What the council is working on
Recent deliveries, what's underway now, and what's planned next — drawn from the council's own plans, budgets and project pages. We report what the council has publicly said it's doing; every item links to its source.
The council's stated direction
Bayside's long-term direction is set out in the Bayside 2035 Community Strategic Plan (adopted 2025, reviewed from the original 2018 plan), translated into a Delivery Program 2025–2029 and annual Operational Plan & Budget — the 2026/27 draft was on public exhibition in May 2026.
The plan is organised around four themes: a vibrant and liveable place; a connected community that feels it belongs; a green, resilient and sustainable Bayside; and a financially sustainable council supporting a dynamic local economy. It also explicitly accounts for the LGA's position alongside Sydney Airport and Port Botany, including Sydney Airport's Master Plan 2045.
The council's Delivery Program 2025–2029 and annual Operational Plan & Budget set the capital works and service program funded by rates; the 2026/27 draft budget and fees were on public exhibition from 7 to 20 May 2026.
Underway now
Open space & park renewals (e.g. Tindale Reserve, Carlton)
2025–26Ongoing upgrades to local parks and open space under the Delivery Program, including the completed renewal of Tindale Reserve in Carlton — new play equipment, a handball court and accessible paths — officially reopened 3 July 2026.
Source: Bayside Council — Upgrading Carlton's Tindale Reserve
Planned / committed
FOGO transition (ahead of the 2030 NSW mandate)
before 2030The council says it is transitioning its garden-organics bin to a combined food-and-garden organics (FOGO) service ahead of the state government's July 2030 deadline for all NSW councils, though no start date has been confirmed yet.
Bayside 2035 Community Strategic Plan delivery
to 2035The council's long-term program of commitments across liveability, community connection, sustainability and the local economy, delivered through the Delivery Program 2025–2029 and annual Operational Plans.
Source: Bayside Council — Community Strategic Plan (Bayside 2035)