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Canterbury Leisure & Aquatic Centre – Grand Opening

Canterbury Leisure & Aquatic Centre – Grand Opening

Get ready to dive in, CLAC is back! 

Your brand-new Canterbury Leisure & Aquatic Centre will officially open on Saturday 7 November and you’re invited to celebrate! 

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Morris Iemma Indoor Sports Centre (MIISC)

Children and family services

Belmore Youth Resource Centre (BYRC)

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Planning Proposal to Rezone Sites in Greenacre and Padstow

Have your say on a Planning Proposal that will rezone land located at 81A-89 Rosedale Avenue, Greenacre and 48A Gibson Avenue, Padstow.
Health and Wellbeing

Proposed Electricity Easement at 17 Phillips Avenue, Canterbury

We are seeking feedback on the proposed electricity easement at the new Canterbury Leisure & Aquatic Centre.
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Lakemba Town Centre Upgrades

Share your feedback on new plans for Lakemba Town Centre with improvements focused on Haldon and Gillies streets and the nearby reserve.

What's On

Riverwood

Journalling club Halloween

Try creative journalling at our Halloween themed session for October Fright Nights in the library.

Tuesday 27 October, 5:30-7:30pm

Bankstown

Dungeons and Dragons: Horror in Scredina

Bankstown Library is hosting a special, spooky edition of Dungeons and Dragons for our October Fright Nights.

Tuesday 27 October, 5-7:30pm

Bankstown

Tuesday Craft Circle: Christmas Ornaments

Learn to make decorative ornaments perfect for the home and for gift-giving!

Term 4: Tuesdays, 20 October-8 December, 6:30-8:30pm

Postponed
Villawood

Movies Under the Stars: Dog Man

Due to current park conditions and forecast rain this week, we’ve made the difficult decision to POSTPONE Movies Under the Stars at Villawood until Friday 30 October.

Friday 30 October, 5-9:30pm

Kingsgrove

Upcoming Chemical CleanOut Day

Safely dispose of your household chemicals

Saturday 31 October, 9am-3:30pm

Panania

Movies Under the Stars: Scooby-Doo! & Curse of the 13th Ghost

Movies, starlight and the great outdoors.

Saturday 31 October, 5-9:30pm

Bankstown

Author Talk: Richard Glover

Think you’re doing parenting wrong? Don’t worry – Richard Glover's got centuries worth of hilarious parenting advice!

Thursday 5 November, 6-7:30pm 

Bankstown

Gypsy

Presented by Bankstown Theatre Company
  • Friday 6 November 2026 at 7:30pm 
  • Saturday 7 November 2026 at 1:30pm & 7:30pm 
  • Sunday 8 November 2026 at 1:30pm
  • Saturday 14 November 2026 at 1:30pm & 7:30pm 
  • Sunday 15 November 2026 at 1:30pm
Canterbury

Canterbury Leisure & Aquatic Centre – Grand Opening

Get ready to make a splash!

Saturday 7 November, from 9am

Bankstown

Sweethearts of the 60s

Featuring The Swell Sisters

Tuesday 10 November, 10am-noon

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Upcoming Chemical CleanOut Day

Upcoming Chemical CleanOut Day

Safely dispose of your household chemicals

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With more than 14,000 seedlings planted in our City over the past 10 years, residents are being asked to dig in for a community planting event along Cooks River to mark 30 years of National Tree Day.
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Canterbury-Bankstown Mayor Bilal El-Hayek is calling on businesses, community leaders and individuals to join him in sleeping outside for one night to raise awareness and vital funds to support those experiencing homelessness.
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