Randwick City Council
Governance Advisory Committee - 11 Aug 2026
The committee unanimously noted reports on driveway towing, planning reforms, and street furniture and bus shelters, while two project updates were considered confidentially; no new public-facing actions were recorded.
Topics
- Street furniture and bus shelter report noted
Information concerning the Street Furniture Contract and Bus Stops and Bus Shelter Policy was received and noted unanimously.
No specific contract award, policy amendment or service change is recorded.
Decisions
- Illegal parking towing policy report noted
Information concerning the Illegal Parking Over Driveway Towing Policy was received and noted unanimously.
No new towing rule or operational change is recorded. - Planning reforms report noted
Information concerning recent planning reforms from the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure was received and noted unanimously.
No specific planning decision or local implementation action is recorded. - Street furniture and bus shelter report noted
Information concerning the Street Furniture Contract and Bus Stops and Bus Shelter Policy was received and noted unanimously.
No specific contract award, policy amendment or service change is recorded. - Adina Avenue project status noted confidentially
Confidential information on the Adina Avenue Project Status was received and noted unanimously under section 10A(2)(d) of the Local Government Act.
The commercial information was not made public, so the minutes do not establish a resident-facing project decision. - SES facility project status noted confidentially
Confidential information on the SES Facility Project Status Report was received and noted unanimously under section 10A(2)(d) of the Local Government Act.
No public project update or action is disclosed in the minutes.
Discussion
- Illegal parking over driveway towing policy
The committee received and noted information about the Illegal Parking Over Driveway Towing Policy.
May affect residents dealing with vehicles obstructing driveways, but the minutes do not record a policy change or implementation decision. - Recent planning reforms
The committee received and noted information about recent planning reforms from the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure.
Planning reforms may affect development applications and planning processes, but no specific local changes or decisions are recorded. - Street furniture and bus stop policy
The committee received and noted information about the Street Furniture Contract and Bus Stops and Bus Shelter Policy.
May affect the design, maintenance or placement of street furniture and bus shelters, but no specific change or contract outcome is recorded. - Confidential project updates
Two confidential project status reports were received and noted: the Adina Avenue Project and the SES Facility Project Status Report.
The projects may affect nearby residents, but commercial confidentiality provisions mean the minutes disclose no substantive project details.
Impacts
- No policy changes, funding decisions, contract awards or service changes were recorded in the public minutes.
- Planning reforms, driveway towing, and bus shelter matters were noted for information only.
- Details of the Adina Avenue and SES Facility projects remain confidential under commercial-information provisions.
Places
- Adina Avenue
Project status considered in confidential session; no public detail was released. - SES Facility
Confidential project status report considered; no public detail was released.
Extract
This is of the Minutes of the Governance Advisory Committee meeting held on 11 August 2026 MINUTES OF GOVERNANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, 11 AUGUST 2026 AT 6:52PM Present: The Mayor, Councillor D Parker (Central Ward) Central Ward - Councillors D Gordon & D Rosenfeld East Ward - Councillors M Asgari & M Wilson North Ward - Councillors C Hamilton, A Magner & C Willington (Deputy Mayor) South Ward - Councillors N D’Souza & D Said West Ward - Councillors A Hay, A Luxford & P Veitch Officers Present: General Manager Mr R Brownlee Director City Planning Ms M Bishop Director City Services Mr T Clarke Director Community & Culture Ms K Anderson Director Corporate Services Mr J Fr...