The Kogarah Bay Progress Association has a long established history of successfully campaigning on behalf of residents and ratepayers.

Some of the key wins for the Association in past years include the following:

Sans Souci Convent

The Sans Souci convent was sold by the Catholic Church in January 1995 to the former Southern Health Service. Following plans, which eventually fell through, to convert the building to assist persons travelling long distances for treatment at St George Hospital, the Southern Health Service sold the property to developers, who wanted to drastically change the character of the building. The Kogarah Bay Progress Association was very active in lobbying Council to protect the heritage building. This was a big win for the Association, as the building was protected and eventually transformed into twenty four residential apartments.

bay vista function centre

This function centre operated from a family home on Carlton Crescent, Kogarah Bay since 1949. New owners wanted to increase the hours and usage of the function centre, which is located in a residential area. The KBPA successfully lobbied against the increase to hours and usage of the function centre on behalf of neighbouring residents.

Carss Park Bowling Club

When the Carss Park Bowling Club was closed down, it was proposed to sell the land off for private uses with options presented that included a licensed club, restaurant/café, function centre, and aged care facility. The KBPA fought to strongly oppose the development of an aged care facility and function centre and expressed support for both the removal of the club building and a return to open space. Ultimately, part of the land was re-classified as ‘operational’, and The Carss Park Narani Child Care Centre was opened in 2007. The campaign was successful, however, as the land was retained as a community asset, rather than sold off to private interests.

Bus Routes

As early as 1931, the KBPA successfully lobbied for improved bus routes for the area.