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Media releases and statements

  1. City of Boroondara welcomes Wes Gault as new mayor

    Glenferrie Ward Councillor Wes Gault has been appointed mayor for the 2025–26 council year.

  2. The Glenferrie Festival has not been cancelled

    Reports suggesting the cancellation of this much-loved event, published in the Herald Sun and shared on social media, are incorrect.

  3. Boroondara leads the way with first pole-mounted EV chargers in Victoria

    Victoria’s first electricity pole-mounted EV chargers are delivering 100% renewable power to electric vehicles in Boroondara.

  4. Boroondara Council explores transformation of park at the heart of Camberwell Junction

    The City of Boroondara has passed a draft master plan for the green spaces at the heart of Camberwell Junction.
    An aerial view of the Camberwell Civic Precinct, showing the surrounding landscape. The area is filled with buildings, trees, and pathways, making it a vibrant and welcoming public space.

  5. Response to the Victorian Government’s release of activity centre maps for Hawthorn, Glenferrie and Auburn and Kew Junction.

    Cr Sophie Torney, the Mayor of Boroondara, responds to the Victorian Government’s release of activity centre maps for Hawthorn, Glenferrie and Auburn and Kew Junction.
    Hawthorn Arts Centre clock tower from above. The Melbourne City skyline is on the horizon

  6. City of Boroondara welcomes investment in community housing

    The Mayor of Boroondara, Cr Sophie Torney, welcomes government investment in Community Housing.

  7. Boroondara residents praised for waste efforts, but bin contamination

    The City of Boroondara has completed a bin audit, inspecting more than 8,500 waste, recycling, and FOGO bins for incorrect use.
    a set of 3 boroondara waste bins sitting on a nature strip

  8. City of Boroondara accelerates local climate response

    The City of Boroondara has passed a bold new Climate Action Implementation Plan that marks a major shift in Council’s climate response.

  9. City of Boroondara wins big at LGPro Awards

    At an evening ceremony in Melbourne, the City of Boroondara won the prestigious LGPro Innovative Leadership Award for its Innovation Academy.
    5 adults in evening dress stand on a stage holding a certificate

  10. City of Boroondara presents at Inquiry into planning reforms

    City of Boroondara Mayor Sophie Torney and Director of Urban Living, Scott Walker, presented to a Parliamentary Inquiry on community concerns about the Victorian Government’s newly announced planning reforms.