1. Stop Litter campaign wins top gong

    Council’s Stop Litter in the Bay project has taken out top honours in the ‘Hey Tosser. Litter Reduction Award’, says Mayor Angelo Tsirekas.

  2. City of Canada Bay garden competition

    Applications are open for the 2015 Colour the Bay Garden Competition and City of Canada Bay Mayor Angelo Tsirekas is encouraging community members to enter their beautiful gardens.

    Coming into its fourth year, the garden competition recognises avid gardeners across Canada Bay with a $500 cash prize on offer in each category.

    “We have some beautiful gardens in Canada Bay and the…

  3. City of Canada Bay joined the compost revolution

    “Approximately half of our household waste is made up of food scraps. Instead of sending it to landfill we could be nourishing our soil,” Mayor Tsirekas said.

    “We already recycle our plastic, metal and paper, but few of us are recycling our food scraps as well.”

    We have recently joined the Compost Revolution in a bid to reduce the amount of food waste…

  4. City of Canada Bay supports local initiatives

    “This program is an opportunity for local groups to receive funding for projects, events and services that benefit the community,” Mayor Tsirekas said.

    “I encourage local organisations to apply to have their initiatives sponsored” he added.

    Applications for round one of the program are now open and close on Sunday, 31 May.

    For more information,…

  5. Clean up Parramatta River - we are ready - are you?

    City of Canada Bay, as part of the Parramatta River Catchment Group (PRCG), has committed to the vision of making the River swimmable again by 2025.

    “We believe this vision is quite achievable,” said Mayor Tsirekas.

    “We already have a number of swimmable spots along the River in Canada Bay including Cabarita Beach and Chiswick Baths; which are monitored…

  6. Climate change manual wins award

    Our work in sustainability has been recognised with another award win, says City of Canada Bay Mayor, Angelo Tsirekas.

    City of Canada Bay won the Climate Change Resilience Category at the inaugural 2014 IPWEA (Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia) Sustainable Solutions in Public Works Awards.

    The national award was presented to City of Canada Bay for…

  7. Club Grants Scheme

    “We are committed to supporting a range of initiatives and projects that benefit community groups, charities and sports organisations through the Club Grants Scheme,” Mayor Angelo Tsirekas said.

    Several local participating clubs have funding available in the following categories:

            Application forms are available from…

          • Club grants to assist our community

            “This is a funding program established through local clubs who generously offer funding for programs that assist our community,” Cr Tsirekas said.

            Funding is available for programs in community welfare and social services, community development, community health services and employment assistance activities.

            “The participating…

          • Comic Con-versation

            Kids can transform themselves into real-life comic heroes at the Tween Everyday Heroes workshop, while comic enthusiasts of all ages can view the work of local artist Stephen Kok at the Tabby Tails exhibition or try their hand at the communal colouring wall.

            Comic Con-versation is an annual Sydney-wide festival which celebrates the…

          • Concord Library Comic Mural

            “The artwork was created by Sydney artist, Matthew Lin and is now a permanent display in the Adult Graphic Novel section of the library,” she said.

            “Its centrepiece is the ‘World Tree’ which supports heaven and earth and is surrounded by characters, heroes and creatures of the comic world. The tree’s overreaching branches and golden…