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.
Canterbury Leisure & Aquatic Centre’s 50m Olympic pool began filling with 1.7 million litres of water on 23 June, keeping the project on track for a late 2026 opening as one of Sydney’s least delayed new aquatic centres.
More than a million visits later, Oran Park Leisure Centre has been named Community Facility of the Year, while its coordinator Marilyn Oliver took out an emerging leader award.
Springwood’s free Hub Day Out on 8 July brings live folk music, free chai, crafts and a chillout space. No booking, all welcome.
Northern Beaches Council has endorsed a 300sqm community garden at Arthur Reserve, Dee Why, after 145 public submissions showed strong support for a space to grow food and connections.
Families have just 10 days to apply for the free, evidence-based Culture Dose for Kids arts and wellbeing program returning to Katoomba from July 25.
A Bondi Junction resident has called on Waverley Council to release shadow diagrams and 3D models of its draft Master Plan, as the 3,000-home proposal goes on exhibition until 24 June.
North Sydney Olympic Pool will reopen on 7 August 2026 with ramp access replacing hoists, part of a $122M redevelopment that adds accessible change rooms and lifts to the heritage complex.
Professor Clare Wright OAM wins Book of the Year and Douglas Stewart Prize at NSW Literary Awards for her history of the 1963 Yirrkala Bark Petitions, a 640-page work already in its fourth print run.
Blue Mountains City Council marks 16 years of IDAHOBIT recognition with Progress Pride flag raising and community celebration on 17 May.
Camden Council hosts National Families Week from 11-17 May with free activities across three libraries, celebrating young families who make up 28.6% of local households.
The first stage of Hornsby Park opened in March 2026, offering dramatic quarry views through a 14-metre steel lookout as the $130 million transformation of the former Hornsby Quarry begins.
Inner West’s Creative Town Halls program hit 1,100 bookings in three months, prompting a year-long festival series across seven historic venues.
Canada Bay Council’s draft masterplan for Campbell, Allison, Russell, and Lysaght Parks sets out decade-long improvements, with community feedback closing 1 March 2026.
Randwick’s annual vigil on 6 May honoured 52 women lost to domestic violence yearly, with red roses laid at the permanent memorial established in 2022.
The $2.3 million Paul Manton Pavilion opened in February 2026 at Gladesville Reserve, featuring solar panels and modern changerooms for the century-old sporting precinct.
Lane Cove’s $1 million Pottery Lane Performance Space opened in February 2025 after 30 years of community advocacy, offering 135 seats and professional theatre equipment.
Rhodes Recreation Centre’s new Canvas venue launches with 20% discount for bookings made by May 31, featuring integrated AV systems and live streaming capability.
Hawkesbury Central Library has launched a new Technology Hub in Windsor, featuring a production studio and digitisation room for the community.