South Coast NSW
Shoalhaven City Council
Shoalhaven City Council decisions and meeting notes from public minutes. This page follows 35 recent meetings, including 31 with decisions or resident-facing discussion. 24 articles have been written from the source minutes. Recent records mention Roads, traffic and parking, Funding and grants, Nowra, Sussex Inlet.
- Meetings
- 35
- Substantive
- 31
- Articles
- 24
- Watch items
- 22
Latest
Shoalhaven land sales and planning changes face community consultation
Sales and planning changes affecting council land in Nowra, Bendalong and Ulladulla will require community consultation, while action on 77 Princess Street, Berry, waits for a related development application.
Community groups will receive a total of $125,000 through the 2026/2027 Community Wellbeing Grants Program, while unsuccessful applicants will be notified.
Proposed road closures at Nowra and Numbaa are subject to statutory advertising and submissions, with possible changes to public access and adjoining land arrangements.
Several proposed council land sales, closures and planning changes were deferred or made subject to community consultation.
A fenced dog off-leash area was approved at Boongaree, Berry.
Articles
Shoalhaven land sales and planning changes face community consultation
Sales and planning changes affecting council land in Nowra, Bendalong and Ulladulla will require community consultation, while action on 77 Princess Street, Berry, waits for a related development application.
Shoalhaven approves $125,000 for community projects
The 2026/2027 allocations include $8,000 for youth driver education, $6,000 for community lunches and $5,000 grants for three local community projects.
West Nowra drivers closer to Yalwal Road upgrade
Road widening, intersection upgrades, signage and linemarking on Yalwal Road and Filter Road can progress after the Forum raised no objection to the West Nowra proposal.
Broughton Creek flood study stalls with no interim works planned
No interim works are planned and a grant application cannot proceed until Council secures a co-contribution, with the Broughton Creek project to be reconsidered in the next funding cycle.
Sanctuary Point Library gets $14.4 million borrowing green light
Shoalhaven City Council has backed in-principle borrowing of $14.4 million for the Sanctuary Point Library and will keep seeking state and federal grants.
Shoalhaven locks in $563 domestic waste charge, larger-bin and assisted collection fees
Shoalhaven City Council has adopted 2026/27 waste charges, including a $563 standard domestic service, a $970 larger landfill bin option and a $114 extra recycling bin fee.
Shoalhaven backs $14.4 million borrowing plan for Sanctuary Point Library
Shoalhaven councillors have given in-principle approval to borrow $14.4 million for the Sanctuary Point Library and asked staff to keep seeking grants.
Shoalhaven resets meeting rules and opens revised 2026 code for public comment
Shoalhaven City Council has rescinded its December 2025 meeting code and public forum policy, reinstated the earlier code and placed a revised Draft 2026 Code of Meeting Practice on exhibition for 42 days.
Shoalhaven backs parking and traffic changes across five sites
Shoalhaven Local Transport Forum supported signage and linemarking changes in Ulladulla, Bomaderry, Nowra, Mollymook Beach and Beecroft Peninsula, with approvals given under delegated authority.
Shoalhaven orders cost report on refused development court cases
Shoalhaven City Council has asked its CEO for a detailed report on legal and consultant costs for development applications taken to the Land and Environment Court from December 2019 to December 2024.
Shoalhaven council limits extra speakers on agenda items
Shoalhaven City Council refused an extra public speaker on a Kangaroo Valley development application after the CEO said the report already dealt with community objections.
Shoalhaven forum backs Berry parade and Wason Street parking changes
Shoalhaven Local Transport Forum had no objection to a mobility parking upgrade at Wason Street Car Park and the 23 May Berry Celtic Festival Street Parade. Both recommendations were later approved under delegated authority.
Decisions
Community Wellbeing Grants approved
Approved $125,000 in 2026/2027 Community Wellbeing Grants and directed staff to advise unsuccessful applicants.
Provides direct funding to community organisations and projects across Shoalhaven.
Council land-sale decisions amended and partly deferred
Amended the council-land disposal recommendation so that several sales, closures and rezoning or reclassification steps require community consultation; the Berry decision was deferred pending a related DA.
Potential changes to public land use and ownership will not proceed immediately in the affected cases.
West Nowra road upgrade supported
Approved the recommendation that there was no objection to the Yalwal Road and Filter Road road widening, intersection upgrade, signage and linemarking proposal in West Nowra.
The transport and road upgrade can proceed through the relevant project and approval stages.
Issues
Roads, traffic and parking
Bomaderry signage approved
Funding and grants
Community Wellbeing Grants approved
Projects and capital works
Finance review panel appointments
Planning, development and housing
LGNSW infrastructure policy support motion carried
Budget, rates and governance
Urgent Sanctuary Point Library rescission motion introduced but lost
Waste, water and environment
Lower Shoalhaven River flood plan endorsed
Topics
Community Wellbeing Grants
Council approved $125,000 for recommended recipients in the 2026/2027 Community Wellbeing Grants Program and will notify unsuccessful applicants.
Local organisations and community groups will receive funding, while other applicants may need to pursue alternative support.
Proposed road closures
Council began statutory road-closure processes for an unnamed lane off Brereton Street, Nowra, and a road reserve adjoining Comerong Island Road, Numbaa.
Public access and adjoining property arrangements may change after advertising and consideration of submissions.
Council land disposal and planning
Council’s land-sale and land-reclassification program was amended to require community consultation for several significant properties and to defer the Berry decision until a related development application is finalised.
Residents may have opportunities to comment before council land is sold, rezoned or reclassified.
Dog access area
A fenced dog off-leash area at Boongaree, Berry, was approved.
Dog owners gain a designated fenced off-leash facility.
Mollymook development applications
Three development applications at Maisie Williams Drive, Mollymook, were resolved without debate.
Nearby residents should check the full determinations for approved works and conditions.
Finance and Infrastructure Review Panel
Allan Baptist and Jane Milinkovic were appointed to the Finance & Infrastructure Review Panel for two-year terms.
Community representatives will participate in council finance and infrastructure oversight.
Yalwal Road upgrade
The Forum had no objection to road widening, intersection upgrades, signage and linemarking on Yalwal Road and Filter Road in West Nowra under plan D26/290812.
Residents and road users may experience changed intersection layouts, roadside restrictions and future construction impacts.
Current and future-stage signage
TfNSW queried the continuation of No Stopping arrows and a future-stage W2-7 sign. Council staff confirmed the No Stopping restriction continues to the next intersection and that the W2-7 sign is not part of the current project.
The clarification identifies which restrictions are included in the current project and which signage will be deferred.
Places
Nowra
Council chambers and administrative centre; meeting venue
Sussex Inlet
Site of an additional floodgate investigation included in the updated plan.
Berry
Council requested a report on expediting planning linked to sewage treatment upgrade design.
Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre
Venue for the committee meeting.
Huskisson
Included in the proposed paid parking report.
St Georges Basin
Planning proposal and development application matters raised in deputations
Sanctuary Point
Site of the library project at the centre of the rescission debate.
Hyams Beach
Included in the proposed paid parking report.
Projects
Office of Local Government
Provided advice relied on for rescinding the existing code and public forum policy.
Shoalhaven City Council
Decision-making local government authority for the meeting.
Sanctuary Point Library
Central project in the rescission debate and funding discussion.
Jerry Bailey Burial Ground
Cultural heritage project discussed by Council and Elders.
Boongaree
Location of the approved fenced dog off-leash area in Berry.
Holiday Haven Currarong
Council-owned or controlled holiday park involved in the accepted tender.
Local Government NSW
Source of the infrastructure policy proposal supported by Council.
ENSA
Prepared design plans for the Moss Street/North Street intersections.