Finance and Governance Committee - 9 Jun 2026

Topics

• Council asks how new planning pathways could affect voluntary planning agreements
  A councillor queried whether State planning reforms such as TOD, SSD and LMR will change how Georges River Council handles VPAs.
  This could affect developer contributions and the council’s negotiating position on future projects.

Decisions

• Confirmed previous committee minutes
  Minutes of the 11 May 2026 Finance and Governance Committee meeting were confirmed unanimously.
  Procedural only; no direct service or policy change for residents.
• Received and noted investment report
  The Investment Report as at 30 April 2026 was received and noted by Council unanimously.
  Provides oversight of council funds and investments, but no immediate change to resident services was recorded.
• Received and noted Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee minutes
  Confirmed minutes from 5 March 2026 and unconfirmed minutes from 28 May 2026 were received and noted unanimously.
  Relates to council governance, audit and risk oversight rather than a direct service change.

Discussion

• Investment report oversight
  The committee considered the investment position as at 30 April 2026 and noted it without amendment.
  Relevant to how council manages public money and financial risk.
• Audit and risk governance
  Minutes from the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee were noted, including both confirmed and unconfirmed meetings.
  Signals ongoing oversight of compliance, internal controls and governance.
• Question on planning avenues and VPAs
  A question was asked about whether new State Government planning avenues such as TOD, SSD and LMR would affect the handling of voluntary planning agreements.
  Could affect how future development contributions and planning negotiations are handled.

Impacts

• No immediate change to local services, fees or infrastructure was recorded in the extracted meeting text.
• Council financial and audit oversight continued through routine reporting and minute adoption.
• A planning-related question suggests possible future implications for voluntary planning agreements linked to new State planning pathways.

Next

• Council to continue routine monitoring of investments and audit/risk matters through future reports and committee minutes.
  Ongoing
• Respond to the question about how TOD, SSD and LMR pathways may affect VPAs, if further advice or reporting is prepared.
  Future meetings if reported

Extract

MINUTES Finance and Governance Committee Tuesday, 09 June 2026 Dragon Room Georges River Civic Centre Hurstville Georges River Council - Minutes of Finance and Governance Committee Meeting - 9 June 2026 PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS The Mayor, Councillor Elise Borg, Councillor Christina Jamieson (Chair), Councillor Matthew Allison, Councillor Elaina Anzellotti, Councillor Tom Arthur, Councillor Oliver Dimoski, Councillor Thomas Gao, Councillor Gerard Hayes, Councillor Kathryn Landsberry, Councillor Nancy Liu, Councillor Peter Mahoney, Councillor Natalie Mort, Councillor Leon Pun, Deputy Mayor, Councillor Sam Stratikopoulos, and Councillor Ben Wang. COUNCIL STAFF General Manager – David Tuxford, D...