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Mayoral Message | Homelessness Week
Homelessness Week is a time to come together as a community and recognise the very real and urgent issue of homelessness affecting thousands of Australians every night.
07 Aug 2025
Media release
Major milestone for new Aquatic Centre
Construction of the multi-million-dollar Canterbury Leisure and Aquatic Centre (CLAC) is moving to its next phase after the equivalent of five Olympic sized swimming pools worth of concrete was poured.
30 Jul 2025
Media release
Huge lineup of events to celebrate Italian culture
Canterbury-Bankstown is set to come alive with the vibrant sights, sounds and flavours of Italy as part of the much-loved “Let’s Go” cultural series, organised by City of Canterbury Bankstown’s libraries.
30 Jul 2025
Media release
Record numbers at this year's Bankstown Bites
Bankstown was buzzing over the weekend as more than 16,000 people celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Bankstown Bites Food Festival – one of the City’s biggest and most vibrant events to date.
29 Jul 2025
Media release
Taboos lifted in gut art exhibition
Plumbing parts from Bankstown, water from across Sydney and a special Kombucha brew will form part of a playful and provocative new FREE art exhibition about the human gut and digestion journeys.
24 Jul 2025
Council news
Council News | Bankstown Bites, what’s on and more
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24 Jul 2025
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