Finance, Operations and Community Services Committee - 07/07/2026

Topics

• Bondi Junction market gets 12-month trial at Oxford Street Mall
  Council has approved a trial market licence in the mall, opening the door to a changed trading and activation model in Bondi Junction.
  The trial could alter pedestrian flow, weekend activity and business opportunities for nearby retailers and visitors.
• Council rejects graffiti policy change after public art petition
  A community petition asking for stronger protection of unauthorised public artworks did not lead to immediate policy amendments.
  Residents who support street art or want tougher graffiti control now know the current rules will stay in place for the time being.

Decisions

• Petition on public art and graffiti noted, but no policy change made
  Council noted the petition about preserving unauthorised public artworks, acknowledged the Public Art Master Plan and Public Art Policy, and noted the inaugural Street Art Festival 2026. It decided not to change the Graffiti Management Policy or Public Art Policy at this time.
  Affects how murals, street art and graffiti are managed across the area, including whether community-requested protections are introduced.
• Oxford Street Mall market licence approved for 12-month trial
  Council granted a licence to Blue Sky Events Pty Ltd to operate a market in Oxford Street Mall, Bondi Junction, under an amended operating model for a 12-month trial. The General Manager or delegate was authorised to finalise the paperwork.
  Could change weekend/regular activity in Bondi Junction, affecting shoppers, traders, visitors and nearby residents.

Discussion

• Minutes from 2 June 2026 confirmed
  Council confirmed the previous committee minutes as a true record.
  Routine governance item with no direct service or policy impact.
• No urgent business
  The meeting closed with no urgent business raised.
  No additional late-breaking matters affected residents.

Impacts

• Public art and graffiti rules will stay unchanged for now.
• A new market trial may increase activity, foot traffic and trading opportunities in Oxford Street Mall, Bondi Junction.

Places

• Bondi Junction (suburb)
  Location of the Oxford Street Mall market trial and the meeting venue.
• Oxford Street Mall (mall)
  Site of the approved 12-month market licence trial.

Next

• General Manager or delegate to complete negotiations and execute documents for the market licence
  Following the meeting, ahead of the 12-month trial
• Monitor the Oxford Street Mall market trial under the amended operating model
  Over the next 12 months

Extract

This is of the minutes of the Finance, Operations and Community Services Committee meeting held on 7 July 2026 MINUTES OF THE FINANCE, OPERATIONS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING HELD AT THE BOOT FACTORY, SPRING STREET, BONDI JUNCTION ON TUESDAY, 7 JULY 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 Margaret Merten Bondi Ward Councillor Joshua Spicer Waverley Ward Councillor Michelle Stephenson Bondi Ward Councillor Lauren Townsend Lawson Ward Council...