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Bin collection changes
We're swapping the frequency of bin collections for food and green waste and general waste from July 2022. Help us understand how to support you when we make the switch.
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Bayside Netball Centre
Council is planning for a new home for netball.
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Hampton – Our Place: Planning for People
Help shape the future of community infrastructure
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Playground upgrades
Over the next 10 years 61 playgrounds will be upgraded in line with the Playground Improvement Plan.
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Thomas Street Playground
Improving the playground for the next generation
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Improving community facilities in Fern Street
Planning for the future children's centre and improvements to FG Tricks Reserve playground in Black Rock.
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Brighton Recreational Centre and Wilson Reserve
Council is looking to make the Centre and Reserve a better place for activities, classes, sports, services and more.
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Future of Elsternwick Park Nature Reserve
Transforming the former golf course into an environmentally focused nature reserve through the development of a Master Plan
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Highett Structure Plan Review
The Highett Structure Plan sets out the long-term strategic vision and action plan for the area.
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Making the Bay Trail Safer
Council is undertaking a number of projects to improve the safety of the Bay Trail for cyclists and pedestrians.
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Sandringham Village Streetscape Masterplan
We want to hear what you think of the plans for Sandringham Village
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Health and wellbeing in Bayside
Bayside's Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2021 - 2025
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Beaumaris Reserve precinct
New facilities for the Beaumaris Soccer Club, Beaumaris Cricket Club and the Beaumaris Art Group
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Enhancing Brighton East Village
Bayside City Council is upgrading the look and feel of Brighton East Village.
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Black Rock Village upgrade
Council is upgrading the Black Rock Village streetscape
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FG Tricks Reserve Playground
We are upgrading the playground at Tricks Reserve Black Rock
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Bayside 2050
Love where you live.
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Donald MacDonald Reserve Pavilion
Building a new home for community sport
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Local Law review
A review of the law that protects Bayside’s public amenity, health and safety
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Disability Access and Inclusion Advisory Committee
We’re forming a committee of people with lived experience of disability to advise Council on how we can improve access and inclusion and make Bayside better for everyone.
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Future use of Wangara Road site
Planning for a new community space
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Black Rock Foreshore Public Toilet
As part of the Black Rock Foreshore Masterplan, a new public toilet facility is needed.
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Council website upgrade
A fresh face for the Bayside City Council website.
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Black Rock Life Saving Club redevelopment
The proposed redevelopment will provide access for all ages and abilities, gender neutral changerooms, two accessible parking spaces, and a dedicated first aid room.
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Council Plan
Planning Council’s priorities for the next four years
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Peterson Street Reserve Public Art Project
Public artwork to be installed on the south east side of Peterson Street Reserve.
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Affordable housing strategy
Our strategy to help very low to moderate-income households continue to live and thrive in Bayside.
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Road Management Plan review
Council prepares a Road Management Plan for making sure our local roads, kerbs, footpaths, and bridges are safe and in good condition.
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Planting and protecting trees in Bayside
We’re designing an Urban Forest Strategy to protect, manage and increase the tree canopy across Bayside.
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Annual Budget 2021-22
How we’re investing in Bayside and delivering our community’s priorities now and into the future.
Previous projects
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Governance Rules review
Reviewing our Governance Rules is an opportunity to improve how Council meetings are conducted and decisions are made.
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Preserving Half Moon Bay and Red Bluff
A masterplan to protect and enhance Half Moon Bay and Red Bluff
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Public art in Elsternwick Park South
We will be commissioning a public artwork that will enhance and contribute to the evolving sense of place and identity of Elsternwick Park South.
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A new approach to community engagement
Be part of the conversations that influence decisions and make Bayside a better place to live, work and play. Have your say on community engagement.
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Governance Rules
Establishing Governance Rules is an opportunity to review how council meetings are conducted and how decisions are made.
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Housing Strategy Review
Council has reviewed the Bayside Housing Strategy to ensure the type and location of housing meets the needs of the Bayside community.
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Improvements to Public Toilets
The Public Toilet Strategy outlines how to meet community and visitor needs in relation to location, safety and quality of public toilets.
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Investing in open space
Consultation has concluded.
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Biodiversity Action Plan
Bayside City Council is committed to maintaining natural biodiversity assets and increasing conservation effort within its unique natural areas.
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Pets and Animals in Bayside
Your feedback will be used to inform the development of Bayside's Domestic Animal Management Plan.
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Sandringham Beach and Gardens Masterplan
On 27 April 2017, Council endorsed the Sandringham Beach and Gardens Masterplan.
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Brighton Beach to Ferdinando Gardens Masterplan
A masterplan to protect and enhance the Brighton Beach and Hampton foreshore.
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Playground Upgrades 2016/17
Construction projects for 2017
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Becoming a carbon neutral Council
Council is developing a Carbon Neutrality Action Plan.
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North Road Foreshore Playground Brighton
We will be asking for more feedback later in the year when the playground options have been drafted.
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Climate Emergency Action Plan
Planning actions Council will take to respond to the Climate Emergency and how we will support our local community to take action to reduce our impact on the environment.
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Ricketts Point Teahouse Dinner Service
Refurbishment of the Teahouse interior and extension of opening hours and liquor licence to allow for a dinner service.
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Black Rock Foreshore Masterplan
A Masterplan for Black Rock Foreshore
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Elsternwick Park - Improvements to Ovals 3 & 4
The reactivation of Ovals 3 & 4 at Elsternwick Park is being considered, subject to consultation, for winter sports use to meet the growing demand for sporting ovals.
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Stand For Council
Want to make a difference to Bayside?
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Pennydale Structure Plan (Cheltenham)
Council has developed a structure plan for Pennydale.
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Improving public parking for Church Street Brighton
Responding to car parking challenges in Brighton
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Enhancing the Brighton foreshore (North Road Precinct)
Enhancing the foreshore in Brighton through the North Road Masterplan
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Smoking ban on Bayside's beaches
The proposed introduction of a smoking ban on the sands of all Bayside's beaches, including Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary and the Brighton Dunes.
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Managing Council's Resources
Proposed Council Plan 2017-2021 (2020 review); proposed Annual Budget 2020/21; proposed Strategic Resource Plan 2020/21 to 2023/24.
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Arts and Culture in Bayside
Arts and culture contribute to building a healthy and connected community.
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Beaumaris Concourse streetscape upgrade
Construction works at Beaumaris Concourse
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Reconciliation Action Plan
The Reconciliation Action Plan focuses on actions which protect and promote Indigenous cultural heritage and the wellbeing of Indigenous people in Bayside.
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How can we keep you in the loop with Council news?
Have your say on how you wish to hear about Council services, decisions and local issues that affect you
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Bicycle Action Plan
A plan to improve on and off road bicycle infrastructure and to encourage people to cycle more
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Road Safety Strategy
A plan of road safety activities to reduce the number of fatalities and injuries on our road and path network.
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Footpath Treatments Within the Road Reserve
Council policy about improving footpaths across the municipality
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Water for Bayside
A plan to best manage our water, improve the health of our waterways and to safeguard the environment for current and future generations.
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Libraries Change Lives
Celebrate the integral role public libraries play in building communities. Share your story of how libraries have enriched your life, in a little way or in a big way.
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Integrated Transport Strategy
Council has developed an Integrated Transport Strategy.
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Finding the right path
Consultation has now closed we will advise when this policy is being taken to Council.
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Koolkuna Lane Alignment and Configuration Options
Community feedback for the development of the Hampton Willis Street Precinct Urban Design Framework identified the need to reconfigure Koolkuna Lane.
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Little Brighton Reserve Shared Pathway
This consultation has concluded.
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Managing Car Parking Demand
Managing demand for on street parking close to shopping centres, commercial centres, schools and train stations
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Paid Parking
Extending paid parking for visitors along Beach Road.
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Walking in Bayside
Council is seeking to encourage more walking as an alternative to short private vehicle trips in Bayside.
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Travelling by car around Bayside
Your feedback will help to shape Council's Integrated Transport Strategy and plan for a more sustainable transport future.
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Managing Council's Street and Park Trees
Bayside City Council is known for its picturesque setting, parks and tree lined streets.
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William Street Reserve upgrade
A plan to upgrade William Street Reserve
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Managing Bayside’s resources
Proposed Council Plan 2017-21 (2019 Review) / Strategic Resource Plan 2019-20 to 2022-23 and Proposed Annual Budget 2019-20
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Your Local Shops
Our small shopping strips provide daily conveniences, local employment and services.
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Tourism Strategy
Bayside Tourism Strategy
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Review of Local Art Prize Criteria
Council is reviewing the criteria for the Local Art Prize.
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Our Environment: Setting the future direction
We have developed a framework that will set the direction and provide guidance for environmental planning and decision-making.
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National Heritage List Nomination for Beaumaris Bay
The Beaumaris Bay Consortium have submitted an application to obtain a National Heritage List Nomination for Beaumaris Bay from the National Heritage Department.
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Landscape Guidelines
The Draft Landscape Guidelines provides advice to residents and developers looking to remove or replace vegetation.
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Investing in our road network
Roads are vital to the mobility of the community allowing for the safe, efficient and sustainable movement of vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic.
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Maintaining community infrastructure and facilities
Asset management plan for Council buildings
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Improving the environmental performance of Council's infrastructure
Your feedback helped to shape the updated Sustainable Infrastructure Policy (2017) that was presented and adopted by Council at the September Ordinary Meeting of Council.
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Electoral Structure Review
The Victorian Electoral Commission is reviewing the structure of wards and number of councillors in Bayside to ensure fair and equitable representation for all voters.
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Managing waste and recycling into the future
Council has developed a new strategy to reduce the volume of household waste sent to landfill.
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Creating a plan for early years infrastructure
An Early Years Infrastructure Plan that is based on current and future community need
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Bayside Community Plan 2025
We spoke to over 1200 people about how to make Bayside a better place - by the year 2025
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Sandringham Golf Links Project
Course improvements for Sandringham
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Meet the candidates forum for Goldstein
Community forum in the lead up to the 2019 Federal Election
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Planning for the future of athletics and netball in Bayside
Consultation has concluded
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Lease and Licence Policy 2018
Council has revised its Lease and Licence Policy 2008.
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Sandringham Foreshore Masterplan
Bayside City Council is developing a Master Plan for Sandringham Foreshore.
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Marine Education and Science Centre at Ricketts Point
A Marine Education Science and Community Centre at Ricketts Point
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Retail, Commercial and Employment Strategy
The future of commercial and retail development in Bayside
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Courthouse Cafe
Would you like to see a cafe in the old Brighton Courthouse?
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Middle Brighton Baths
Thanks to everyone who gave us their ideas about how we can make the site safer.
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Dendy Street Beach pavilion and surrounds
Designs for the new pavilion and surrounding area have been refined based on community feedback.