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Ku-ring-gai Council

Public Forum - 12 May 2026 7:00 PM

Public forum heard resident and stakeholder addresses on a few local issues, but no substantive council decisions or business items are recorded in the extracted text.

12 May 2026 Public Forum AI summary available Original minutes

Discussion

  • Public addresses on agenda items
    Speakers addressed Council on matters including the Council Response to the Community Participation Plan, the Norman Griffiths Oval upgrade project update, and Heritage Reference Committee membership.
    These topics relate to planning consultation, local sporting facilities, and heritage governance.
  • Public addresses on non-agenda matters
    Members of the public raised Marian St Theatre, updating planning to deal with the age of environmental breakdown, a memorial for Tom Sweeney OAM, and a new motion for Council to consider.
    These are issues residents and community groups may follow for future Council action.

Impacts

  • Possible future changes to planning consultation processes.
  • Potential impacts to West Pymble sporting facilities, particularly Norman Griffiths Oval.
  • Possible future discussion of Marian St Theatre and broader planning policy concerns.
  • Heritage committee membership and arts/community representation may be revisited.

Next

  • Council to consider future motions or submissions raised during the forum.
    No timing specified
  • Written submission to be lodged on matters raised by speakers.
    No timing specified

Extract

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PUBLIC FORUM HELD ON TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026 Present: The Mayor, Councillor C Kay (Chairperson) Councillors M Devlin (online) & J Pettett (Comenarra Ward) Councillors I Balachandran (Gordon Ward) Councillors S Ngai (online) & A Taylor (Roseville Ward) Councillor C Spencer (Wahroonga Ward) Staff Present: General Manager (David Marshall) Director Community (Meagan Ang) Director Corporate (Angela Apostol) Director Development & Regulation (Michael Miocic) Director Operations (Peter Lichaa) Director Strategy & Environment (Andrew Watson) Corporate Lawyer (Jamie Taylor) Manager Governance and Corporate Strategy (Christopher Jones) Governance Support (Information Access...