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Council land policy changes take effect after committee vote
Central Coast’s updated Land Transaction Policy takes effect from adoption, with publication approved and a further review required by 30 June 2030.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Central Coast Council’s Governance and Finance Committee adopted the updated Land Transaction Policy on 10 November 2026, according to the meeting minutes. The policy takes effect from the date of adoption, and the motion passed four votes to one.
The resolution records minor changes to the previous policy and approves publication of the updated document on the council website. It does not state when the document will appear online.
The public minutes do not identify the changes or explain how they may affect particular properties, transactions, residents or businesses. Those details are not established by the committee record.
The policy must be reviewed again no later than 30 June 2030. Councillors Jared Wright, Mayor McNamara, Helen Crowley and Doug Eaton OAM voted for the motion. Jane Smith voted against it.
What deserves a closer look
The recorded resolution describes the changes to the previous policy as minor but does not set them out.
The resolution approves publication but gives no publication date or evidence that publication has occurred.
The supplied minutes record the committee's adoption and do not record a separate Council vote on this policy.
Questions for follow-up reporting
When will the updated Land Transaction Policy be published on Council's website?
What specific changes were made to the previous policy?
What happens next
Publish the updated Land Transaction Policy on the Central Coast Council website, as approved by the committee; the minutes specify no publication date.
Review the Land Transaction Policy no later than 30 June 2030, as required by the resolution.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The Governance and Finance Committee adopted the draft Land Transaction Policy and determined that it takes effect from the date of adoption.
Central Coast Council Governance and Finance Committee Minutes 10 November 2026 Page 9 OFFICIAL 2.6 Review of Land Transaction Policy - for Adoption 8:14pm A MOTION was MOVED by Cr Eaton OAM and SECONDED by Mayor McNamara: GFC-26/59 That the Committee: 1. Notes that a review of the Land Transaction Policy has been undertaken. 2. Notes minor changes proposed to the pre-existing Land Transaction Policy. 3. Adopts the draft Land Transaction Policy as attached and determine that it takes effect from the date of adoption. 4. Approves the publishing of the updated Land Transaction Policy on the Central Coast Council website. 5. Requires that a further review of the Land Transaction Policy take place no later than 30 June 2030. CARRIED FOR: Cr Wright, Mayor McNamara, Cr Crowley and Cr Eaton OAM AGAINST: Cr Smith 2.7 Agency Information Guide 2026-2027 - for Endorsement RESOLVED by EXCEPTION on the MOTION as MOVED by Cr Wright and SECONDED by Cr Eaton OAM: GFC-26/60 That the Committee endorses the Agency Information Guide in Attachment 1 of this report.
Item 2.6, GFC-26/59
Open original minutes ↗The carried resolution approved publication of the updated Land Transaction Policy on the Central Coast Council website and required a further review no later than 30 June 2030.
4. Approves the publishing of the updated Land Transaction Policy on the Central Coast Council website. 5. Requires that a further review of the Land Transaction Policy take place no later than 30 June 2030. CARRIED FOR: Cr Wright, Mayor McNamara, Cr Crowley and Cr Eaton OAM AGAINST: Cr Smith 2.7 Agency Information Guide 2026-2027 - for Endorsement RESOLVED by EXCEPTION on the MOTION as MOVED by Cr Wright and SECONDED by Cr Eaton OAM: GFC-26/60 That the Committee endorses the Agency Information Guide in Attachment 1 of this report.
Item 2.6, GFC-26/59, clauses 4–5 and voting result
Open original minutes ↗The motion was carried four votes to one, with Cr Wright, Mayor McNamara, Cr Crowley and Cr Eaton OAM voting for it, and Cr Smith voting against.
CARRIED FOR: Cr Wright, Mayor McNamara, Cr Crowley and Cr Eaton OAM AGAINST: Cr Smith 2.7 Agency Information Guide 2026-2027 - for Endorsement RESOLVED by EXCEPTION on the MOTION as MOVED by Cr Wright and SECONDED by Cr Eaton OAM: GFC-26/60 That the Committee endorses the Agency Information Guide in Attachment 1 of this report.
Item 2.6 voting result, immediately before item 2.7
Open original minutes ↗The Governance and Finance Committee meeting was held on Tuesday 10 November 2026.
OFFICIAL Central Coast Council MINUTES of the Governance and Finance Committee Meeting held in Function Room 2 2 Hely Street, Wyong Tuesday 10 November 2026 Members Status Cr Jared Wright, Chairperson Present Cr Kyle MacGregor, Deputy Chairperson Apology Cr Helen Crowley, Member Present Cr Doug Eaton OAM, Member Present Cr Jane Smith, Member Present (Items 1.1 - 3.2) Mayor McNamara Present Council Officers Status Jamie Loader, Chief Executive Officer Present Marissa Racomelara, Director Corporate Services Present Boris Bolgolf, Director Infrastructure Services Present Phil Cantillon, Acting Director, Community and Recreation Services Present
Meeting title and attendance record
Open original minutes ↗Source record
This report is based on the supplied minutes of Central Coast Council’s Governance and Finance Committee meeting held on 10 November 2026. The supplied record does not establish whether those minutes have been confirmed.
Key facts from the minutes
- The Governance and Finance Committee adopted the draft Land Transaction Policy on 10 November 2026.
- The policy takes effect from the date of adoption.
- The committee approved publication of the updated Land Transaction Policy on the Central Coast Council website.
- A further review is required no later than 30 June 2030.
- The motion passed four votes to one, with Councillor Jane Smith voting against.
Why it matters
- The committee adopted an updated land policy with effect from adoption and approved its publication, but the minutes do not show what practical changes were made or when the updated document will be available online.