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Council Update - Winter edition 2025
Our new quarterly newsletter letting you know what we’ve been doing to create a City you love
15 Jul 2025
Media release
Mayor challenges community to give up their beds for a night
Canterbury-Bankstown Mayor Bilal El-Hayek is challenging the community to brave the cold and sleep out for a night in his campaign to raise awareness and funds for the City’s homeless.
15 Jul 2025
Media release
Celeb chefs set to battle it out at Bankstown Bites
Celebrity chefs, S’more Bistro’s ‘Big’ Sam Young and Sunday Kitchen’s Karima Hazim, are gearing up for one of the tastiest bake-off battles set to captivate the thousands of people expected to attend the upcoming Bankstown Bites festival.
14 Jul 2025
Council news
Council News | eVoucher giveaway, sneak peek event and more
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11 Jul 2025
Mayoral message
Mayoral Message | Mayor's Lights Out Sleepout
Each winter, my Mayor’s Lights Out Sleepout reminds us of the harsh reality many in our community face – the reality of not having a safe, warm place to sleep every night.
11 Jul 2025
Media release
Free events encourage celebration, reflection
Community members can take a trip back in time and experience what it was like for our First Australians living in Canterbury-Bankstown all those years ago.
04 Jul 2025
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