suburb · 26 meetings
Bondi Junction
Mentions
- Location of the meeting at the Boot Factory, Spring Street.
- The meeting was held at the Boot Factory in Bondi Junction.
- Subject of the Vision and Master Plan, proposed special entertainment precinct changes, housing growth planning and school-capacity advocacy.
- Subject of the master plan and Special Entertainment Precinct wording in the Delivery Program progress report.
- Confidential lease matter concerning 422 Oxford Street.
- Location of the proposed Community Improvement District and the Special Entertainment Precinct Working Group.
Decisions
Bondi Junction Vision and Master Plan amended
Council adopted amendments responding to 830 written submissions and 470 survey responses. Changes include further modelling of building heights and shadows, a Waverley Street bike path with tree planting, pocket parks at Grey Street, stronger sustainability requirements, consideration of 10% affordable housing subject to economic analysis, and further review of traffic, parking, connectivity and development transitions. Officers will report in December 2026. A rescission motion is listed for 17 November 2026.
Residents will see further changes to the proposed future shape, transport, open space, housing and sustainability settings for Bondi Junction, with further public consideration still expected.
Planning agreement approved for 34 Hall Street, Bondi Beach
Council approved a draft planning agreement providing a total monetary contribution of $144,936 for works identified in the Bondi Park, Beach and Pavilion Plan of Management and authorised the General Manager to execute it.
The development will contribute funding towards planned public works at Bondi Park, the beach and pavilion.
Bondi Junction Special Entertainment Precinct expansion supported
Council supported expanding the precinct to include Easts League Club, Club Bondi Junction (RSL) and The Grand Hotel, subject to approval by the Office of the NSW 24-Hour Economy Commissioner. Officers will investigate whether all hotels and licensed venues in the area should be included and report back.
The decision may affect late-night trading, venue management and the local night-time economy in Bondi Junction.
Roosters recognition and celebration approved
Council approved a Key to the City for the Sydney Roosters, a temporary premiership mural at Bondi Beach and further work on community celebrations. Officers will report on extending the Council partnership, banner infrastructure and a possible live viewing site at Bondi Beach.
Residents may see further public celebrations, temporary installations and event activity at Bondi Junction and Bondi Beach.
Bondi Junction progress report amended
Council adopted the six-monthly Delivery Program 2025–2029 progress report with revised wording describing the proposed Bondi Junction master plan, community concerns and further engagement with community and business groups. It also recorded the Special Entertainment Precinct as supporting music, dining and leisure in Bondi Junction and the east. The motion passed on the Chair’s casting vote after an amendment to remove the changes was lost.
Residents will see revised public reporting about the Bondi Junction master plan, including acknowledgement of concerns and planned further engagement.
Aboriginal land-claim notification motion amended
Council resolved to write to the Minister for Lands and Property requesting notification when an Aboriginal land claim affects a Crown reserve managed by Council in the Waverley local government area. It also supported greater public access, searchability and transparency for land-claim information. Clauses arguing that claims affecting local surf clubs and Bondi Icebergs should be refused, and supporting legislative protection for those facilities, were removed by amendment.
The resolution concerns the future information available about claims affecting community facilities on Crown land, including surf life saving clubs and Bondi Icebergs.
Council representatives appointed
Councillors were appointed to the Sydney Coastal Council Group, its Executive Committee, the Sydney Football Stadium Community Consultative Committee and the Sydney Water Customer and Community Reference Group (Bondi).
These appointments determine which councillors represent Waverley in regional, stadium and local water-service consultation forums.
Lets Go Surfing licence amendment
In confidential session, Council amended Milwac Trust’s licence for the operation of a surf school at Bondi Beach. The decision passed with one councillor voting against it.
Changes the operating arrangements for a surf-school business at Bondi Beach, although the detailed commercial terms were confidential.
Community Improvement Districts
Council noted that the Waverley local government area has been gazetted under the Community Improvement Districts Act 2025. It also noted that a Bondi Junction CID is not widely supported by local businesses and is not feasible at this time. Information about CIDs will be published on Council’s website.
Residents and businesses in Bondi Junction will not see a CID established at this time, and Council will provide public information about the scheme.
Bondi Junction Special Entertainment Precinct Working Group
Council noted changes to the working group and appointed 13 members through July 2028. The attachment containing commercial information was treated as confidential. Cr Wy Kanak’s vote against the motion was recorded.
The working group will continue advising on the Bondi Junction Special Entertainment Precinct, which may affect local nightlife, trading and amenity issues.
Comprehensive Contributions Review
Council unanimously noted a briefing paper, subject to reviewing the proposed inclusion of Bondi Beach in a 7.12 contribution rate of 4% and reconsidering a significantly higher threshold for a proposed 7.12 rate of 3%, which would also affect the 2% bracket. An amendment concerning infrastructure funding for future extreme climate change emergencies lapsed.
The review may affect future development contributions and infrastructure funding associated with development, including in Bondi Beach.
Bondi Park Memorial Artwork Committee established
Council established a committee, including the Mayor and Deputy Mayor and representatives from government, Jewish community organisations, emergency services, surf lifesaving, families, arts and the wider community. The committee may oversee delivery of the memorial artwork up to $500,000, funded from a $2 million NSW Government grant for the artwork and Bondi Park upgrades.
The memorial will be developed in the Archer Park area of Bondi Park, where the 14 December 2025 attack occurred. The exact location, design and delivery date will follow consultation and the committee process.
Artistic response and Sharing Light initiative noted
Council noted community artistic projects responding to the Bondi Beach attack and the planned Sharing Light temporary artwork during Chanukah 2026 and around the first anniversary on 14 December 2026. Workshops are planned at Bondi Pavilion.
Residents will be invited to participate in community art workshops and related anniversary activities.
Oxford Street cycleway connection advocacy continued
Council recognised the need for a continuous separated cycleway between Waverley and the City of Sydney, noted the completed Waverley section and the NSW Government’s in-principle commitment to the Oxford Street East missing link, and resolved to seek funding and a Transport for NSW briefing.
The proposed missing link would improve cycling access between Bondi Junction, Centennial Park, Taylor Square, Paddington, Surry Hills and the Sydney CBD.
Planning proposal for Hall Street and Roscoe Street noted as proceeding to Gateway
Council noted that the Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel had determined that planning proposal PP-2025-1263 should proceed to a Gateway determination. The panel is now the planning proposal authority, while Council retains the opportunity to make a submission during public exhibition.
The proposal concerns residential flat buildings at 49–59 Hall Street and shop-top housing at 69–71 Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach, with a shared basement and Roscoe Street vehicle access. Council previously opposed it over traffic, site-isolation and streetscape concerns.
North Bondi shareboard program continued
Council resolved to continue the North Bondi community shareboard program, enter a new memorandum of understanding with its provider and authorise the General Manager or delegate to finalise it.
The community surfboard-sharing service will continue under a formalised operating arrangement.
Topics
Housing and planning strategy
Council supported work to align Bondi Junction planning with community feedback, housing targets and sustainability objectives. It also supported investigation of affordable-housing controls used by Woollahra and the City of Sydney, with a report and planning proposal due by the November meeting.
Future planning controls could affect housing supply, density, affordability and development across the Waverley local government area.
Public school capacity in Bondi Junction
Council noted planned housing growth in Bondi Junction, Edgecliff and Woollahra and requested updated demand and capacity modelling from the NSW Department of Education. The modelling had not yet been provided. Council will advocate for consideration of a vertical public high school and noted the strategic review of 65 Ebley Street, Bondi Junction.
School capacity and the future of the Spotlight site may affect families, students and residents facing increased development.
Bondi Junction master plan
Council’s revised progress-report wording describes a proposed master plan involving additional housing, a revitalised mall with a plaza, more public space and community infrastructure. It acknowledges resident concerns and says further engagement with community and business groups is intended.
The wording signals that the master plan remains subject to refinement and continued consultation.
Crown land and local community facilities
Waverley’s surf life saving clubs and Bondi Icebergs were noted as being on Crown land subject to undetermined Aboriginal land claims. Council sought notification of claims affecting reserves it manages and backed a more searchable public register of claims.
The issue relates to the long-term certainty and public oversight of prominent community and sporting facilities.
Aboriginal rock carvings at Bondi Golf Course
Council stated that the old low-hanging metal chain fence around the rock engravings site had been replaced with a lighter non-metallic chain. The site remains monitored by the Land Council, and lease controls require Land Council input into works. A broader Aboriginal Heritage Study was also noted.
The measures are intended to reduce the risk of damage to the carvings and guide future site management.
Sydney Water Refresh Vaucluse and Diamond Bay project
Council officers had not yet received the minutes from the 26 August 2026 North Bondi Precinct meeting, so they were not yet aware of the concerns raised about the Sydney Water project. Officers said they could act once the concerns were formally received.
Follow-up on local resident concerns is pending receipt of the precinct meeting information.
Bondi Junction Community Improvement District
Local business feedback indicated that a CID in Bondi Junction is not widely supported or feasible at present. Council will publish information about CIDs and the Waverley LGA gazettal.
Businesses and residents have clarity that no Bondi Junction CID is proceeding at this stage.
Special Entertainment Precinct governance
A revised working group was appointed until July 2028 to support the Bondi Junction Special Entertainment Precinct.
The group’s future work may influence how entertainment activity and local amenity are managed in Bondi Junction.
Development contributions
Council requested further consideration of proposed 7.12 contribution settings, including the possible treatment of Bondi Beach and thresholds for the 3% and 2% brackets.
Changes to contribution settings could affect development costs and the funding available for public infrastructure.
The Sydney Plan and housing growth
Council welcomed the August 2026 regional plan and noted Waverley’s five-year target of 2,400 homes to June 2029, a requirement for at least 30 years of feasible housing capacity, and directions for additional growth in Bondi Junction, Rose Bay, suburban areas, Bronte Road and Bondi Beach. Council also noted a 3,000-dwelling target in the Bondi Junction Master Plan.
Future planning controls, development capacity, housing supply, infrastructure and neighbourhood character may be affected. Officers must prepare a report on the implications and sequencing of the required work.
Bondi Beach overnight parking
Council carried a motion to introduce a 7 pm to 7 am four-hour parking limit for all vehicles in the existing Bondi Beach Parking Area, including vehicles holding beach parking permits, while retaining other signed restrictions.
The change targets overnight parking in Queen Elizabeth Drive and Park Drive and may affect beach visitors, permit holders and nearby residents.
Samantha Knight 40th anniversary memorial
Council commemorated Samantha Knight, who disappeared from Bondi on 19 August 1986, and resolved to consult her family about a possible memorial plaque on the Ivy Wall.
The proposal would create a permanent local place of remembrance, subject to consultation with Samantha’s family.