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  • Louise Tate being interviewed beside her art work in the gallery.

    Louise Tate discusses her winning art piece 'Self Portrait with Strawflower'

    This year’s winner of the $15,000 Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize (BAAP) is Louise Tate for her allegorical oil painting, 'Self Portrait with Strawflower' (2023)

  • A row of newly planted trees on a grass verge next to a park.

    We’re planting trees in '23, and we’ll plant some more in '24

    Now the colder weather is here, our arborists are out and about planting trees as part of our annual program. Bayside’s Urban Forest Strategy aims to increase tree and vegetation cover by up to 30% across the municipality by 2040

  • Nine students on a Tv screen in the ABC studios.

    Calling high school students - Share your story with ABC's Takeover Melbourne

    Takeover Melbourne entries are open now. All high school aged students are invited to share a true story about what it’s like to grow up in Bayside or any aspect of your life. 

  • Person uses leaf blower to spread brown and orange leaves from under tree into street sweeper truck

    Maintaining our magnificent streets

    Bayside is committed to keeping roads and drains clear of fallen branches, leaves and other debris during the autumn and winter months.

  • Silhouette of woman and her dog at night standing under a light

    Lighting up winter nights for dogs

    Winter solstice is upon us but don’t let the longest night stop you from taking your pooch out for an evening stroll. Sportsground lights are on until 2 September 2023 to provide a safer place to exercise and socialise dogs at night:

  • Bins sitting at the kerbside waiting for collection

    Environment wins from bin switch

    The Bayside community is reducing the amount of waste we send to landfill a year after switching our bin pick-ups. Our landfill diversion rate has jumped from 49% to 71% since food and green waste collections started in 2019.

  • Maureen and Jackie smiling while using healthy ageing exercise equipment at playground

    Get active and stay healthy

    If you’re looking to stay active, check out the new exercise equipment designed for older adults at Wilson Recreation Reserve in Brighton, Illaroo Reserve in Beaumaris and Tibrockney Street Park in Highett.

  • Yellow banner with pregnant woman - text reads Get Your Flu Shot and up to date COVID vax

    Stay well this winter

    Getting your flu shot, and staying up-to-date with your COVID-19 vaccinations, will help you, and the people around you, stay well.

  • Bright illustration of three people carrying large letters, depicting different blood types, into a building

    Give blood. Change lives.

    1 in 3 people in Bayside will need blood, and they need people like you to give it. The Australian Red Cross Lifeblood are popping up in town from 3 to 7 July.

  • World Elder Abuse Awareness Day card, June 15

    No excuse for elder abuse

    June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. It highlights the impact of elder abuse on our community and what we can do to prevent it.

  • Woman with brown hair smiling in front of self portrait painting

    Louise Tate claims BAAP Major Prize

    Congratulations to Louise Tate after she claimed the major prize at the Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize.

  • A slick looking parking meter by the sea

    Sustainable parking meters installed

    We have replaced all 68 Paid Parking Machines in our Foreshore carparks and along sections of Beach Road. The new environmentally friendly meters are cashless, ticketless and rely on their own power source.