Message from the Mayor - 4 June 2025

Published on 04 June 2025

Protecting our water quality

We’re improving water quality in Sydney Harbour and reducing the amount of litter ending up on Rose Bay Beach with the installation of a new Gross Pollutant Trap - a large device that sits inside an existing stormwater pipeline and filters out debris.

You can't see them because they're hidden underground, but we've already installed more than 30 of these traps across the Woollahra LGA. They're checked and cleaned at six-monthly intervals, and last year they removed about 500 tonnes of litter and plant matter before it polluted the harbour.

We’ll be installing two more traps in Point Piper and Watsons Bay in the coming months.

Find out more about our water quality improvement projects at Environment.

Installation of the Gross Pollutant Trap on Collins Avenue, Rose Bay last week

Meet your Paddington Ward Councillors

Do you live or work in the Paddington Ward? Our special session on 17 June, 6pm - 7:30pm at Woollahra Council Chambers in Double Bay is a great opportunity to meet your Ward Councillors and discuss key issues or concerns. 

If you would like to attend, please RSVP and submit a question if you would like to ask one by 12pm, 13 June at Your Say Woollahra. 

Whale Watching Walks

It’s the perfect time to visit the clifftop walk between Lighthouse Reserve, Vaucluse and Gap Park, Watsons Bay to catch a glimpse of migrating whales, and also learn about the history of whaling in Australia and the natural and cultural heritage of the Vaucluse area.

Head to Whale Watching Walks to book your spot on one of our popular Whale Watching Walks run by our Sustainability team on 15 June, 13 July and 15 July, 9am - 11am.