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Parks and Recreation

Cooks River Shared Path Improvement at Lees Park

The Lees Park shared path from Lindsay Street footbridge will be widened from its current 2.5 metres width to 4 metres.

Planning Design and Renewal

Planning for Punchbowl and Wiley Park

Have your say on Council’s submission to the NSW Government’s Transport Orientated Development Controls.

Important Plans for Your City

You are invited to review and provide feedback on key planning documents produced to guide and ensure we are on track to deliver the Canterbury-Bankstown of the future.

Upcoming Chemical CleanOut Day

Safely dispose of your household chemicals

Saturday 10 May, 9am-3.30pm

Busy People Book Club

Are you a book lover, but have little time to read?

The second Tuesday of the month, 6.30-7.30pm

MIISC Play Centre Grand Opening

We're thrilled to officially open the doors to our brand new indoor play centre and you're invited to help us celebrate in style!

Wednesday 14 May, 9.30am-noon

Community Safety Outreach and Pop-Up Session Lakemba

Come and meet Council staff and Police at our community safety outreach sessions throughout the year

Wednesday 14 May, 10am-1pm

Show Me the Movie Greenacre

Join us for FREE movie screenings at our libraries

Wednesday 14 May, 10.30am-12.30pm

Senior driver refresher

This refresher session will provide you with current information to keep you safe on our roads

Wednesday 14 May, 10.30-11.30am

Yoga and meditation workshop

Come along to a restorative yoga workshop hosted by Stanja from Yoga with Stanja

Thursday 15 May, 10-11.15am

Sydney Writers Festival 2025

Sydney Writers Festival returns to CBCity with authors Hayley Scrivenor and Dinuka McKenzie.

Tuesday 20 May, 6.30-7.30pm

Electrical waste recycling - FREE drop-off event

Electrical items contain precious resources that can be recycled into new products when taken to a drop-off event or collection point

Saturday 24 May, 9am-3.30pm

MIISC dodgeball competition

In partnership with Dodgeball Sydney

Open days: Come and try out dodgeball 7.30-10pm, Wednesdays 5, 12, 19 and 25 February

Open day costs: $15 per person, per session

Competition dates: 5 March-28 May 2025 (12-week competition)

Competition cost: $1,200 per team

Time: 7.30-10pm (40-minute games)

Electrical waste recycling - FREE drop-off event

Electrical waste recycling - FREE drop-off event

Electrical items contain precious resources that can be recycled into new products when taken to a drop-off event or collection point

Record-breaking daily attendance at Lakemba Nights during Ramadan

It was another busy year at Lakemba Nights during Ramadan with a record number of people converging on Haldon Street each night to participate in one of Australia’s biggest events.

The Crest opens after multimillion-dollar makeover

A much-loved sports field has received a multimillion-dollar makeover and transformed into a state-of-the-art facility.

Builders and developers not ‘getting their site right’ issued with fines

Builders and developers have been put on notice they will be hit hard if they don’t Get their Site Right.

Lakemba Nights during Ramadan opening weekend attracts thousands

The opening weekend of Lakemba Nights during Ramadan saw thousands flock to Lakemba to experience culture and exotic foods from around the world

What’s new at Lakemba Nights during Ramadan

The countdown is on, and stallholders are working hard to prepare for one of Sydney’s biggest food festivals.

School safety and safer roads: CBCity’s priority

Improving safety around our schools and urging drivers to slow down is a priority of the City of Canterbury Bankstown.

Lakemba Nights during Ramadan: CBCity's most popular event returns

The aroma of camel burgers and warm knafeh will soon be wafting through the air with millions expected to flock to Lakemba for one of Sydney’s most anticipated cultural events

Hit the new year running at I RUN with Active CB

New year, new you! Smash your fitness resolutions with City of Canterbury Bankstown’s first running festival!

Campsie Lantern Festival to shine bright

Canterbury-Bankstown’s Lunar New Year celebrations will end with a bang, as Council fires up the festivities for Campsie Lantern Festival.

Australia Day Award recipients announced

A tireless volunteer who serves dinners to newly arrived refugees, a local optometrist who cares for the disadvantaged and a young person who co-developed a melanoma screening prototype are among recipients of Canterbury-Bankstown’s Australia Day Awards.

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