News & Media

Media release: Waverley Council has joined 17 other NSW councils to sign a landmark agreement that will result in around 30% of council’s retail electricity being supplied by a renewable energy generator from 1 July 2019.

Media release: Join us on Saturday, 13 October from 10am to 11.45am for the official celebrations.

Sydney Craft Week is an initiative of Australian Design Centre (ADC), a not for profit organisation showcasing and supporting contemporary craft and design.

Sydney Catholic Schools is the latest education provider to sign up to Waverley, Woollahra and Randwick Council’s free Solar my School program to install solar panels at all 18 of its schools in the east.

Media release: Waverley, Woollahra and Randwick Council’s free Solar my School program is a finalist in the 2018 Banksia Sustainability Awards, the world’s longest-running sustainability awards.

Councillor Dominic Wy Kanak re-elected for a 12-month term.

It’s the NRL grand final time and our local sporting heroes the Roosters are preparing for victory. This year’s grand final is on Sunday 30 September. If they take home the win, the boys in red and blue will be taking a victory lap...

Waverley Council supports and celebrates our culturally diverse community and strives to ensure that our beautiful and vibrant part of the world remains welcoming, strong, inclusive, resilient and fair.

Waverley Council is excited to announce the exceptional shortlist for the 2018 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award, which celebrates excellence in research and writing in Australia.

Media release: The Bondi Pavilion Restoration and Conservation Project concept design is now open for community feedback.

Bondi Beach will be very busy this Sunday as thousands of people are expected to attend the 40th anniversary of Festival of the Winds. Trackwork will affect trains between Bondi and Central so plan ahead and allow for plenty of extra travel time.

Media release: Waverley Council is thrilled to announce the longlist for the 2018 Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award celebrating excellence in research and writing in Australia.

Media release: Bondi Beach will remain closed for the remainder of the today following the removal of the body of a whale calf.

Media release: Prepare to the celebrate the 40^th anniversary of Festival of the Winds- Australia’s largest kite flying festival- in high-flying action as it returns to iconic Bondi Beach on Sunday, 9 September, from 11am to 4pm.

Media release: Waverley Council is reducing its reliance on drinking water to carry out irrigation and for other uses by almost doubling the capacity of its groundwater harvesting system at Waverley Park.

Media release: Waverley Council would like to thank the community for participating in the Waverley Lifeguard Service Risk Review survey.

Following some changes to NSW planning laws, the Waverley Development Assessment Panel has been renamed the Waverley Local Planning Panel.

Road closures and special event clearways will be in place throughout the Sydney CBD and the Eastern Suburbs on Sunday 12 August 2018 for the annual City2Surf.

Media statement: Following significant community concerns over the accuracy of some of the information in its Lifeguard Service Risk Review survey, Waverley Council has today revised the survey information and extended the deadline for submissions.

Media Statement: Mayor of Waverley, John Wakefield confirmed today that “there are no plans to ban surfing on Bondi Beach.”