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  • Bayside coast line with bike path

    2024-25 Budget adopted

    Bayside City Council has adopted the 2024-25 Budget to reflect our commitment to delivering on the priorities of our community now and for the future.

  • Housing in Melbourne

    Housing target looms large for Bayside

    A 70% increase in housing by 2051 could fundamentally alter the character of Bayside, dramatically compromising liveability.

  • DDA car park

    Improving disability access to Hampton shops

    Drivers with restricted mobility will be able to visit Hampton Street and park in the new off-street disabled parking spaces

  • A senior man and young child in handmade super hero costumes painting

    We're looking for older adults to be part of an exciting new intergenerational program

    The Warm Safe Home project brings together older and younger people to have fun, share stories and learn from one another. You will enjoy meaningful conversations about the importance of a warm safe home with Bayside primary school students.

  • Sand and sea coloured aboriginal art

    NAIDOC Week in Bayside

    NAIDOC Week in Bayside celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities but by Australians from all walks of life.

  • Resident placing their food scraps into their FOGO bin

    Food and green waste bin reminder

    Ensuring contaminates such as plastic don’t end up in your food and green waste bin is essential for a smooth composting process.

  • Image of people outside Cerberus Cafe at Half Moon Bay, Black Rock. Boatsheds and Half Moon Bay Life Saving Club in background.

    Resurfacing Cerberus Way at Half Moon Bay

    We’re resurfacing upper carpark and access road at Half Moon Bay as part of our annual program to maintain and improve road infrastructure.

  • Silver petanque balls surrounding the target ball on a gravel petanque piste.

    Pétanque is coming to Dendy Park

    We’re installing a new free-to-use pétanque court, with 4 pistes, near the Dacey Street corner of Dendy Park. The pistes will increase the opportunity for accessible, passive, all-abilities outdoor recreation. Located close to existing public toilets and amenities, the courts are easily accessible via the existing carparks and pathways.

  • Young girl on a bike with training wheels on Bay Trail bike path alongside Beach Road

    Upgrading cycling routes in Sandringham

    We’re starting works on Section 1 of the Cycle Sandringham project to improve safety for cyclists, and road and footpath users.

  • A family bike riding on beach road bike path.

    Public Holiday opening hours for the King's Birthday 2024

    Council services and facilities will be closed for the King's Birthday public holiday on Monday 10 June 2024.

  • 3D Map of SRL Cheltenham Precinct

    A message from the Mayor on the Suburban Rail Loop project

    The Victorian Government’s Suburban Rail Loop project and their proposed Precinct Key Directions for Cheltenham may significantly impact Bayside and dramatically change the neighbourhood character of Highett, Hampton East, Cheltenham and Pennydale.

  • Have your say logo on blue coloured aerial images of Bayside coastline

    Our plans, your priorities

    What's most important for council to deliver in the next four years? We need to understand the community’s priorities, needs and aspirations to create the strategic long-term plans that will shape Bayside.