Waverley Council Update

Mayor's Message

Anzac Day

Waverley Council and the Bondi Junction RSL sub-branch invite you to attend our Anzac Day service on Tuesday 25 April at 7.45am at Waverley Cenotaph, Waverley Park. Please join us as we pay our respects to the servicemen and women who have helped defend our freedoms so that we c an live in a free and democratic society.

Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award

Waverley Council is delighted to announce that the prize money for the Mark and Evette Moran Nib Literary Award has doubled to $40,000 thanks to an ongoing multiyear commitment by the award’s principal sponsors, Sydney philanthropists, Mark and Evette Moran, founders of the Mark Moran Group. The expansion of the major prize highlights the Nib Award, now in its 22nd year, as one of the most prestigious and valuable literary awards in the country, having distributed more than $500,000 directly to authors including previous winners Tim Low, Helen Garner, Gideon Haigh, Clare Wright and Delia Falconer. The Nib Award celebrates excellence in research and writing and is presented annually by Waverley Council It is judged on high literary merit, quality of research, readability and value to the community and is the only major literary award of its kind in Australia presented by a local government authority The Morans’ ongoing support has taken the Nib Award to a whole new level and presented lifechanging oppor tunities for winning authors. In the spirit of supporting and encouraging Australian writers, the Council has also increased the People’s Choice Prize to $4,000 and will be offering six shortlist prizes of $1,500 each. Nominations are now open for the 2023 Nib Award for written works first published between 1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023 For nominations and further details, visit waverley.nsw.gov.au/nib.

Global Table

Global Table, our annual celebration of food, culture and entertainment from around the world, returns to Oxford Street Mall, Bondi Junction on Sunday 7 May from 11am to 4pm with our famous communal dining table, music on the main stage and cuisine from Spain, France, Ethiopia, Turkey and more. Be sure to bring your friends, family and neighbours and help celebrate Waverley’s diverse culture. See the What’s On page on our website for details.

Swap and Wash

Waverley Council is trialing a new Swap and Wash reusable food

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Stay in touch: waverley.nsw.gov.au/subscribe container program in Bondi to help reduce plastic pollution and protect its beaches and the environment. Customers can now order takeaway food in specially designed reusable mealboxes at seven participating food vendors. Once customers have purchased the mealbox they then swap the containers for hygienically cleaned ones when they next order a takeaway meal. The mealboxes are made from certified ocean bound pla stic by Bondi start-up and certified B-Corporation, rePlated and manufactured on Sydney’s Northern Beaches The program has the potential to save 437 kilograms of plastic waste and avoid four tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions. Participating businesses included Porch & Parlour, Bronte Surf Life Saving Club Kiosk, Orchard St., Funky Pies, SHUK Bakery, SHUK Falafel, SHUK North Bondi, The Shop & Wine Bar, Harry’s Bondi, Cali Press, The Nine, The Depot, Makuto, Bare Naked Bowls Bondi and bRu Coffee. The 12-week trial is supported by NSW Environment Protection Authority, Waste Less Recycle More initiative. For details, visit https://hellobondi.com.au/ecotourism/eco-business/.

Welcome Centre

A reminder that the Bondi Pavilion Welcome Centre is open 10am to 4pm, seven days a week for all your Waverley Council customer service needs.

Paula Masselos Mayor of Waverley