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  • One side of the Cheltenham Station building being lifted away in early 2020.

    New life for historic Cheltenham Station building

    A historic Cheltenham Station building could have a new home in Cheltenham Park with Council giving preliminary support to a proposal from the Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP) to deliver a new multi-purpose facility for the Bayside community.

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    Masks available for Bayside residents

    We have free reusable and/or single use masks available to members of our community who may have difficulty obtaining them due to financial, transport, frailty, disability or other issues.

  • School holiday activities.

    Creative ways to enjoy the school holidays with kids at home

    As kids and families take a well-earned break from remote learning, Victoria Together has collated a fun-packed program of activities to keep young people entertained at home during the school holidays.

  • Bayside Mayor Laurie Evans in a high vis yellow vest standing on the roof of Bayside City Council corporate centre next to rows of Solar panels on the roof.

    Bayside’s Carbon Neutral Council

    Bayside City Council has become the first Council in the South East to be ‘Carbon Neutral’ in its operation, reducing and offsetting greenhouse gas emissions to net zero.

  • Plan of action for Climate Emergency.

    Plan of action for Climate Emergency

    With nearly 3,000 community members giving feedback to support the development of the Draft Climate Emergency Action Plan, the Bayside community has had a key role in identifying the top themes for Council to focus on in the Action Plan.

  • R G Chisholm Reserve.

    R.G Chisholm Reserve Pavilion and Destructor Reserve Pavilion complete

    Last Friday, Mayor Cr Clarke Martin officiated the completion of both Chisholm Reserve Pavilion and Destructor Reserve Pavilion with an online ceremony attended by tenant clubs and the wider Bayside sporting community.

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    A unified voice to tackle homelessness

    Thirteen Councils representing two million residents in Melbourne’s east and south east have joined together in a unified voice calling for urgent action for more social housing* to end homelessness.

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    Status quo for planning in Pennydale

    Recently the Victorian Minister for Planning advised Council that the State Government would not support the proposed Pennydale Structure Plan. Council has therefore decided to keep existing planning controls in place and not proceed with the plan's implementation.

  • Organic material for nature mandala.

    Create your own art with nature

    Drawing on inspiration from materials used by various artists in our latest online exhibition Greenworld, we're challenging you to create your own nature mandala using whatever natural materials you can find in your garden or on your walk.

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    Advocacy leads to Grenville Street railway crossing reopening

    A campaign by Council and the community to improve safety at the crossing has paid off with the Victorian Government announcing an upgrade this week.

  • Recycling your pesky plastics.

    Recycling your pesky plastic

    At the start of July, we set out to find out how plastic is made, how we can reduce plastic in our daily lives, with the ultimate goal of a Plastic Free July. Today we are looking at the pesky plastic we cannot eliminate but can recycle.

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    Support for Bayside residents

    We are here to support our residents through the COVID-19 outbreak.