Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee - 15 Sep 2026 9:00 AM

Topics

• Council replaces memorial and personal-tribute rules with new Public Memorials Policy
  Council has adopted a new policy governing public memorials and personal tributes, replacing two existing policy arrangements.
  Residents and community groups seeking memorials or tributes in public spaces may face changed requirements and processes.
• Nugrow waste facility expansion approved with regulated-waste activities
  Council approved changes enabling Nugrow to operate an enclosed compost and soil conditioner manufacturing facility alongside a regulated-waste resource recovery facility.
  The planning outcome may affect nearby communities, waste operators and environmental oversight of the facility.

Decisions

• New Public Memorials Policy adopted
  Council repealed the Public Monuments and Memorials Policy and the Personal Tributes provisions within the Open Space and Road Network Policy, and adopted the new Public Memorials Policy. The policy is scheduled for review in September 2028.
  The decision changes how public memorials, monuments and personal tributes are managed in council open spaces and along the road network.
• Nugrow development approval change approved
  The committee resolved to approve a change to development approval 7213/2014/MAMC/E for the conversion of the existing facility to an enclosed Compost and Soil Conditioner Manufacturing Facility, with an associated Resource Recovery Facility for storing and redistributing regulated waste. Approval is subject to conditions and attachments.
  The decision affects the operation and regulation of a waste-related industrial facility, including compost and soil conditioner manufacturing and regulated-waste storage and redistribution.

Discussion

• Public memorials and tributes
  Existing policies were repealed and replaced with a single Public Memorials Policy, with a review date set for September 2028.
  Residents seeking to establish or maintain a public memorial or personal tribute may be affected by the new policy framework.
• Nugrow facility planning approval
  A change application was approved for an enclosed compost and soil conditioner manufacturing facility and associated high-impact resource recovery activities involving regulated waste.
  Nearby residents and waste-sector stakeholders may be affected by the approved land-use and operating changes.
• Councillor perceived interest disclosure
  Councillor Andrew Antoniolli disclosed a perceived interest in the Nugrow application because the applicant made an election donation to a campaign he had in 2017.
  The disclosure provides transparency about a potential conflict in the planning decision process.

Impacts

• Public memorial and personal-tribute proposals will be governed by the newly adopted Public Memorials Policy.
• The Nugrow facility may proceed with the approved operational changes, subject to conditions and attachments.
• The Public Memorials Policy is due for review in September 2028.

Places

• Nugrow facility (industrial and resource recovery facility)
  Facility subject to the approved change application for enclosed compost and soil conditioner manufacturing and regulated-waste storage and redistribution.

Next

• Implement the adopted Public Memorials Policy and apply its provisions to relevant memorial and tribute proposals.
  Following adoption; policy review scheduled for September 2028.
• Progress the approved Nugrow development change in accordance with the stated conditions and attachments.
  Following approval; exact implementation timing was not stated.

Extract

15 SEPTEMBER 2026 INFRASTRUCTURE, PLANNING AND ASSETS COMMITTEE NO. 2026(07)] of 8 INFRASTRUCTURE, PLANNING AND ASSETS COMMITTEE NO. 2026(07) 15 SEPTEMBER 2026 REPORT COUNCILLORS’ ATTENDANCE: Councillor Andrew Antoniolli (Chairperson); Councillors Paul Tully (Deputy Chairperson), Mayor Teresa Harding, Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic, Pye Augustine, David Martin, Jim Madden and Marnie Doyle COUNCILLOR’S APOLOGIES: Nil OFFICERS’ ATTENDANCE: Chief Executive Officer (Sonia Cooper), General Manager Planning and Regulatory Services (Brett Davey), General Manager Asset and Infrastructure Services (Seren McKenzie), General Manager Corporate Services (Matt Smith), General Manager Community, Cultural and E...