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  • Image of Hardenbergia violacea in flower with bright purple petals

    Biodiversity Month in Bayside

    Biodiversity Month is held in September each year and aims to promote the importance of protecting, conserving and improving biodiversity both within Australia and across the world.

  • Billilla Historic Mansion

    Billilla Advisory Committee - Expressions of Interest

    We’re seeking Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified community members to join the Billilla Advisory Committee.

  • Tubes of paint with swatch colours laid out on an artists table

    2023 Billilla Artists Studio Program

    Free studio space for artists.

  • Train travelling through the Highett level crossing

    Highett and Wickham Roads level crossings must go

    Bayside is calling for the removal of the Highett Road and Wickham Road level crossings in the lead up to the 2022 Victorian election

  • Plan of action for Climate Emergency.

    Council alliance calls for greater action on climate change

    Bayside is joining with other south eastern Councils to advocate for climate change action.

  • Pencil drawing of 6 women

    Celebrating Young People of Bayside Art Exhibition 2022

    For over twenty years The Young People of Bayside Art Exhibition has provided young people aged 10-25 years who have a connection to Bayside the opportunity to celebrate their talents and have a space to exhibit their work.

  • Powerful owl sitting on tree branch looking down towards the camera

    ALGA supports SGARs motion

    A notice of motion was brought to Bayside City Council in March 2022 to find suitable alternatives to rat poisons known as Second-Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARs) that contain toxins thought to be contributing to a sharp increase in deaths of endangered Powerful Owls.

  • Beautiful bushland at Heathland Sanctuary in greens and pastel purples/pinks

    Spring Open Days

    Join our knowledgeable volunteers between Sunday 28 August and Sunday 9 October for an exploration into Bayside’s best biodiverse sites- full of native plants and wildlife.

  • new red lid bin with a tick and old green bin with a cross

    Get RED-y! General waste bin changeover

    Bayside is making the change to red-lidded general waste bins over an eight-week period, starting in September.

  • Enthusiastic choir members performing at the foreshore

    Connecting communities

    Council has provided 36 community organisations with grants of up to $7,500 each for projects that contribute to making Bayside a better place to live.

  • View of Fern Street Childrens Centre through large trees

    Works set to begin on Fern Street Children’s Centre

    Fern Street Children’s Centre will deliver a high-quality learning environment through three and four-year-old kindergarten. The centre will also provide occasional care, a space for community group hire and maternal and child health support services.

  • Portrait of a cheerful senior woman sitting on sofa in the living room and laughing

    Aged Care Commitment

    We're expanding our services to include the delivery of Home Care Packages (HCP) so we can continue to be there for our older residents who need extra support.