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Connect with your community on Neighbour Day
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Celebrate Neighbour Day on Sunday 26 March 2023 by reaching out and making sustainable connections with those around you. Check out what's on near you.
Published 2 March 2023

Rose Bay gets a glow up
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We’ve given Rose Bay a makeover with new painting, murals, plants, seating and lighting.
Published 20 February 2023

Pride Amplified local events
Arts & Culture
The global WorldPride festival is coming to Sydney from 17 February – 5 March and we’re hosting a series of events to help celebrate and support the LGBTQIA+ community.
Published 18 January 2023

Woollahra Council welcomes newly-elected Mayor and Deputy Mayor
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Councillor Susan Wynne has been re-elected as the Mayor of Woollahra, and Councillor Isabelle Shapiro elected as Deputy Mayor at the first meeting of the new Council, held on 5 January, with both terms to run until September 2023.
Published 6 January 2022

Food Safety - Make sure you are prepared
Community
Australian Food Safety Week 2021 will be held from 13 to 20 November 2021. As part of Australian Food Safety Week, Woollahra Municipal Council urges local consumers to reduce their risk of food poisoning by being prepared.
Published 8 November 2021
Winners at the Local Government Week 2022 Awards
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Woollahra Council has won three awards at the 2022 Local Government Week Awards!
Published 8 August 2022

City2Surf 2022 road closures and clearways
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Significant road closures and extensive parking restrictions will be in place along and surrounding the course on event day (Sunday 14 August).
Please plan ahead and familiarise yourself with the road closures and clearway timings and locations.
Published 3 August 2022

Woollahra Grants Program 2022 applications now open
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Applications are now open for the Woollahra Grants Program 2022/23.
Published 1 August 2022

Celebrate Local Government Week 1-7 August
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We’re celebrating Local Government Week, Monday 1 – Sunday 7 August, with great events and initiatives for the community.
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Published 1 August 2022

Woollahra Garden Awards 2022 now open for entries
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Whether your garden is big or small, we want you to share your creativity and sustainable gardening practices with us by entering this year's Woollahra Garden Awards.
Published 1 August 2022

Rudi’s top five tips for planting a tree on National Tree Day
Environment
National Tree Day is coming up on 31 July, so we asked our legendary bushcare coordinator, Rudi Adlmayer, for his top five tips for planting and looking after a healthy tree. Rudi would know: he’s planted thousands.
Published 22 July 2022

Five must-see local trees, chosen by our tree staff
Environment
To celebrate National Tree Day, we asked some of our tree staff about their favourite plants in the local area. Their selections range from trees that are hundreds of years old to recently planted saplings, and they span the whole local area. Why not go and visit one while you’re out for a walk?
Published 22 July 2022

Youth Photographic Award & Short Film Prize: Entries closing soon
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Now in its 28th year, The Youth Photographic Award and Short Film Prize celebrates and displays the creativity of local high school students. It provides an opportunity for young aspiring photographers and filmmakers to reach a broader audience and to win cash prizes of more than $2,000. ENTER NOW!
Published 9 July 2022

Celebrate NAIDOC Week with a visit to Woollahra Art Gallery’s Heart in Art exhibition
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The work of First Nations artists from some of the most remote areas of Australia will be showcased at the Heart in Art exhibition at the historic Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf from 22 June to 10 July 2022.
Published 20 June 2022


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