WHO ARE WE? 8 | and the Winners Are

SUMMER 2015

Waverley in Focus 1 COUNCIL YOUR WAVERLEY CONTACTS COUNCILLORS BONDI WARD Customer Service Centre 9083 8000

Resource Recovery (Waste) Hotline 9083 8080

Waverley Library 9083 8777

Bondi Pavilion 9083 8400

Bondi Junction Cr Joy Clayton Cr Dominic Wy Kanak Cr John Wakefield Town Centre Office 8305 8419 Liberal Greens Labor Mobile: 0409 308 430 Ph: 9083 8027 (work) Mobile: 0427 023 987 joy.clayton@ Mobile: 0499 291 333 john.wakefield@ Bondi and Beaches 9083 8412 waverley.nsw.gov.au dominick@ waverley.nsw.gov.au waverley.nsw.gov.au Waverley and Woollahra SES 9698 4477 HUNTER WARD Waverley Cemetery 9665 4938

Mill Hill Centre 9083 8999

School of Arts 9387 2461

Bronte Early Education Centre 9665 7998

Gardiner Cr Sally Betts Cr Leon Goltsman Cr Miriam Early Education Centre 9387 1252 Liberal (Mayor) Liberal Guttman-Jones Ph: 9130 3250 or 9083 8130 Ph: 8006 2799 Independent Mobile: 0425 363 530 leon.goltsman@ Ph: 9371 1412 Waverley [email protected] waverley.nsw.gov.au Mobile: 0410 437 968 miriam.guttman-jones@ Early Education Centre 9083 9200 waverley.nsw.gov.au LAWSON WARD Mill Hill Early Education Centre 9083 8902

Family Day Care 9083 8785

Community and Seniors Centre 9083 8900

Environment team 9083 8045 Cr Angela Burrill Cr Andrew Cusack Cr Paula Masselos Liberal Liberal Labor Ph: 9114 8981 Ph: 9114 8986 Mobile: 0419 292 207 angela.burrill@ andrew.cusack@ paula.masselos@ waverley.nsw.gov.au waverley.nsw.gov.au waverley.nsw.gov.au PUBLICATION ENQUIRIES WAVERLEY WARD Waverley in Focus is published by Waverley Council. If you have any enquiries or comments about the publication please contact us.

Email [email protected] Cr Tony Kay Cr Bill Mouroukas Cr Ingrid Strewe Post Liberal (Deputy Mayor) Liberal Labor Ph: 9365 7707 Mobile: 0421 341 815 Ph: 9389 7299 PO Box 9, tony.kay@ bill.mouroukas@ Fax: 9389 4639 Bondi Junction 1355 waverley.nsw.gov.au waverley.nsw.gov.au ingrid.strewe@ waverley.nsw.gov.au

2 Waverley in Focus A message from the MAYOR

As the debate about amalgamation goes on around us, we are focused on Waverley and how we plan for the future.

We are told that our population of and Park. The fencing surrounding Waverley is well respected as 72,000 could increase to 82,000 by the re-turfed area of the park will a leader in environment issues 2020 and we need to ensure that as be removed before Christmas so and it is terrific to see how we we grow to accommodate our new everyone will be able to enjoy the are meeting our very ambitious people we ensure that our existing new grass as well as the 97 new targets for both Council properties residents are well cared for and live trees we’ve recently planted. and the community as whole. It in a clean and attractive place. As is not possible for us to achieve we plan for an ageing population After the incredible installation of Council targets by ourselves so we also need to plan for our young our stormwater harvesting tank a grateful thankyou to everyone children because we have 16 in Tamarama gully we’ve covered in the community who is so schools in Waverley and over 8,000 it up with grass, just as we did at committed to keeping our home children under 14. Bondi Park, and no one will ever clean and tidy and making know what is underground. Also at recycling and good environmental Tamarama, we are revitalising Marks practices second nature. Park after Sculpture by the Sea. May I wish the whole community a Waverley is well respected as a leader in very safe and happy Christmas and Chanukah and thank you for your environment issues and it is terrific to see amazing support in 2015. how we are meeting our very ambitious targets for both Council properties and the community as whole. Sally Betts, Mayor of Waverley

Open space and playing fields are We have amazingly generous critical for our children and you will and talented people who live in see that we are improving many Waverley and it has been great to of our playgrounds as part of our say thank you to some of them at Play Space Strategy. We have begun the Brightest and Best, Gardening the process of installing synthetic and Nib Awards. Our volunteers turf on Oval No. 2 in Waverley cover the whole spectrum of things Park before moving on to install that we do in Waverley and it would three new multi-purpose courts. be difficult to run our organisation We are also moving ahead with without them. Stage 1 of our work at Bondi Beach

Waverley in Focus 3 OUR FUTURE OUR FUTURE Council mergers continue to be a few proposals that were deemed Botany Bay and Woollahra councils. the hot topic of the moment. ‘fit’ by the Independent Pricing and Different councils have different Regulatory Tribunal (IPART). Local government reform isn’t a new views but there’s no doubt the concept. The wheels have been in State Government is intent This is great for Waverley as it means motion for many years and through on pushing ahead with local we’ve been able to control our future our strategic projects and initiatives government reform. and we’ve fought off the threat of we’ve been making sure we’re wellbeing drawn into a global city super prepared and well-positioned for the Our voluntary merger proposal with council, which would have consisted future. Randwick City Council was one of only of Waverley, Randwick, City of Sydney,

Waverley growth: then, now and into the future

In the past decade, Waverley has equipment catering for children of months each year for returfing. Work had a steady growth in population. all ages, more shade, rubber softfall, is expected to wrap up in time for the additional seating, bubblers and lush 2016 winter sports season. In 2005, 63,435 people called landscaping. Waverley home and this number Ensuring children have access to has now risen by approximately 13 In August, we completed work on services that foster a sense of learning per cent. Today, the most recent Macpherson Street playground in is also important. We’re proud to be data shows our community is made Waverley and next year we’ll revamp the first Council in NSW to be part of up of 71,769 people and by 2020, O’Donnell Street Reserve in North the Dads Read program, which aims to Waverley is projected to be home to Bondi, Dickson Park and Thomas encourage male carers to read to their 82,150 residents. Hogan Reserve, both in Bondi. children. The program ran as a pilot last year and is now a monthly staple We also want our young people in Waverley Library’s calendar of Population to continue to hone their sporting events. It’s held every third Saturday skills locally. A few years back, we of each month and it’s free. You can undertook a Recreation Needs Study, = 71,769 book by visitingeventbrite.com.au. which recognised the lack of sports fields within Waverley. We have this growth in mind when we The study recommended plan our initiatives and projects. we increase the use of Waverley Park playing Planning for the next fields by implementing a generation range of sports specific improvements and we’re As we prepare for an ageing excited these improvements population we also need to deal are now underway. with a baby boom. With over 8,000 children under the age of 14 we need In November, we started to provide open spaces and areas installing synthetic turf to where they can let their imaginations playing field no.2, which is run wild. Though we’re densely the field next to Waverley populated, we’re lucky enough to Oval. The end result will have 40 playgrounds. We’re making mean longer hours of use sure they’re in top shape through a and huge savings, as the field previously had to 15-year plan that will see us upgrading Dads Read attendees them to include things like new play be closed for up to five

4 Waverley in Focus Spotlight on Seniors

We provide a variety of activities and services for our seniors and it’s all about promoting independence, and keeping people healthy, active and socially connected. Our multicultural fabric We have a Community and Seniors People from all over the world It was a tremendous honour to Centre on Spring Street, Bondi call Waverley home. According have been elected by the Council Junction, which has been around to the 2011 Census, over to chair the Multicultural Advisory since the early 90s. The centre 24,000 residents were born Committee (MAC). It’s a position currently provides more than 40 overseas and the most common I’ve held since 2012. programs and activities each week, countries of birth are England, including yoga, tai chi, jazzercise, South Africa, New Zealand, Is there an achievement you’re French and Italian classes, and Ireland, USA and Israel. most proud of? painting and drawing groups. We celebrate the cultures that The MAC does so many amazing make up the Waverley fabric things – every successful outcome through a host of initiatives is an achievement in its own right. including our yearly Global Table I’m particularly proud of the way event, which transforms Oxford our diverse group of members and Did you know... Street Mall into a festival of food valued contributors come together • More than one in ten of Waverley’s and entertainment from all around and share great ideas, knowledge residents are over 65 the world. It’s typically held every and unique skills, which contributes May so stay tuned for more details so much to our community. I • Waverley’s older population is in the new year. regularly experience ‘feel-good’ very culturally diverse. Nearly two moments seeing wonderful people thirds were born overseas. After Over the last 15 years, the work so well together. English, Russian is the language most Multicultural Advisory Committee commonly spoken has helped implement Council’s How can people get involved? Cultural Diversity Policy, provide • One in three older persons in One of the ways to get involved Waverley provide unpaid help to the relevant advice on current trends is to become a member of the community through volunteering, and promote open communication MAC. This committee consists of or helping to support children or with these diverse community community representatives living someone with a disability groups. Cr Leon Goltsman is one of in Waverley and representatives the chairpersons and he explained of local, culture-specific services • One in six older residents need a little about what his work with the or regional agencies. The MAC is assistance themselves committee involves… expanding and we’re investigating new ways to promote even greater When and why did you become partnerships between Council and involved in the committee? If you would like to improve your the linguistically diverse cultures fitness, try a new activity or connect I was born in Odessa, formerly part within our community. with others please contact the of the Soviet Union, which is now For more information, please Waverley Community and Seniors Ukraine. I came to Australia when contact Carly Tremble, our Centre on 9083 8901 or email I was very young and I have always Community Projects Officer, on [email protected] embraced multiculturalism. 9083 8919.

Waverley in Focus 5 OUR FUTURE Tackling LOCAL ISSUES As we look to the future we have main improvements are that we’re information regarding the changes focused on solving ongoing local combining a number of the smaller to your area which will be mailed to issues to improve the wellbeing of areas, providing additional spaces you before your area changes. Street our community. for those residents living within each signs will be updated as the scheme is area. This will result in a reduction rolled out over the next four months. of our residential parking areas from Parking 23 to 11. The new areas are being Some RPS areas will not experience rolled out gradually to allow for an any changes other than the Parking in Waverley can often be introduction of the ‘floating a contentious issue. We’ve been easier transition and will have ‘floating boundaries’, which will make parking boundaries’. The changes have already focusing on finding a fairer way been implemented in Bondi Junction for residents who live within the more flexible if you live close to the edge of an area. and Queens Park and the following boundaries of one of our Resident are still to come… Parking Scheme (RPS) areas to If you are an existing RPS permit park throughout Waverley. The holder, keep an eye out for

Zone Notification of changes Rezoning takes effect Area 26 – Bondi Mid January No rezoning in this area Area 11 – Tamarama Mid January No rezoning in this area Area 43 – Bronte (North) Mid January No rezoning in this area Area 42 – Bronte Mid January Early February Area 6 – Bondi Beach Late January Mid February Area 4 – Bondi Beach West Late February Mid March Area 8 – Bondi Beach South Late February Mid March Area 12 – Bondi Beach East Late February Mid March

So, why the changes to our residential parking scheme? The improvements will make parking easier and more accessible for residents. This rollout also coincides with proposed changes to our Development Control Plan for multi-unit developments to provide sufficient off-street parking.

If you want more information about the improvements, please call our Customer Service team on 9083 8000 or visit waverley.nsw.gov.au/rps

6 Waverley in Focus Our transport needs Working with What’s next… our neighbours In mid-October, after IPART released All areas of Sydney are its report to the State Government, planning for future growth. We work with Randwick and all councils were given until 18 We’re examining the transport Woollahra on many initiatives. If the November to reassess their and parking pressures being State Government continues along its situations. The State Government experienced in Waverley path to reduce the number of councils is now considering any new merger through a study called in NSW, we recognise the whole of the proposals and will report back by the Waverley’s People, Movement eastern suburbs is really a community end of the year. All councils will know and Places: a study of where of interest. We lead similar lifestyles where they stand by Christmas. we go and how we get there. and, although we have significant strengths individually, we have an Should the Waverley-Randwick merge The study is: even stronger position together. proceed, the two councils will have over 210,000 residents, with greater • looking at the motivations for We already collaborate with Randwick capacity to work strategically towards travel and parking behaviours on a range of projects across our a better future for our community. region such as environmental • considering opportunities to We’ll have greater borrowing power sustainability, sharing the same Design expand public accessibility and and around $100M savings over a 10 Review Panel since 2003, and work mobility year period to put back into improved with both Randwick and Woollahra in services and facilities. • identifying major bottlenecks/ managing the eco footprint of Barrett pressure points arising from House, which was retrofitted in 2008 Our position has always been we prospective development and showcases practical, eco-friendly would not vote for a merge with any growth areas initiatives including energy and water other council unless our residents efficiency and recycled furniture. would be better off. We don’t know • considering public transport what a new council would look like, improvement opportunities We also share a depot in Alexandria but we do know the elected members and proposing a range of with Woollahra and many of the will be just as committed to working solutions to improve traffic and residents of the three councils towards the best future for their movement issues in Waverley. work in each other’s municipalities. community as the existing ones. Our submission to IPART offered The study will be finished in mid- to merge with Randwick and also To stay up to date on local government 2016 and we will be sharing the suggested another good fit – reform, please keep an eye on our results with you. Woollahra joining us. website waverley.nsw.gov.au

Waverley in Focus 7 AWARD SEASON Celebrating OUR PEOPLE One of the reasons Waverley is such an amazing place to live is its people. Our residents and business owners are talented, caring and hard-working and they make up the fabric of this great community. Each year, we take time to say thank you through various awards. Here are a few recent winners…

Brightest and Best 2015 This year marked the 10th anniversary of our business awards, Brightest & Best. BUSINESS After undergoing two vigorous stages of judging, the winners were AWARDS 2015 announced at the Brightest & Best Awards Gala dinner held at the East Leagues Club in late October. And the winners are... The judges were looking for businesses who demonstrated excellence in business leadership, innovation, creativity, presentation and customer Creative Arts, design and service. performance spaces The Bronte Sewing Room Points were also awarded to businesses who demonstrated exceptional environmental and accessibility practices such as offering alternatives Hair and Beauty Services to plastic bags, using energy saving light bulbs and designing both their Judena Taylor Salon physical business space and websites to ensure they are easy to navigate. Health and Fitness Services Lets Go Surfing

Hospitality Services Gertrude and Alice Café & Bookstore

Educational Services Hi iQ Preschool and Primary Tutoring

Legal and Financial Services Yellow Brick Road

Medical Services Smile by Design The Dental Spa

Professional Services Hart Estate Agents HCF

Retail – Groceries and Fresh Foods About Life

Retail – Home and Garden The Bronte Tram

Retail – Fashion STM Snow Surf Skate

Top: Award winners The Dental Spa; Above: Lets Go Surfing

8 Waverley in Focus AWARD SEASON

Garden Awards Here are this year’s winners: Dirt Kids My Beautiful Garden 1. Lyn Singer – Bondi Beach Public Gardens come in all shapes and School • Paul Morgan – Alfred Street, Bronte sizes and provide diversity, creativity 2. Dave Kistle – Clovelly Public School and vibrancy to all those who pass • Yula Russell – roof top garden, 3. Dover Heights Preschool by. Our Garden Awards reward the Eastgate Towers, Bondi Junction contribution made by gardeners in • Louise Ledingham – Old South the beautification of our local area. Head Road, Bondi Junction Innovative Gardens • Patrick Franklyn and Dawn Piebenga – Illawong Avenue, Tamarama • Three Blue Ducks – Macpherson Street, Bronte Bondi Beach Public School Special Street Garden • Charles Hunter, ‘Charlies Corner’ – Macpherson Street, Bronte

Special Shared Gardens • Bronte Community Garden, Sue Lowe – Langley Lane, off Dickson Street, Bronte • Penny Jones and Sarah van Erp – Alfred Street, Bronte, My Beautiful Waverley Park Communal Garden Garden Waverley Park Communal Garden

The Nib winners announced

Our annual literary award The Nib, And now to our winners… Thank you to everyone who has had another successful year. To supported this event, in particular commemorate our Anzac Centenary, Anzac Centenary Literary Prize Mark Moran Vaucluse, who we offered a new award – The Nib Peter Rees, for Bearing Witness sponsored the People’s Choice Anzac Centenary Literary Prize, as Prize of $1000, and Bondi Junction, People’s Choice Prize well as our annual six Alex Buzo Mark Dapin for The Nashos’ War North Bondi, and Rose Bay RSL sub- Shortlist Prize winners, our People’s branches, who sponsored the $3000 Choice Prize and our $20,000 main The Nib: Waverley Library Award for Anzac Prize. Without your generous award The Nib: Waverley Library Literature contribution this year’s awards would Award for Literature. Erik Jensen for Acute Misfortune: The not have been possible. life and Death of Adam Cullen THE

Waverley Library Award for Literature

Please head to waverley.nsw.gov.au/nib for more information.

Waverley in Focus 9 Summer in WAVERLEY Summer is here! This is the time “Stay calm if you get caught in a rip when Waverley comes alive and and don’t swim against it. Instead, let our community comes together to it take you out and raise your arm to ANTHONY ‘HARRIES’ soak up the sun. signal for assistance.” Iljko Miocevic – CARROLL, COUNCIL Club Captain, Bronte Surf Club The beach features regularly on the LIFEGUARD calendar for most of us and we caught Bondi A fixture on our beaches is Waverley up with those that know our beaches Council Lifeguard Anthony ‘Harries’ best – lifeguards and surf lifesaving Bondi sees enormous numbers of Carroll. Named after a local surf break volunteers. Their message is very visitors throughout summer and at Clovelly where he grew up, Harries clear: have a great time but stay safe. it’s important to understand your has been a Lifeguard for 20 years. With ability when in the water as it tends over 8000 rescues under his belt, he has Tamarama to get crowded. With many of these plenty to say about beach safety and he’s visitors being tourists, there are a Tamarama is relatively small in size found the main mistake swimmers make lot of first-time visitors to Bondi. is not staying between the flags. so there’s more impact of the waves We can all help set the example by on a smaller area. This is particularly swimming in the designated areas. Harries also urges those with fibreglass true at low tide when access to the boards to stay outside of the flag area. water is steep. Waves break right at “Lifeguards use this point and it’s best to avoid this their whistle to “It’s easy to be carried into the flag area area with children. alert beachgoers when you catch the perfect wave, so of danger so if you give yourself a 30 metre buffer zone “Hold onto young hear a whistle, look to be sure you don’t get in the way of kids in the water or around and see swimmers,” he said. make sure they’re what’s happening in a shallow spot if around you.” Harries used to be scared of the ocean they aren’t strong Jacob Waks – President, Bondi Surf and became more confident when swimmers.” Bill Bathers’ Life Saving Club he joined Nippers as a child. He said Shires – President, it gave him great beach skills and a Tamarama Surf Club North Bondi healthy respect for the ocean, which he maintains today. It’s this respect that he Bronte The northern end of Bondi is a wants beachgoers to have – a respect particularly family-friendly spot, but for the surf and a respect for all those Bronte can also be a challenging there is a rip that runs consistently enjoying the beach. beach due to the way the swell hits along the rocks. The safe option is the large rock faces and the ‘Bogey to stay within the flags or enjoy the All of our experts are united in their Hole’, which is Bronte’s well-known huge pool at the far northern end. advice to us. We’ve heard these before natural rock pool, is often a safer but they’re worth noting to ensure we’re option for swimmers. “Keep an eye on safe at the beach this summer: your kids, family Iljko warns us to and friends in 1 Swim between the flags and if there be aware of the and out of the are no flags, do not swim ‘Bronte Express’, water and if you 2 Wear sunscreen and reapply regularly which runs north need assistance to south and is please talk to Know your limits and if you are unsure particularly present the lifesavers or 3 of the water, don’t go deeper than during a heavy lifeguards.” Mark Cotter – President, your waist southerly swell. It’s North Bondi Surf Life Saving Club 4 If you’re a board-rider, stay clear of a quick-flowing rip and often surfers swimmers use it to get out to the waves quickly. 5 If you’re unsure, find a lifeguard or lifesaver and ask for advice. 10 Waverley in Focus SUMMER TIME

Protecting beach New Year’s Eve at Dudley for a safe and controlled venue. swimmers Page Reserve Yvette loves “the wonderful family carnival atmosphere, with jumping Our lifeguards have amazing cameras One of our favourite summer nights castles and DJ’s playing popular that can scan our waters to protect is New Year’s Eve and if you’re tunes the kids all know and love. our swimmers. Our beaches are looking for a family-friendly idea with You’re guaranteed to have a decent netted and our towers at Bondi and stunning views of the fireworks, then space for your family and friends, Tamarama are elevated to give a we have you covered. not jammed in large overwhelming better line of sight. The proposed crowds and having toilet facilities is tower at Bronte will also be elevated. Long-time Bondi local and editor of ellaslist.com – the parents’ guide fantastic – a must with young kids. We’re currently testing the clever to family-friendly Sydney – Yvette It’s also gated which is perfect for buoy which is a sonar ball that sits has always enjoyed New Year’s Eve those with little runaways!” on the floor of the ocean and can at Dudley Page Reserve when she’s The licensed bar and food stalls take recognise the different fish and notify attended. She highly recommends it away the hassle of carrying eskies to our lifeguards if there’s any danger. as a great option for families looking and from the Reserve. It’s a relaxed night for all but the crowd is there for the fireworks.

“The best part is the lead up just before 9pm, with great music pumping and a big countdown to the first boom and sparkle – it’s so exciting for the kids to be part of,” Yvette said.

If you’d like to join us for a relaxed New Year’s Eve, tickets are now on sale at moshtix.com.au and more information is available at waverley.nsw.gov.au. View from Dudley reserve, where you can watch New Year’s Eve fireworks

A word from our locals…

What does Summer in Waverley mean to you?

Tara, Huxley (4 years old) and Lexie, 22, from Bondi Junction Robert and Reidun from Bondi Chester from Bronte “Summer in Waverley means the “We like everything about “Summer means freedom, family beach, good weather and great Waverley in summer and we’re time and community. Neighbours food. It makes me feel energised looking forward to the warmer come out of the woodwork and we and excited.” temperatures.” all meet up at Bronte Beach.”

Waverley in Focus 11 SECOND NATURE Making Sustainability SECOND NATURE We live in a unique and beautiful regenerating plant life, improving water where possible, open windows rather corner of the world, and we’re quality and supporting local wildlife. than turn on the air conditioning, put committed to keeping it this way. As your food waste into a worm farm and incredible as our home is, it needs To reach our targets, we’re working a myriad of other things? our help to continue to thrive. with our local community and local businesses to make sustainability more We’ll be talking to you more over Second Nature is our plan to do than just an occasional concern. We coming months about our vision and just that. want it to become second nature. how you can get involved. For now, join in some of these activities to help make We’re proud to be one of the first In the ‘old’ days no one recycled sustainability second nature. local governments in Australia to have anything. Today it’s second nature to an environmental action plan for our separate your normal garbage from whole community. We have ambitious your recycled items. What if we could targets in reducing waste, water improve that so it was second nature consumption and emissions, while to turn off lights, save water, recycle

Biodiversity Climate Transport Waste Water

Bondi bins the bag

Plastic bags are choking our Sage Beauty and Gertrude and Alice beautiful coastal home, killing Café & Bookstore, and we hope more countless marine creatures in will join them. Australian oceans each year. That’s why Bondi locals, sustainability What can you do? leaders, creative businesses, retailers and Council have joined • Choose to reuse! Take a reusable forces in a campaign to make Bondi bag when shopping plastic bag free by the end of 2016. • Support local retailers that sign up Launched at Bondi Farmer’s Market on to become plastic bag free 24 October, Blue Bondi Green – Plastic • Sign the petition to show your Bag free Bondi 2016 is encouraging support for the cause, and share local businesses, as well as residents with friends: communityrun.org and visitors to end plastic bag use. /p/Banthebagbondi Congratulations to Bondi Farmers • Find out more at Markets stallholders and retailers who bluebondigreen.org have already kicked the plastic habit Follow bluebondigreen including Organic Republic Bakery, on Instagram

Left: Kasia and Alice at the launch of Blue Bondi Green 12 Waverley in Focus SECOND NATURE

Go bush with a view – no experience necessary! Have you got a thing for nature and enjoy fun fresh-air activities that can make a positive difference? Why not join up as a Bushcare volunteer to help give our local bushland some TLC? We’ll train you up and there’s a team of friendly volunteers who will show you the ropes.

Take your pick of groups at stunning coastal locations including Hugh Bamford Reserve, Bronte Gully, Bronte Waterfall, Tamarama, Diamond Bay, and Eastern Reserve.

Above: A young composter in training Want free food for your garden this summer? Make it second nature to reuse your food scraps with composting and worm farming. It’s easy with Council’s Compost Revolution program.

Join the program and get 80 per cent off and free delivery on compost bins and worm farms. Our free workshop and online tutorial will help you create plant food in no time. It’s easy and odour-free.

Join over 1,700 other Waverley households who have already joined Clockwise from top: Members of our Bushcare group; Erica Rink at Bronte; the program. Bronte Waterfall

Visit compostrevolution.com.au or For more info please contact Sue Stevens, Bushcare Coordinator: call City East Community College on 9083 8226 or [email protected] 9387 7400 to sign up.

For more info on our environmental goals and projects visit waverley.nsw.gov.au/environment Subscribe to our monthly enews to find out about sustainability activities and events. Email [email protected] and we’ll put your name on our enews database.

Waverley in Focus 13 BONDI BEACH Bondi Beach is widely recognised improved Pavilion offering dressing Registered in 2008 on Australia’s as an icon of Aussie beach culture. sheds, Turkish baths, and even National Heritage List, Bondi Beach When overseas visitors think of a cabaret restaurant called ‘The is an international attraction. Australia, Bondi Beach is their Esplanade.’ Visitors come to Bondi every year window to our country. So what to experience the natural beauty as makes our beach such a special Visitors to the beach could rent a well as the unique cultural events place? Not only is it stunning, it’s dressing shed, change into their that have become long standing also a history buff’s playground with woollen swimming costumes and exit traditions. interesting tales at every turn… directly to the beach through tunnels under Queen Elizabeth Drive.

Did you know? The northern tunnel later served as • After the ban on swimming during shopfront for an oil spray tanning daylight hours was lifted in 1905, and beach hire kiosk and in 2000 the surf bathing craze took off and the southern tunnel was used as Bondi Beach became extremely the entry point for beach volleyball popular. athletes in the Sydney Olympics.

• The surf lifesaving movement Work is currently happening at Bondi started in Bondi in 1907 and Beach and Park to ensure it can spread throughout Australia. be enjoyed by future generations. Lifeguards soon became a Improving the children’s playground reassuring presence on beaches all and building a young children’s skate around the country. park are just some of the ideas. The redesign of the South Bondi • Bondi is the place where amenities building and building a international swimwear brand new North Bondi toilet block are two Speedo started. of the other improvements.

• Bondi plays a pivotal role in many We also plan to return Bondi Pavilion to iconic events. Festival of the Winds its former glory through a project that has been running since 1978, will see the iconic building upgraded Sculpture by the Sea since 1997, while paying respect to its rich history. and City2Surf since 1971. One of the aims of its upgrade will be Above: Festival of the Winds poster from to reintroduce the Pavilion as a grand 1978; Main image: Bondi Pavilion, 1930s Bondi Beach entered into its heyday entrance to the beach from Campbell in the 1930s, with the new and Parade.

14 Waverley in Focus COMMUNITY LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS

English Italian Summer is here! È arrivata l’estate! Before you pack your togs, towels, picnic baskets and valuables for Prima di preparare i vostri indumenti, teli mare, cestini per il picnic e a day at the beach, make sure you’ve got all the bases covered for a altre cose necessarie per una giornata in spiaggia, assicuratevi di aver fun, safe and litter-free day. fatto tutto il possibile per passare una giornata divertente, sicura e non inquinante. Please swim between the flags, swim to your ability and take note of the signs. If you feel as though you’re getting into trouble in the Nuotate tra le bandiere in base alla vostra abilità e prestate attenzione water, raise your arm to alert the Lifeguards. ai cartelli. Se pensate di essere in pericolo in acqua, alzate il braccio per richiamare l’attenzione dei bagnini. Watch your valuables when you’re at the beach. Take what you need, or hire a locker so that your possessions are safe and sound. Tenete d’occhio i vostri oggetti preziosi mentre siete in spiaggia. Portate ciò di cui avete bisogno oppure noleggiate un armadietto, al fine di Don’t let rubbish ruin your day – let’s keep the surf and sand clean tenere i vostri oggetti al sicuro. and pristine for all to enjoy. Non fatevi rovinare la giornata dai rifiuti, manteniamo l’acqua e la Visit for more tips and suggestions for a mybondisummer.com.au spiaggia pulite cosi che tutti possano godersele. great summer. Visitate il sito www.mybondisummer.com.au per ulteriori informazioni, consigli e suggerimenti per passare un’estate stupenda.

Greek Έφτασε το καλοκαίρι! Spanish Πριν πάρετε τα ρούχα, τις πετσέτες, τα καλάθια πικ-νικ και ¡El verano ya llegó! άλλα προσωπικά σας αντικείμενα για μια ημέρα στην παραλία, βεβαιωθείτε ότι έχετε καλύψει τα πάντα για μια διασκεδαστική, Antes de preparar la ropa, las toallas, las canastas de picnic y sus ασφαλή και χωρίς σκουπίδια ημέρα. objetos de valor para pasar un día en la playa, asegúrese de tomar todas las precauciones necesarias para disfrutar un día divertido, Παρακαλούμε να κολυμπάτε μεταξύ των σημαιών, να κολυμπάτε seguro y sin basura. ανάλογα με την ικανότητά σας και να λαβαίνετε υπόψη τις πινακίδες. Αν αισθάνεστε ότι αντιμετωπίζετε προβλήματα ενώ Asegúrese de nadar entre las banderas, de nadar según su capacidad y de κολυμπάτε, σηκώστε το χέρι σας για να ειδοποιήσετε τους prestar atención a los carteles. Si siente que empieza a tener problemas ναυαγοσώστες. cuando está en el agua, levante el brazo para avisar a los salvavidas. Να προσέχετε τα προσωπικά σας αντικείμενα όταν είστε στην Cuando esté en la playa, vigile sus objetos de valor. Lleve solo lo que παραλία. Πάρτε μαζί σας ό,τι χρειάζεστε, ή νοικιάσετε ένα ντουλάπι necesite o alquile un casillero para que sus efectos personales estén για να φυλάξετε με ασφάλεια τα υπάρχοντά σας. seguros y a salvo. Μην αφήνετε τα σκουπίδια να καταστρέψουν την ημέρα σας - ας No permita que la basura le arruine el día, mantengamos las olas y la κρατήσουμε τη θάλασσα και την άμμο πεντακάθαρες για να τις arena limpias y prístinas para que todos podamos disfrutarlas. απολαύουν όλοι. Visite www.mybondisummer.com.au para obtener más consejos y Επισκεφθείτε το www.mybondisummer.com.au για περισσότερες sugerencias excelentes para disfrutar un verano excepcional. σπουδαίες συμβουλές και προτάσεις για ένα σπουδαίο καλοκαίρι.

Russian Simplified Chinese Наконец настало лето! 夏天来啦！ Прежде чем паковать свой купальник, полотенца, корзины для пикника и прочие принадлежности, чтобы провести день на 在带上泳衣、浴巾、野餐食品和贵重物品到海滩玩一天之 пляже, убедитесь, что вы готовы к полному веселья, безопасному 前，一定要确保为这一天的游乐、安全和不乱扔垃圾作好了 дню без мусора. 一切准备， Убедительная просьба – плавать только между флажками, не 游泳请勿超出警示旗标定的范围，要量力而游，并要注意危 переоценять свои способности по плаванию и обращать внимание 险情况的先兆。如果你在水中开始感觉不妥，就要用力挥动 на окружающую среду. 手臂招唤救生员。 Следите за ценными вещами на пляже. Берите только самое 在海滩要看管好自己的贵重物品。去海滩只随身携带必需 необходимое или возьмите в аренду камеру хранения, чтобы 品，或租一个储物柜以保证你的物品安全无虞。 ваши ценности находились в безопасности. 不要让垃圾毁了你快乐的一天 – 保持海水清澈，沙滩洁净， Постарайтесь, чтобы мусор не омрачил ваш день – давайте 让大家都能享受美好的海滨。 будем содержать океан и пляж в чистоте, чтобы полноценно 访问www.mybondisummer.com.au，查看更多实用提示和建 насладиться летом. 议，度过一个愉快的夏季。 Посетите сайт: www.mybondisummer.com.au, чтобы узнать подробнее о том, как весело провести лето.

Waverley in Focus 15 WHAT’S ON IN

School Holiday Waverley Library at Bondi Blowhole Program the beach 12–23 JANUARY THROUGHOUT JANUARY 10 JANUARY AT BONDI BEACH BONDI PAVILION GALLERY We’ve got a great selection of 21 JANUARY AT BRONTE BEACH Curated by Waverley Studio Artist activities to keep the kids occupied Keep an eye out for our pop up Kirsten Fredericks, Bondi Blowhole this summer. Head to our website library where you can enjoy a good is part gallery, part gift shop and a to see the full program and to make book, check out our cool online treasure chest of cheeky and fun bookings waverley.nsw.gov.au. resources and enjoy our program of objects. It’s presented by Arthole, music, craft and kids’ story times. an alumni of six artists showcasing the ever-evolving nature of their New Year’s Eve imaginations, and brings together THURSDAY 31 DECEMBER, Life’s a Beach traditional and modern crafts. 6PM–12.30AM BONDI PAVILION GALLERY Come and see the visual feast brimming with pure unadulterated DUDLEY PAGE RESERVE 31 JANUARY–27 MARCH aesthetic joy. Celebrate the start of 2016 in a In a very special partnership with relaxed, family atmosphere with Waverley Council, the Australian spectacular views of the fireworks Centre for Photography presents Beach clean-up at Dudley Page Reserve. There’ll be Martin Parr’s Life’s a Beach at Bondi SUNDAY 7 FEBRUARY, 4–6PM food and drinks for sale as well as Pavilion. One of Britain’s most BRONTE BEACH entertainment and plenty of activities beloved photographers takes us on for children. Tickets are $35 for adults a colour-saturated journey through Here’s your chance to grab some and $15 for concession available the seaside. This exhibition captures mates and the kids and join in at moshtix.com.auto see the full beachgoers on far-flung shores and a community beach clean-up. program and to make bookings will be well-placed at Bondi Beach. Together with Responsible Runners, waverley.nsw.gov.au. this is a fun event where you’ll make a difference to your local Flickerfest beach. Head to responsiblerunners.org/nsw for Creatures by the 8–17 JANUARY more information and go to Sea BONDI PAVILION bronte-clean-up.eventbrite.com.au THURSDAY 21 JANUARY, Flickerfest celebrates its 25th to book your spot. 10AM–2PM anniversary this January with 10 BRONTE BEACH days and nights of the hottest Come along to Bronte Beach for short films from Australia and the our family fun day where you’ll world. Categories cover everything Precinct Meetings from kids’ films, international learn amazing things about our There are no precinct meetings coastal critters and how to care for and Australian submissions and even Greenflicks, an array of scheduled for January 2016. A our protected coastal area with calendar for February is being our ‘Rangers on the Run’. There’ll environmental short films. The competitions will also include a finalised and will be available on our be a family quiz and treasure trail website soon waverley.nsw.gov.au in Bronte Park and other activities wonderful showcase program for throughout the day. Please visit this milestone birthday. For more If you’d like more information, creatures-by-the-sea.eventbrite. information, visit flickerfest.com.au. contact our Community Liaison com.au to secure your spot. Coordinator, on 9083 8128.

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