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  • White vehicle attached to electric vehicle charger beside a hedge

    Charging ahead

    There are now more electric vehicle (EV) chargers available for public use at Council’s corporate office in Sandringham.

  • aerial shot of rooftop solar panels

    Powering Up Local Sporting Clubs – Grant Success

    Six Bayside community projects were successful as part of the Victorian Government’s Community Climate Change and Energy Action program made available through Sustainability Victoria.

  • Soft plastics including plastic bags, chip packets and bread bags now go in general waste as the REDcycle program hits pause

    Soft plastics collection on pause

    REDcycle has hit pause on their soft plastics collection program. This means you can no longer drop off your soft plastics at local supermarkets (Coles or Woolworths), Council’s Corporate Centre or Beaumaris library.

  • First World War memorial at Green Point

    We shall remember them

    At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, we honour and remember all those who have served our country in times of conflict.

  • Vandiemenella Matchstick Grasshopper

    Grasshoppers go home

    Bayside has been liaising with Melbourne University to restore local populations of a unique species of Matchstick Grasshoppers.

  • Bayside Mayor 22-23 Councillor Hanna El Mouallem

    Hanna El Mouallem elected Mayor of Bayside

    Councillor Hanna El Mouallem was elected 2022-23 Mayor of Bayside at last night’s Annual Meeting of Council.

  • People sitting under umbrellas at busy outdoor event

    Do you need an event permit?

    If you’re planning an event that is going to impact other users of our streets or footpaths, you’ll need an event permit from Council. This is to ensure events are safe for all. It also means that no one else will use the space that you want to use.

  • Takeover Melbourne winner Flynn in his garden

    Bayside celebrates Takeover Melbourne 2022 winner, Flynn from Brighton East

    Congratulations to Flynn from Brighton East who is one of this year’s ABC Takeover Melbourne winners. Flynn shares his story about standing up for his community and advocating to Parliament for a new pedestrian crossing on a busy Brighton East intersection.

  • A rack of second had clothes

    Get on the Garage Sale Trail: Shop the Trail this November

    We have 47 garage sales happening in Bayside over this weekend and next.

  • Branch Out

    Branch Out with Hampton Library's out-of-hours access

    Bayside residents can now access library services at a time that is convenient to them following the extension of our operating hours at Hampton Library.

  • Artist Carla Gottgens with Mayor Alex del Porto cutting the ribbon at the Half time public art launch

    Half time oranges bring colour and vibrancy to Peterson Street Reserve

    The whimsical Half time sculpture by artist Carla Gottgens was officially unveiled by Bayside Mayor Cr Alex del Porto today.

  • Teenagers digging up nature strip reading for planting

    Nature strip planting with the Youth Sustainability Leaders

    Our Youth Sustainability Leaders undertook nature strip planting as a way of contributing to urban greening and local biodiversity.