Western Sydney
Liverpool City Council
Liverpool City Council decisions and meeting notes from public minutes. This page follows 12 recent meetings, including 11 with decisions or resident-facing discussion. 10 articles have been written from the source minutes. Recent records mention Budget, rates and governance, Projects and capital works, Liverpool, CT Lewis Centre.
- Meetings
- 12
- Substantive
- 11
- Articles
- 10
- Watch items
- 22
Latest
Liverpool Council opens budget, rates plan and reserve changes for comment
Liverpool City Council has put its draft 2026-27 budget, fees and charges, and long-term financial plan on exhibition for 28 days, with $1.075 million in reallocations and funding flagged for parks services and Ernie Smith Reserve.
Budget and rate-setting documents are going on public exhibition, giving residents a chance to make submissions.
Council’s reserve decisions affect how money is held for parks, property, insurance, loans and major projects.
Planning policy and DCP amendments may influence future development standards and developer contributions.
Some community organisations will receive grant funding to deliver programs and exhibitions.
Articles
Liverpool Council opens budget, rates plan and reserve changes for comment
Liverpool City Council has put its draft 2026-27 budget, fees and charges, and long-term financial plan on exhibition for 28 days, with $1.075 million in reallocations and funding flagged for parks services and Ernie Smith Reserve.
Liverpool Council moves 19 May meeting to 18 May and asks for budget modelling
Liverpool City Council has moved its ordinary meeting to Monday 18 May 2026 at 6pm and directed the CEO to model changes to budget, waste, parks and reserve funding.
Liverpool visitor economy plan moves to public exhibition
Liverpool's Governance Committee has advanced the draft Visitor Economy Strategy 2026-2030, with councillors to provide comments during exhibition before the plan returns to Council for adoption.
Liverpool approves Technology One contract for new ERP system
An extraordinary council meeting backed the software contract 6-4 and kept detailed submission material confidential for commercial reasons.
Liverpool adopts Woodward Park masterplan and starts search for long-term investment
The revised design masterplan for Woodward Park has been adopted, with council also set to look for alternate sites for affected user groups and run an expression of interest process for future investment.
Liverpool rejects proposed Indian myna trapping program
A notice of motion seeking a dedicated trapping program and $15,000 for online training was lost at Liverpool City Council’s 29 April meeting.
Decisions
Internally restricted cash reserves reviewed
Council adopted revised reserve settings and removed the Moorebank Intermodal Ex-Gratia Payments Reserve from the adopted recommendations after debate and a successful amendment.
Affects how Council sets aside and uses money for services, assets and future projects across the city.
Draft 2026-27 budget and long-term financial plan placed on public exhibition
Council endorsed the draft 2026-27 Budget, Revenue Pricing Policy and Long-Term Financial Plan for 28 days of public exhibition, including proposed funding for parks services and the Ernie Smith Reserve upgrade.
Residents can review and comment on next year’s rates, fees, spending priorities and capital works.
Draft Delivery Program and Operational Plan placed on public exhibition
Council endorsed the 2025-2029 Delivery Program and 2026-2027 Operational Plan for 28 days of public exhibition, with a further report to return after submissions close.
Sets Council’s service priorities and project delivery commitments for the next four years.
Issues
Budget, rates and governance
Draft 2026-27 budget and long-term financial plan placed on public exhibition
Projects and capital works
Draft 2026-27 budget and long-term financial plan placed on public exhibition
Funding and grants
Draft 2026-27 budget and long-term financial plan placed on public exhibition
Roads, traffic and parking
East Leppington infrastructure motion adopted
Community services and facilities
CBA bank guarantee facility increase approved
Waste, water and environment
Draft budget and policy changes to be modelled
Topics
Condolence motions
Council formally acknowledged the deaths of Dr Bryan Cowling, Barry “Bo” Seton, Milorad Vidovic and Eddy Zu, with a minute’s silence observed.
Community recognition and civic condolences; no operational service change.
Hats off to Oscar fundraiser support
Council considered a $1,000 donation request for a local fundraiser to support a seriously ill child’s family.
Direct support for a local family in hardship.
Appointments to committees deferred
Vacancy-only appointments to committees and affiliated bodies were deferred to the next meeting.
Delays filling some representative roles, but no immediate service impact.
Budget modelling and financial plan changes
Council asked for modelling of a higher employee cost figure, a comparison scenario, and possible allocations from reserves before finalising budget documents.
Budget decisions may affect council spending, staffing and future service levels.
Waste service and bin policy changes
Proposals included funding an extra yellow bin service from the Domestic Waste Levy, increasing household pickups from 2 to 4 per year, and changing the large red bin upgrade eligibility from six family members to five.
Households could see changes to waste collection access, frequency and charges.
Parks, compliance and reserve funding
Council asked for modelling for additional Parks team funding, a neighbourhood compliance model, and an upgrade to Ernie Smith Reserve from the General Property Reserve.
These items could affect open space maintenance, local amenity and reserve improvements.
Council governance and meeting practice
Council noted NSW Government changes to the Model Code of Meeting Practice banning councillor briefing sessions, and the CEO advised decisions must be made as resolved positions of Council.
This affects how council business is debated and decided in public.
Financial position and rates arrears
The meeting noted Council held $453.8 million in cash and cash investments at 31 March 2026, with $56.2 million in rates outstanding. Staff were asked to update the final cost of the by-election to include in-house staff costs and related fees.
Relevant to ratepayers, budgeting, and Council’s financial management.
Places
Liverpool
Subject of the Liverpool 2050 strategic vision.
CT Lewis Centre
Subject of a notice of motion about suspending sale-related actions and reviewing the appointment of selling agent CBRE.
Austral
Planning proposals at Fourth Avenue and Eighth Avenue sites for indoor recreation facilities were progressed.
George Street
Part of the Liverpool upgrades project discussed by the committee.
Moore Street
Part of the Liverpool upgrades project discussed by the committee.
Edmondson Park
Planning agreement for Precincts 3, 5 and 9 was endorsed for execution.
Niland Way
Traffic and parking problems linked to a childcare centre approval were raised in a notice of motion.
Moorebank
Referenced through the Moorebank Intermodal Ex-Gratia Payments Reserve and local road/hall naming context.
Projects
Autism Advisory and Support Service
Recipient of a $15,000 matching grant.
Liverpool 2050
Long-term city strategy being developed to 2050.
Office of Local Government
Will receive a referral for independent investigation into the CBRE appointment circumstances.
WSROC
Council decided to discontinue membership.
FoWSA
Council decided to discontinue membership.
Liverpool RSL sub-Branch
Council will write to thank it for support of the ANZAC Day program.
Technology One Limited
Selected contractor for the Enterprise Resource Planning system.
Enterprise Resource Planning system
Core system being procured by Council.
Next steps
Meetings