Waverley Council

⌛ Only 4 more days until The Boot Factory officially opens its doors to the public... As part of this weekend's Big Opening Bash, hear from lead architect Tomek Archer on how Archer Office have restored this beautiful 19th-century show-making factory into a brand-new community space ♻️ You'll also have a chance to meet our Thinker in Residence Regen Sydney, who will be moving into The Boot Factory's Cloud Room ☁️ to engage the community on future regeneration and sustainability opportunities around Waverley. Explore the full program here > https://lnkd.in/eK-tF234

The end of an era for Waverley Council Chambers 👋 Waverley Council Chambers on Bondi Road, which has been the centre of civic life of the Waverley community for over a century, will shortly be closing its doors for good 🔑 From October, our new Council will meet in the beautifully restored Cloud Room in the Boot Factory building, part of the redeveloped Boot Factory and Mill Hill Community Centre. Find out more about the closure and future plans here > https://lnkd.in/e4KMSt9X

Meet local sustainability champion Tom (and his dog Toffee) 💚🐶 Thomas is a Greener Landlord living in Vaucluse, having electrified his apartment and garden rental, optimised the energy efficiency of both properties and installed solar, which is shared between the two households. Thomas, his family and their renters now enjoy energy cost and emissions savings while noticing cleaner, healthier living spaces. "I’m originally from Germany and have a strong passion for sustainability, a lot of which is just common sense. There were several reasons why I was motivated to electrify my home. After we installed solar, I wanted to use our solar energy wisely. We also had unflued gas space heaters, which I realised were bad for us and our tenant’s health. Finally, we had some condensation on our window panes in winter as a result of the gas heating. This problem disappeared once we installed the air conditioner." Find out how you can become a local sustainability champion like Thomas here > https://lnkd.in/eKhfn_WQ

☀️ We are happy to announce that, following a short closure and investigation, all Waverley Beaches have now re-opened 🌊 Sculptures by the sea is going ahead as planned, and all ocean pools are also open for swimmers. 🏊 Thank you for your understanding and patience while investigations were undertaken 💙

Meet Nancy, who is part of the team at Play Studio Kids in Bondi Junction ✨ Last year, Play Studio took out first prize at the Brightest & Best Business Awards for Childcare & Education. This year, they are nominated again! 👏 We took a visit to Play Studio to hear all about the different activities offer for the kiddies, and what it meant to win last year's award 🧡 Goodluck to all of the wonderful nominees for this year's awards, and don't forget, there is still time to cast your vote for the people's choice award at the link below 👇 Voting closes 3 November, so get in quick! ✅ 🔗 https://bit.ly/4eKv2pL

Following the discovery of pea to marble size balls of light grey - white colour at Bondi, Bronte and Tamarama beaches, all Waverley beaches will be closed as a precaution until further notice. We will continue to update the community as more information becomes available. 💙 Full story here 👉🔗 https://bit.ly/4f3aiJA

We had such a great time connecting with the volunteers of our community at this year's Volunteer Expo 💙 From fury friends to DJ dancing, it was a day for all to enjoy! 🐶🕺 👏 Thank you to all of the wonderful volunteer organisations who came along to share their information, and to all who came to listen and learn! What a fantastic community we have ⭐ If you are interested in volunteer opportunities around Waverley, click the link below to get involved. See you next year! 🤩 👉🔗 https://bit.ly/3A25God #OurWaverley #VolunteerExpo #Community #BondiPavilion

👏 Congratulations to Mayor William Nemesh and Deputy Mayor Keri Spooner elected last night by the new Council. Following his election Mayor Nemesh gave a speech and said he was looking forward to the new term of council. 🗣️ "I can’t wait to represent this wonderful community as Mayor, and I look forward to listening to residents and implementing positive change." ⭐ Read the full story here 👉 https://bit.ly/4dGEbOS

Another awesome repair cafe led by Waverley Council. The gadgets, sewing, toys, and DIY stations were full of creative solutions! For this event, Council also collaborated with the The Reconnect Project to collect old mobile phones, tablets, and laptops. The community were excited about the new repair and recovery services, and are keen for the next event 👏🏽. #circulareconomy #repair #reuse #advocacy

Mapping our neighbourhood with Regen Waverley 🗺️ 📍 Our Thinker in Residence, Regen Sydney, have been busy running interactive workshops to get our community thinking more about regeneration and sustainability in Waverley. In the latest workshop, community members mapped the regenerative landscape of Waverley to identify where positive change is already happening, as well as gaps that require further local action. Sign up to the next Regen Waverley event here > https://lnkd.in/emVb73cv