Congratulations 🎉 to our newest Australian citizens and what an honour to have them call our wonderful City their home! Thank you to Tony Burke MP for joining us for this special occasion.

What a pleasure to attend the grand opening of the new Jay Productions & Events HQ in Milperra 🎉 Jason Ghazal is a true Bass Hill local boy who started the company in 2008 from a garage. It makes me proud to see local powerhouse businesses staying local!

#BreakingNews The Appian Way, The Mall and North Terrace have finally reopened! This marks the completion of a huge $27 million upgrade to future-proof our CBD against flooding. I want to thank the businesses, residents and road users for their patience during this upgrade.

Commemorating the annual Vietnam Veterans Day Service in Bankstown today.

An exciting update ⚠️ - construction has begun for the $17.9 million revamp of the Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink. Once completed, this historic facility will be home to our future Olympians 🥇 and will be a place to create life-long memories.

It was a pleasure to meet with Mr Jubek Hyung, the new president of the Korean Society of Sydney Australia, and hear about our City's Korean community.

It's National Senior Citizens Day and I'm diving into some good news! Our City has partnered with @Royal Life Saving NSW to deliver a FREE Seniors Splash program helping more than 100 adults learn how to swim.

It was my pleasure to present Padstow Community Care with a Mayoral Certificate of Recognition for their 40th Anniversary. Whether it's a chat over coffee or helping customers browse the op-shop, the staff pour love and dignity into the vital work they do for our City.

It was an honour to attend the 80th anniversary of Indonesia’s Independence hosted by the Indonesian Community Council of New South Wales. Events like this highlight the cultural diversity we are blessed with in Canterbury-Bankstown.

Every parent wants to hold their newborn and not fear the worst. Last year more than 3000 babies unexpectedly died. Red Nose Day 🔴 is how we can show our support for organisations doing the work to save babies lives 👉 fundraising.rednose.org.au/donation

#BREAKING Australia Post is closing their Revesby branch on October 29. This is extremely disappointing for the area's 20,000 residents - especially elderly residents. I'm calling on Australia Post the office in Revesby open. #HandsOffAusPostRevesby

We're inspiring the leaders of tomorrow. It was a pleasure to speak to students from Canterbury Girls High School about what it means to be a leader for the Bulldogs Game Changer Program. Just remember - find your passion and go for it!

It's been a busy week of celebrating sporting excellence! From Bankstown District Amateur Football Association to Football Canterbury and Bankstown Bruins - our City is home to many talented and passionate athletes.

#Throwback to the Mayoral Lightsout Sleepout! Helping those in need is the heart of these events and I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who made the Sleepout happen.

🏥 Super excited to see the new $2 billion Bankstown Hospital taking shape! Once completed, the Hospital will transform emergency healthcare in our City. Take a look at the new designs and have your say 👉 haveyoursay.nsw.gov.au/new-bankstown-…

In its third year now, the Greenacre Splash Park is officially back in business for the school holidays! We'll be running a Splash into Summer Family Fun Day soon to celebrate - check out all the details here 👉 cb.city/SplashSummer

We're kicking off Mental Health Month with CBCity's very first Mental Wellbeing Festival! Great to see so many people of all ages enjoying the sun and connecting with essential services like the Bankstown Men's Shed, Lifeline, Breakthru and more.

Oxi Day reminds us of the power of courage and community 🇬🇷🇨🇾 Today we honour Greece’s stand for freedom and celebrate the strength of our local Greek and Cypriot families who enrich our City every day. Council will raise the Greek flag across our City to commemorate this day.

I’m walking 5km in support of Charlotte’s Wish and I’d love your support! In 2024, 12-year-old Charlotte tragically lost her life due to bullying. In Charlotte’s memory, we will be walking 5km fundraising for youth mental health. Join or donate: charlotteswish.raiselysite.com/t/mayor-bilal-…

Today I visited the new AIM Association Op Shop in Revesby. Every item donated to the shop helps our locals live affordably. What a great initiative!