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Love Earlwood – Meet you at the Plateia Festival

Love Earlwood – Meet you at the Plateia Festival

Earlwood is getting ready for Love Earlwood – Meet You at the Plateia Festival on Saturday 19 September.

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Facilities

Library and Knowledge Centres

Leisure & Aquatics

Bryan Brown Theatre

Bankstown Arts Centre

Community halls and centres

Morris Iemma Indoor Sports Centre (MIISC)

Children and family services

Belmore Youth Resource Centre (BYRC)

Have your say

Help shape your City by sharing your thoughts on our consultations from parks and playgrounds, to planning the future of our area. 

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Health and Wellbeing

Naming Proposal: Saleh Recreation Area

Council proposes naming the recreation area surrounding Riverwood Community Centre and Wetlands in honour of former Councillor Karl Saleh OAM.
Parks and Recreation

Proposed Lease Renewal: Sydney Aeromodelling Team Inc.

Council is seeking community feedback on renewing Sydney Aeromodelling Team Inc.’s lease at Ashford Reserve for control line model aircraft activities.
Environment

Planning Proposal – Heritage listing of 64 Homer Street, Earlwood

Have your say on this planning proposal which seeks to heritage list 64 Homer Street, Earlwood as a local heritage item.

What's On

Campsie

Multicultural Health Week Campsie

Join us to learn about the Australian health system and connect with local services.

Tuesday 8 September, 10am-1pm

Earlwood

Book club ​Earlwood

Do you love to read and enjoy stimulating conversation with other people about books?

​Second Tuesday of every month, 10:30-11:30am

Bankstown

Community Safety Outreach and Pop-Up Session Bankstown

Come and meet Council staff and Police at our community safety outreach sessions throughout the year

Wednesday 9 September from 10am

Bankstown

History of your House Bankstown

For History Week 2026 - Keeping stories

Wednesday 9 September, 10-11:30am

Lakemba

Hearing checks and tinnitus support Lakemba

Hearing Australia is offering FREE hearing checks at our library. Register now!

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Belmore

Join the Belmore Youth Crew!

Get involved and help shape the Belmore Youth Resource Centre into a space where young people feel safe and thrive while doing what they love. 

Wednesday 4:15-5:45pm during Term 3 and 4

Riverwood

History of your House Riverwood

For History Week 2026 - Keeping stories

Thursday 10 September, 1-3pm 

Bankstown

Discover how to simplify your wardrobe and dress with confidence

Dress smarter. Shop less. Feel amazing.

Thursday 10 September, 6-7.30pm

Bankstown

Multicultural Health Week Bankstown

Join us to learn about the Australian health system and connect with local services.

Friday 11 September, 10am-1pm

Panania

Take control of your medical bills with Dr Margaret Faux

Ever wondered why Medicare rebates keep going up – but your medical bills do too?

Monday 14 September, 11am-1pm

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School holiday programs

School holiday programs

Don’t sit at home these holidays!

Lock in your School Holiday activites

Latest News

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
Media release

It’s electrifying! Council to turn on 12 new EV charging stations

Electric vehicle (EV) owners will soon have more places to recharge with City of Canterbury Bankstown installing a range of EV chargers across the City.
14 Jul 2026
Media release

Celebrate Sydney's favourite food festival: Bankstown Bites turns 21!

Bankstown Bites is back for 2026 and City of Canterbury Bankstown is packing in even more flavour in our 21st year, with up to 60 stallholders, cooking demonstrations from celebrity chefs and an exciting, new “dinner crawl” experience in the heart of Bankstown.
03 Jul 2026
Media release

Bass Hill hockey field gets international certification

The synthetic hockey pitch at The Crest in Bass Hill is ready for national competition after receiving certification from hockey's world governing body.
24 Jun 2026
Media release

Olympic-sized pool filling begins at Canterbury Leisure & Aquatic Centre

Hoses on! Water has started to be pumped into the 50m outdoor pool at Canterbury Leisure & Aquatic Centre, marking a major construction milestone.
23 Jun 2026
Media release

“An utter disgrace” – Mayor calls out vandals in Canterbury-Bankstown

Canterbury-Bankstown Mayor Bilal El-Hayek is fed up with the wanton destruction of local sporting fields and public facilities caused by gutless and reckless vandals.
15 Jun 2026
Media release

New wheelchair boosts access at Max Parker Leisure & Aquatic Centre

An all-new bariatric wheelchair is now available to people with limited mobility at City of Canterbury Bankstown’s Max Parker Leisure & Aquatic Centre at Revesby.
05 Jun 2026
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