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Australia Day Awards 2027

Australia Day Awards 2027

Let's recognise those who go above and beyond for our community!

Nominations close Sunday 1 November 2026.

 

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Bryan Brown Theatre

Bankstown Arts Centre

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Morris Iemma Indoor Sports Centre (MIISC)

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Belmore Youth Resource Centre (BYRC)

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Local Town Centre Cleanliness and Maintenance

Share your thoughts on the cleanliness and maintenance of your local town centre.
Health and Wellbeing

Beaumont Reserve play space upgrade

We are installing new play equipment and park furniture, new footpath for pedestrians, as well as building a new outdoor gym area at Beaumont Reserve, Kingsgrove.

Proposal for the future of West Terrace Park Bankstown

Find out about the NSW Government's plans for West Terrace Park, Bankstown and have your say.

What's On

Bankstown

Community Safety Expo

Community safety is everyone’s business and everyone has a right to feel safe.

Saturday 10 October, 9:30am-4:30pm

Riverwood

Movies Under the Stars: The Magic Faraway Tree

Movies, starlight and the great outdoors

Saturday 10 October, 5-9:30pm

Riverwood

Guided seated meditation workshop Riverwood

Take a break from a busy everyday life during Mental Health Month.

Tuesday 13 October, 1:30-2:30pm

Bankstown

Author Talk: Rosemary Gattuso

Join author, Rosemary Gattuso, of Tell Someone Who Cares - Balancing the Ups and Downs of Caring for Someone You Love for National Carers Week.

Wednesday 14 October, 10:30am-noon

Campsie

Guided seated meditation workshop Campsie

Take a break from a busy everyday life during Mental Health Month.

Wednesday 14 October, 1-2pm

Panania

Stories on the move Panania

Historical bus tours of Canterbury-Bankstown

Thursday 15 October, 10am-noon

Greenacre

Pirate adventure

Greenacre Library is hosting a pirate adventure party!

Thursday 15 October, 6-7:30pm

Your local library

Native plant giveaway

Come along to collect FREE native plants for your garden. 

17-23 October 2026 (during usual library hours)

Villawood

Movies Under the Stars: Dog Man

Movies, starlight and the great outdoors.

Saturday 17 October, 5-9:30pm

Kingsgrove

Electrical waste recycling - FREE drop-off event

Electrical items contain precious resources that can be recycled into new products when taken to a drop-off event or collection point

Saturday 24 October, 9am-3:30pm

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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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Latest News

Media release

Record crowds flock to Earlwood's Mediterranean street-fest

Opa! More than 13,000 people flocked to the 2026 Love Earlwood – Meet you at the Plateia festival, a new attendance record.
25 Sep 2026
Media release

Smart glasses banned at CBCity Leisure & Aquatic Centres

The City of Canterbury Bankstown has become the first council in New South Wales to ban smart glasses at its leisure and aquatic centres.
16 Sep 2026
Media release

Canterbury-Bankstown Mayor and Deputy Mayor elected

Councillor Bilal El-Hayek has been re-elected unopposed as Mayor of the City of Canterbury Bankstown, at an extraordinary meeting of Council last night.
09 Sep 2026
Media release

'Love Earlwood - Meet you at the Plateia' is back for its second year!

The streets of Earlwood are set to come alive with mediterranean magic with the Love Earlwood – Meet you at the Plateia Festival this month, its second year bringing an expanded event footprint and an extra hour of operations.
08 Sep 2026
Media release

Mayor's Lights Out Sleepout breaks fundraising record

Canterbury-Bankstown Mayor Bilal El-Hayek has hosted the largest Mayor’s Lights Out Sleepout, at Belmore Sports Ground, raising more than $82,000 for homelessness charities.
04 Sep 2026

Mayor recognises 100 years of The Greek Herald

Canterbury-Bankstown Mayor Bilal El-Hayek has acknowledged the 100th anniversary of Australia’s longest-running Greek and Cypriot publication – The Greek Herald.
26 Aug 2026
Media release

2026 Children and Youth Awards closing soon

With nominations for the 2026 Children and Youth Awards closing Friday 21 August, we're spotlighting two incredible 2025 award winners.
17 Aug 2026
Media release

Mohammed’s journey at the heart of Mayor’s Lights Out Sleepout

At just 16, Mohammed Albaqeri (Yagoona) fell four-storeys while working on a construction site.
07 Aug 2026
Media release

Leafing a legacy in Canterbury-Bankstown for the 30th National Tree Day

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.
22 Jul 2026
Media release

Community urged to tackle the cold in Mayor's sleepout for homelessness

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.
21 Jul 2026
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