Publication

Water break

Do you lead a damp lifestyle? Are you sober-curious? If the answers are “yes” and “yes”, then your alcohol consumption habits are right on trend. For those unfamiliar with the two terms, Drinkwise, a social change organisation promoting a safer and...

Message from Mayor

Youth Summit To help give local young people a voice, we convened the Woollahra Youth Summit at Council Chambers in Double Bay on 30 April. Around 60 students from high schools across the Woollahra LGA were invited to share their thoughts, ideas and...

Prestige market on the turn

The tide could be turning for post-holiday prestige property listings as a wave of high-end trophy homes hits the market. Paul Biller and the team from Biller Property have signed a handful of homes in the past week worth more than $100m collectively,...

Celebrating comedy at the Pav

Sydney Comedy Festival is taking over Bondi Pavilion from 6 to 17 May, bringing a handpicked lineup of brilliant comics, musical mayhem and laughs galore. Highlights include the gloriously unhinged musical comedy If You’re Hearing this by Ally Morgan,...

Sir William Mcmahon plaque unveiling

On 14 April we unveiled the 52nd plaque in the Woollahra Council Plaque Scheme, dedicated to Prime Minister Sir William McMahon, outside his former home at 18 Drumalbyn Road, Bellevue Hill. Sir William, who was PM from 1971-72 and held ministerial...

Submissions to Antisemitism Royal Commission

he Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion held its opening hearing on 24 February, at which the Commissioner, the Honourable Virginia Bell AC SC, called for Jewish Australians to share their experiences of antisemitism in their daily...

Prestige real estate gloss section

‘Tough’: Legend’s price drop

Price expectations have dropped for the luxury Vaucluse home owned by Australian cricket legend Michael Clarke, with its veteran agent admitting: “The market is tough.” When the property first went up for sale in November last year, Highland Double...

Mayor's Message

Celebrating Easter and Passover I would like to express my warmest wishes to everybody celebrating Passover and Easter. These dates hold great religious significance to many in our community, as a time for meaningful celebration and to enjoy the...

Take a seat at this year’s Global Table

ome hungry to this loved community gathering of culture and cuisine. Global Table is a vibrant celebration of multiculturalism and returns to Bondi Junction for its 16th year. Sample authentic dishes from across the world and take a seat at our...

‘Matilda is smiling from above’

The parents of Matilda, the 10-year-old girl killed in the Bondi Beach massacre, have officially married in a “special” ceremony surrounded by family and friends. Posing side-by-side on the grand staircase of Admiralty House in Sydney, Michael Britvan...

We’re united against hatred

Attacks on the Muslim community have prompted Bondi’s mayor and Eastern Suburbs councillors to visit the country’s largest Ramadan celebration to promote unity across all communities and religions. The leaders of Waverley Council accepted an...

Project update Curlewis St upgrades

Stage four of the streetscape upgrades at Curlewis Street are underway, which includes the beginning of construction on a separated two-way bike path from Campbell Parade to Wellington Stree The works will also include a new footpath, kerb and...

New idea to celebrate Waverley’s stars

At our last Council committee meeting, Council supported my Mayoral Minute proposing a new way to honour outstanding members of the Waverley community. This plan would see us establish an annual Waverley Citizen of the Year Award, to be presented on...

Herzog honours memory of victims

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has declared the rise of anti-semitism a “global emergency” as he visited the site of the terror attack at Bondi Beach. Mr Herzog said the Bondi attack was “an attack on all Australians”. Speaking at the Bondi Pavilion...

‘I’m gonna miss him forever’

The distraught parents of a boy killed by a shark in Sydney Harbour have sobbed and shared an emotional embrace as hundreds ventured into the waves at North Bondi Beach on Sunday to honour their son. Swimmers and mourners on surfboards paddled out to...

‘A Beastie through and through’

Eastern Suburbs rugby clubs have paid a touching tribute to Nico Antic, the 12year-old shark attack victim who loved playing rugby and would “run through a wall for his team”. The youngster lost his fight for life after being mauled by a shark on...

Cross Street Car Park redevelopment propoal

Cross Street Car Park in Double Bay is a very important asset for local businesses, visitors and residents. However, it was constructed in the 1970s and either needs to be replaced or have very expensive remediation work carried out for a temporary...