Waverley Council is inviting residents and business owners to join a working group that will design the rules for Bondi Junction’s 12-month Special Entertainment Precinct trial starting mid-2027.
A free Auslan-only tour of the Art Gallery of NSW’s ‘And Still I Rise’ exhibition runs on its final day, Sunday 26 July, led by D/deaf community artists.
New inclusive play equipment, an in-ground trampoline, teepee and fully fenced area are coming to Henry Lawson Park and Chiswick Park, with construction beginning mid-July 2026.
Club Five Dock RSL hosts Italian trivia and coffee donations as Ferragosto’s 29th year brings new beer garden, nine shuttles, and free entry for 100k visitors.
More than 100 Lime e-bikes relocated from Milsons Point footpaths in a single month amid calls for tougher regulations on shared bike parking near Luna Park.
Waverley Council votes on the final Bondi Junction Master Plan on 21 July 2026, proposing about 3,000 new dwellings and two catalyst projects focused on public space, retail activation and a new Civic precinct after community feedback.
Free Japanese-language tours of the Art Gallery of NSW’s ‘Avatar: Forms of Vishnu’ exhibition run every Sunday through August 23. No booking needed.
On Thursday 30 July 2026, the Chinese Garden of Friendship hosts a drop-in watercolour bookmark workshop for International Friendship Day. Included with garden entry, no bookings — and you can bring a friend for free.
On 26 July, the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney hosts a guided walk exploring ancient conifers for National Tree Day. Tickets $55; each participant receives a young tree to plant at home.
Every Friday from 10am to 3pm, The Rocks Markets bring street food, artisan treats and handmade gifts to Sydney’s oldest neighbourhood. Free entry, steps from Circular Quay.
Kids who visit Blue Mountains libraries between 30 July and 2 August can claim free chocolate and a badge in a scavenger hunt as part of the statewide Open Doors, Open Books, Open Minds celebration.
Camden Council accepted a $1 million grant to improve lighting, bus stops and public art along Elyard Street, with the community set to co-design the final plan.
Residents can drop in for free maker workshops, board games and storytime at Five Dock, Concord and Rhodes libraries on 30 July, with extended evening hours at two locations.
Blue Mountains City Council distributed $60,000 to 60 community groups on 13 July, funding projects from emergency food relief to a suicide prevention open day.
Blue Mountains City Council adds a third open day for Lapstone Hill Tunnel on 2 August after sell-out, but the heritage site will close again until funding secured.
Camden Council endorsed a draft 20-year social infrastructure framework on 14 July, inviting residents to shape future community centres, libraries and cultural spaces via Your Voice Camden.
Construction of Blaxland’s Station St mall is underway, backed by 70% community support, with new paving, public art and a town square set to transform the centre by early 2027.
Hawkesbury City Council has guaranteed $2.9 million from its first Special Rate Variation for road upgrades in 2026/27, but critics say the near 40% cumulative rate rise is unacceptable.
Edmondson Park carries the name of a genuine Australian hero and the infrastructure to match its rapid growth. It honours Corporal John Hurst Edmondson, who trained at nearby Ingleburn Army Camp and was posthumously awarded Australia’s first Victoria Cross of the Second World War for his bravery at Tobruk in 1941. Built largely on former […]
Riverstone is one of the genuinely old towns of Sydney’s north-west, first settled as a government stock farm in 1803, and it wears that history on its main street even as new estates spread out around it. Lieutenant-Colonel Maurice Charles O’Connell named his 1810 land grant “Riverston” after his birthplace in County Kerry, Ireland, and […]