This year's e-waste collection day in February was the most successful ever says City of Canada Bay Mayor Angelo Tsirekas.
"We've always received a large turnout to our e-waste collection day but this year was exceptional with 36 tonnes of waste collected; around 850 vehicles attending and eight vehicles at a time unloading," he said.
The day provided a great opportunity to recycle…
A new educational program aimed at encouraging businesses to reduce food waste has been launched in Canada Bay, says Mayor Angelo Tsirekas.
The ‘Waste Less, $ave more’ project has received a grant from the Environmental Trust as part of the NSW EPA’s Waste Less, Recycle More initiative and will focus initially on businesses in the Rhodes area.
It was announced last…
A new partnership between Rhodes Shopping Centre, IKEA and car share company GoGet has been welcomed by City of Canada Bay Mayor Angelo Tsirekas who says it will help contribute to an environmentally friendly Rhodes.
“With a variety of public transport options at their doorstep, owning a car in Rhodes is not a necessity for the community, but there are times when having the use of a car…
“It is great to see so many of our schools applying for grants to contribute to the sustainability of our environment,” said Mayor Tsirekas.
“It is particularly good to see an increase in applications from last year which highlights the success of our sustainable schools network in building relationships between local schools, parents and teachers."
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The draft submission, once endorsed, will be handed to the NSW Government delegate Richard Colley, who has been appointed to examine the proposed Burwood, Canada Bay and Strathfield merger plan.
In addition to responding to the factors contained in Section 263 (3) of the Local Government Act, the submission also focuses on arrangements to assist in the…
City of Canada Bay will be holding an extraordinary Council meeting on Wednesday, 23 December at 6pm to review the implications of the NSW State Government’s merger proposal that was released today.
In the State Government’s findings, City of Canada Bay’s proposal for Fit for the Future had been rejected.
“It is outrageous that we today find out our…
The meeting is being held to consider matters relating to Fit for the Future - the State Government's proposed council amalgamations plan.
The meeting agenda will be published on Council's as soon as it is finalised.
“Five Dock is one of our cultural and business hubs and we want to take that to the next level by working with our community to reinvigorate the town centre,” he said.
“We are preparing a study that will include ideas from our community and businesses on how to make Five Dock even more attractive, friendly and safe for residents, workers and visitors.
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The popular cooking demonstrations stage, FerraCucina, will showcase some of City of Canada Bay’s leading chefs, as well as celebrity chef, Tobie Puttock, as they create delicious Italian desserts.
Celebrity chef Tobie Puttock will join an impressive line-up of local chefs from Angelo’s on the Bay, Sud, Five Dock Meat Market,…
Ferragosto, held in Five Dock in Sydney’s inner west, is renowned for showcasing Italian food and this year is no exception, with Julie Goodwin joining local chefs for a day of amazing cooking.
Julie will be on stage at Ferragosto’s FerraCucina at 11.45am and 2pm and will be launching the environmental program “Love Food Hate Waste” aimed at encouraging people…