Nominations for the 2027 Bayside Citizen of the Year Awards are now open, providing residents with an opportunity to recognise the extraordinary contributions made by local community heroes.

Chelsea Holland was named Bayside Citizen of the Year 2026 in recognition of her ongoing involvement with The Regals Musical Society.

Opening hours for some of Bayside’s venues are changing over Christmas and New Years.

Bayside Council is celebrating a decade of serving the community following the creation of the new local government area in September 2016.