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Georges River Council

Committees Welcome and Introduction - 9 Jun 2026

A procedural meeting that opened the Council’s committee cycle, webcast notice was given, and public forum speakers addressed a planning proposal, but no substantive decisions or motions were recorded in this extract.

9 June 2026 Committees Welcome and Introduction Summary available Original minutes

Discussion

  • Webcasting and recording notice
    The Mayor advised the meeting was being recorded for minute-taking and webcast live on Council’s website under the Code of Meeting Practice.
    Residents can view the meeting online and know the proceedings were recorded for public access.
  • Public forum on biodiversity and foreshore planning proposal
    Three speakers addressed ENV026-26, the Biodiversity & Foreshore Scenic Protection Area Planning Proposal and GRDCP Amendment No.7 - Outcomes of Public Exhibition, all speaking against the proposal; one speaker had a pecuniary interest.
    Signals community concern about a planning matter affecting foreshore and biodiversity protections.
  • Committee meeting sequence
    The Mayor announced the committee meetings would run consecutively in the order of Assets and Infrastructure, Finance and Governance, Community and Culture, and Environment and Planning.
    Helps residents follow where later decisions or debates would occur, but no outcomes are recorded in this extract.

Impacts

  • No policy change, funding decision, or infrastructure approval is recorded in this extract.
  • The only substantive public input noted was opposition to a planning proposal affecting biodiversity and foreshore scenic protection areas.
  • Meeting recordings were made available on Council’s website.

Next

  • Proceed to the separate committee meetings in the announced order
    After the opening session on 9 Jun 2026
  • Public can review the webcast recording on Council’s website
    After the meeting

Extract

MINUTES Committees Welcome and Introduction Tuesday, 09 June 2026 6:00 PM Dragon Room Civic Centre Hurstville Georges River Council - Committees Welcome and Introduction - 9 June 2026 OPENING ADDRESS The Mayor, Councillor Borg welcomed everyone and declared the Committee Meetings open at 6:01pm. The Mayor, Councillor Borg advised that the Committee Meetings will run consecutively and there will be a slight delay between each Committee as the Chairs and Managers of each Committee change over. The order of meetings were: • Assets and Infrastructure • Finance and Governance • Community and Culture • Environment and Planning. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY The Mayor, Councillor Borg acknowledged th...