My community comes first.
This community deserves our best. We are committed to giving back to this community especially in these difficult times.
Councillor, Canterbury Bankstown Council
BILAL EL-HAYEK
I currently hold the position of Youth Coordinator at Bankstown Police Citizens and Youth Club (PCYC), where I manage many youth and family programs.
This includes work on the Bankstown Families Connect program, which brings together disadvantaged children and their mothers from the local area, to participate in various fun, social and educational activities. In addition, I’ve developed partnerships with local Police, AFL club GWS Giants and the Lighthouse Community Support group, to manage school leadership programs and youth-led conferences.
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Proud White Ribbon Ambassador
Rain, Hail, or Shine; Community First.
I’m a proud White Ribbon Ambassador and sit on a committee that organises the annual local White Ribbon Day march, which attracts more than 2,000 people.
I’m also involved in the planning of Harmony Day activities, which bring families of different cultures together, to celebrate multiculturalism in Canterbury-Bankstown, and was awarded the Premier’s Harmony Medal in 2018.