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I trust you all had a safe Easter. This time of year hosts a multitude of religious observances, including Easter, Ramadan, Passover and Orthodox Easter, highlighting the diversity and richness of spiritual traditions in our community. 

Council has agreed to incorporate a fitness station as well as cycle and walking paths in the concept design for the new Booralee Park playground that will soon be on public exhibition.

Bayside Council is updating its Keeping Animals Policy to deal with a growing community interest in both European and native beekeeping.

More than 100 Bayside residents already host Australian stingless bees as part of Council’s native bee program.

Bayside Council welcomes the State Government's proposal to help house our growing population but is calling for any new development to be backed by the necessary infrastructure including sufficient open space.

These school holidays, pack a picnic and head back to school as Share Our Space is opening schools across our city once again, and many are hosting activities available to all communities.

Council is using unbroken yellow edge lines at intersections and on the side of roads to indicate ‘No Stopping’ zones.

Painted yellow lines are more durable, easier to maintain and have less impact on the visual appearance of an area than road signs.

De-amalgamation was once again on the agenda at last night’s Council meeting with a notice of motion calling for residents to have a say on the future of Bayside Council and the possible re-establishment of the former City of Botany Bay and Rockdale City Council.

A block of vacant block land in Eastlakes, previously occupied by Gardens R Us, is set to be transformed into public open space following a decision at last night’s Council meeting.

Council has responded to resident concerns regarding the increasing frequency of flooding in the area and is preparing a comprehensive report for Council.

The report will provide transparency on:

New anti-hoon Smart CCTV cameras are expected to be installed along Riverside Drive in Sandringham and Sans Souci by the end of June following a decision at the March Council Meeting.