, and booking soon is recommended.

This Sunday from 2pm at Bondi Pavilion, Waverley Council is holding an information session and BBQ ahead of this year’s referendum on the Voice to Parliament.

Waverley Council is inviting feedback on a proposal to extend its Resident Parking Scheme (RPS) in on Wallis Parade and parts of Military Road, Hastings Parade, Wairoa Avenue, Glenayr Avenue, Oakley Road, and O’Donnell Street, north of Blair Street, and west of Mitchell Street.

On behalf of Waverley Council, I’d like to wish our Jewish community L’Shana Tova Umetuka. This 5784^th Rosh Hashana, we wish you and your families peace, sweetness and a wonderful new year ahead.

Waverley Council’s recent Youth Summit empowered children and young people in our community to have greater influence on council processes that impact on them and programs that benefit them.

The referendum is an historic opportunity to change the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing a body called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.

Waverley Council has renewed calls for people to dispose of batteries correctly following a fire at around 7.20am today in a garbage truck in Sir Thomas Mitchell Ave, Bondi Beach.

Heavy traffic congestion around schools at drop off and pick up times is a frustrating reality for many families but a new plan by Waverley Council aims to address that headache – and improve health for children. The Safer Walking Routes to School program will make getting to school without the car safer and easier, and encourage parents and children to choose walking, scootering or riding to school.

As part of our commitment to a sustainable future, we are proud to present Noëlle Janaczewska’s latest masterpiece at Bondi Pavilion Theatre on Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 August at 7.30pm.

The upgrade of two much-loved locations in the Waverley Council area, Bondi Junction’s Boot Factory building and Tamarama Surf Life Saving Club, is now back on track with the signing on 30 June of a new construction company, Schiavello Constructions.

Heard about our development controls around gas cooking and heating? Here's our media release from December 2022 when our new Development Control Plan was adopted.

Road closures and special event clearways will be in place throughout the Sydney CBD and the Eastern Suburbs on Sunday 13 August 2023 for the World's Largest Fun Run, the City2Surf.

A deadly celebration of local First Nations arts and culture at Bondi Pavilion is among the highlights of Waverley Council’s NAIDOC Week celebrations this 2—9 July.

Read Waverley Council's statement about this proposed project which is in its early stages.

Ausgrid have now restored power to the car park at Eastgate shopping centre, Bondi Junction.