Finance, Operations and Community Services Committee - 02/06/2026

Topics

• Council backs new community centre leases at Wairoa
  Council approved five-year leases for Playgroup NSW and South Eastern Sydney Local Health District at Wairoa Community Centre in North Bondi.
  It confirms how a key local facility will be used and by whom, with implications for community services and local access.
• Parking changes on hold while Victoria Street options are investigated
  Council agreed to investigate angled parking in Victoria Street, Waverley before changing any time-restricted parking.
  Parking supply and restrictions can directly affect nearby residents, traders and visitors.
• Petition to memorialise Boris and Sofia Gurman advances
  A petition seeking a street or place naming in North Bondi or Bondi Beach will be considered as part of the memorialisation process for Bondi Beach terror attack victims.
  The issue could lead to a public naming decision and is tied to a significant local commemoration process.

Decisions

• Victoria Street angled parking investigation
  Council noted the officer report on angled parking in Victoria Street, Waverley, and resolved to investigate whether parking could be provided in a similar way to nearby Wiley Street and Denison Street, Bondi Junction. No changes to time-restricted parking will proceed until the investigation is complete.
  Could affect parking availability and street use in Victoria Street, Waverley and nearby streets.
• Boris and Sofia Gurman memorial petition
  Council agreed to consider the petition seeking to rename a street or place in North Bondi or Bondi Beach in honour of Boris and Sofia Gurman as part of the Bondi Beach terror attack commemoration process.
  May lead to a local naming or memorialisation decision affecting North Bondi or Bondi Beach.
• Playgroup NSW lease at Wairoa Community Centre
  Council granted Playgroup NSW a five-year lease for part of Wairoa Community Centre, 2B Brighton Boulevard, North Bondi, and authorised the General Manager or delegate to finalise the agreement.
  Supports ongoing community and early childhood activity at Wairoa Community Centre in North Bondi.
• South Eastern Sydney Local Health District lease at Wairoa Community Centre
  Council granted South Eastern Sydney Local Health District a five-year lease for part of Wairoa Community Centre, 2B Brighton Boulevard, North Bondi, and authorised finalisation of the paperwork. The report was treated as confidential because it involved commercial matters.
  Affects use of community centre space in North Bondi and may influence local health service arrangements.

Discussion

• Council resolutions status update
  Council noted the status of outstanding resolutions from September 2021 to April 2026.
  Provides transparency on which past council decisions are still being progressed.
• No mayoral minutes or urgent business
  The meeting recorded no mayoral minutes and no urgent business.
  Indicates there were no additional late-breaking decisions beyond the listed items.
• Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion submission
  Council noted that this item had already been dealt with at an extraordinary Council meeting on 2 June 2026.
  No new decision was made at this committee meeting.

Impacts

• Parking arrangements in Victoria Street, Waverley may change after further investigation.
• Wairoa Community Centre in North Bondi will host both Playgroup NSW and South Eastern Sydney Local Health District under new five-year leases.
• A community petition could influence memorial naming in North Bondi or Bondi Beach.
• Council is tracking the implementation of older resolutions, which may affect service delivery and projects.

Places

• Victoria Street, Waverley (street)
  Site of the angled parking and tree planting investigation.
• Wiley Street, Bondi Junction (street)
  Used as a comparison for the parking investigation.
• Denison Street, Bondi Junction (street)
  Used as a comparison for the parking investigation.
• North Bondi (suburb)
  Location linked to the Gurman petition and Wairoa Community Centre leases.
• Bondi Beach (suburb)
  Potential area for memorial naming and community commemoration.
• Wairoa Community Centre (community centre)
  Facility receiving two five-year leases.
• 2B Brighton Boulevard (address)
  Address of Wairoa Community Centre lease areas.
• Bondi Junction (suburb)
  Location of the meeting and comparison streets for parking work.

Next

• Undertake further investigation into angled parking in Victoria Street, Waverley.
  Following the meeting; timing not specified.
• Consider the Gurman memorial petition as part of the commemoration process.
  Future council consideration.
• Complete lease negotiations and execute documents for Playgroup NSW.
  After the meeting.
• Complete lease negotiations and execute documents for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District.
  After the meeting.

Extract

This is of the minutes of the Finance, Operations and Community Services Committee meeting held on 2 June 2026 MINUTES OF THE FINANCE, OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING HELD AT THE BOOT FACTORY, SPRING STREET, BONDI JUNCTION ON TUESDAY, 2 JUNE 2026 Present: Councillor Katherine Westwood (Chair) Lawson Ward Councillor Will Nemesh (Mayor) Hunter Ward Councillor Keri Spooner (Deputy Mayor) Waverley Ward Councillor Ludovico Fabiano Waverley Ward Councillor Dov Frazer Hunter Ward Councillor Steven Lewis Hunter Ward Councillor Paula Masselos Lawson Ward Councillor Margaret Merten Bondi Ward Councillor Joshua Spicer Waverley Ward Councillor Michelle Stephenson Bondi Ward Councill...