Woollahra News

La Niña may be playing havoc with our summer plans but we’re optimistic about gorgeous sunny days ahead. When the mercury rises, it’s time to grab your swimmers, hat and sunscreen and cool down in the tranquil waters along the stunning coastline within the Woollahra Council area. We picked five of our favourite spots to keep cool this summer.

Sink into a good book this summer with this list of great reads hand-picked by our librarians.

Getting kids excited about reading this school holidays is now a little bit easier with this list of great summer reads for children, handpicked by our librarians.

The winners of our Kids’ Truck Art competition have had the chance to see their artworks on a large-scale, after five winning artworks were printed on local garbage trucks for all to see.

When the residents of Eastpoint Tower in Edgecliff found out they could use their green bins to compost their food scraps via our Kitchen to Compost service, the owners’ corporation was keen to make it work for the complex of 99 apartments.

The tower is now a composting success story.

The NSW Local Government elections are managed by the NSW Electoral Commission. Voting will be different this year in response to COVID-19. You can vote in person on election day, Saturday 4 December 2021 or before the election at a pre-poll venue, apply for a postal vote or apply for iVote.

Captivating images of local landscapes and reflections on the effects of COVID lockdowns - time spent at home with family, and also loneliness and isolation - are among the winning entries in Woollahra Council’s 2021 Youth Photographic Award and Short Film Prize.

While the city was in a COVID-induced halt, behind the scenes at the Woollahra Council, we have been building, creating and curating a whole variety of new experiences for you to enjoy. Now that warmer weather is here, it’s the perfect chance to get out (in a COVID-safe way of course) to explore these new spots in our local area.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 Woollahra Garden Awards.

The Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf opened to the public on 4 November with the inaugural 20th anniversary exhibition of the renowned Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize. The exhibition features an exciting collection of works from previous winners alongside this year’s finalists. Open Wed-Sun. Free Admission.