Waverley Council Update

Mayor's Message

Festival of the Winds

Australia’s biggest professional kite flying festival returns to Bondi Beach and Park on Sunday 10 September from 11am to 4pm with kite flying, kite-making and cultural food and entertainment from around the world. Bring your own kite or create your own sky-high creation at one of our workshops, enjoy community stalls, delicious food offerings and all-day entertainment on the main stage. Festival of the Winds is proudly hosted by Waverley Council in partnership wit h the Australian Kite Flyers Association and has a strong focus on sustainability. Special event clearways will be in place, so leave the car at home or visit livetraffic com to plan your trip.

Voice to Parliament Referendum

Waverley Council is continuing its education campaign about the upcoming historic Voice to Parliament referendum. How you vote is up to you, but Council is proud to support the Uluru Statement from the Heart and the ‘Yes’ case for the referendum through a community education strategy If the referendum is successful, there will be a consultation process with Aboriginal and Torress Strait Islander communit ies and the broader public to design the Voice The Voice won’t exist until legislation is enacted, and it is the Parliament that decides if it becomes law. Once Parliament approves the legislation to establish the Voice, the legislation comes into effect and the work to set up the Voice begins Visit voice.gov.au for more information

Bondi Pavilion Theatre

Waverley Council has unveiled Bondi Pavilion The atre’s first spring season under Artistic Director, Chris Bendall. The impressive lineup features more than 10 exciting productions, including Coil (7-8 September); Jude Perl is So Fresh (15 September), Ursula Yovich (22 September) and Children are Stinky (23 September). Our beautifully restored Bondi Pavilion Theatre is the new home of live performance in the east with something new to

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Council of Women

I am delighted to announce that Waverley Council is establishing its first ever Council of Women to advise the Mayor on matters that are important to women in our local government area, including but not limited to girls’ empowerment, local leadership, sex discrimination and family and domestic violence Subject to further consultation, this Council, to be made up of 20 female members, will identify issues of re levance to women in Waverley and meet twice yearly to discuss our progress

Waverley Volunteer Expo

Enjoy a cuppa and a chat with our amazing volunteers, community contributors and organisations at the Waverley Volunteer Expo on Saturday 16 September at Bondi Pavilion's Garu Courtyard from .11.30am to 2pm. Learn how volunteering can help grow friendships and improve your professional skills and job readiness.

Paula Masselos Mayor of Waverley