The City of Canada Bay is taking a lead to raise awareness of the impact of litter in our City and waterways by getting involved in the Take 3 Schools Litter Education program, says Mayor Angelo Tsirekas.

“We have a teamed up with Take 3 - a not-for-profit organisation educating people about marine debris and rubbish - to present this program in four of our local schools…

“Food waste is a huge problem in NSW,” said Mayor Angelo Tsirekas.

“The average household in Canada Bay throws away over 4kg of food waste per week, that’s 6,800 tonnes per year.”

“Food wastage not only has a large environmental impact, but also an economical one. It makes up 51% of the total content in your red bin,” added Mayor Tsirekas.

“By…

“We are very excited to have Xinjian working with the City of Canada Bay to create two pieces of art work, which will feature in the new e-resource centre,” Mayor Angelo Tsirekas said.

One of the works that will feature is titled Rhodes City DNA and is part of his well-known series, City DNA. The design is based on an aerial perspective of Rhodes from Google…

Communities for Communities and Rhodes Multicultural Association, in partnership with City of Canada Bay, are celebrating the year of the Monkey with Lunar New Year festivities, including a special screening of the Disney film at Rhodes Foreshore Park.

This free family event will feature plenty of entertainment, food and activities…

City of Canada Bay is currently investigating ways to utilise our sporting fields better, due to increasing pressures as sporting club memberships grow across the city.

There are limited opportunities for new open space areas to be created and as a result we need to manage our current fields more efficiently.

As a result, we have identified an opportunity for Abbotsford…

“This year was Ferragosto’s 18th anniversary and it just gets bigger and better every year,” he said.

“Yet again this year, local businesses and stallholders told me it was one of the busiest days they have ever had. Everyone got into the Italian spirit and enjoyed a great day out.

“It’s great to…

“These works will have an impact on the success of the commercial area of Concord and will involve the reconstruction and resurfacing of roads and pavements along and around Majors Bay Road,” Mayor Tsirekas said.

The works will repair the damage created when Ausgrid increased power to the commercial centre last year and will be undertaken from Jellicoe Street…

“Mangroves are natural ecosystems that occupy our foreshore between the land and the river and their importance has never really been understood,” he said.  

“They provide a habitat and food source for many local species, maintain water quality and reduce erosion.  

“Unfortunately mangroves have been widely subjected to clearing, degradation…

“We are excited to once again welcome Australia’s elite cricketers to Drummoyne Oval this October,” Mayor McCaffrey said.

The tournament which will be broadcast live on the Nine Network, features some of Australia’s best cricketing talent alongside up and coming superstars playing in day and day-night matches from Wednesday, 12…

In a Mayoral Minute this week, Mayor Tsirekas tabled the Council’s submission to the WestConnex Delivery Authority, which included support for its development while also ensuring community submissions and issues were heard.

“We have maintained our support for the WestConnex project, as it will remove regional traffic from our local streets,” he said.

“We…