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Cricket clubs and memorial-tree applicants face proposed Central Coast fees
The Governance and Finance Committee has recommended public exhibition of two new 2026-27 charges, but the recommendation does not adopt either fee and no amounts are listed in the minutes.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Cricket clubs seeking wicket support outside Central Coast Council’s standard working hours and people applying for public memorial trees could face new fees under proposals recommended for public exhibition by the Governance and Finance Committee.
The committee’s recommendation covers a Cricket Wicket Support Outside Council’s Standard Working Hours Fee and a Public Memorial Tree Fee. It also calls for the proposals to be exhibited under the requirements for amendments to Council’s 2026-27 Fees and Charges.
The recommendation was carried on 10 November, with Cr Jared Wright, Mayor McNamara and Cr Doug Eaton OAM voting for it. Cr Helen Crowley and Cr Jane Smith voted against.
The committee recommendation does not itself create either charge. It calls for Council to receive a further report after any public exhibition, detailing submissions and seeking Council’s consideration of whether to adopt the fees.
The minutes do not state the proposed amounts, exhibition dates or detailed service conditions. Affected users therefore cannot assess the likely cost from this record alone.
What deserves a closer look
The recorded motion recommends public exhibition and a later report seeking Council's consideration of adoption, rather than adopting either fee.
The supplied minutes do not state the proposed fee amounts, exhibition dates or detailed service conditions.
Questions for follow-up reporting
What amount is proposed for each fee?
If Council approves public exhibition, when would it open and close, and how could submissions be made?
What detailed conditions would apply to cricket wicket support and public memorial trees?
If public exhibition proceeds, when would Council consider the submissions and adoption report?
What happens next
If Council agrees to the recommendation, it would place the proposed fees on public exhibition in accordance with the applicable requirements for amendments to the 2026-27 Fees and Charges.
If Council agrees to the recommended process and public exhibition proceeds, it would receive a further report detailing submissions and seeking consideration of the proposed fees for adoption.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The committee motion recommends that Council endorse proposed fees for cricket wicket support outside standard working hours and public memorial trees for public exhibition, exhibit them and receive a further report on submissions and possible adoption.
CARRIED FOR: Cr Wright, Mayor McNamara and Cr Eaton OAM AGAINST: Cr Crowley and Cr Smith 2.10 Proposed New Open Space and Recreation Fees and Charges 2026-27 - for Public Exhibition 8:49pm A MOTION was MOVED by Cr Eaton OAM and SECONDED by Mayor McNamara: GFC-26/63 That the Committee recommends that Council: a. Endorses the following proposed new fees and charges for public exhibition: i. Cricket Wicket Support Outside Council's Standard Working Hours Fee, ii. Public Memorial Tree Fee. b. Places the proposed new fees and charges on public exhibition in accordance with the applicable requirements for amendments to Council's 2026-27 Fees and Charges. c. Receives a further report back to Council following the public exhibition period detailing submissions received and seeking Council's consideration of the proposed fees and charges for adoption.
Item 2.10, GFC-26/63(a)–(c)
Open original minutes ↗A vote is recorded as carried, with three votes for—Cr Wright, Mayor McNamara and Cr Eaton OAM—and two against—Cr Crowley and Cr Smith.
Central Coast Council Governance and Finance Committee Minutes 10 November 2026 Page 13 OFFICIAL CARRIED FOR: Cr Wright, Mayor McNamara and Cr Eaton OAM AGAINST: Cr Crowley and Cr Smith 2.11 Financial Reports Improvements - for Information RESOLVED by EXCEPTION on the MOTION as MOVED by Cr Wright and SECONDED by Cr Eaton OAM: GFC-26/65 That the Committee receives the information in the 'Financial Reports Improvements - for Information' report.
Item 2.10 outcome following GFC-26/63, before the Item 2.11 heading
Open original minutes ↗Public exhibition under the applicable requirements for amendments to Council's 2026-27 Fees and Charges, followed by a report detailing submissions and seeking consideration of adoption, is proposed.
Places the proposed new fees and charges on public exhibition in accordance with the applicable requirements for amendments to Council's 2026-27 Fees and Charges. c. Receives a further report back to Council following the public exhibition period detailing submissions received and seeking Council's consideration of the proposed fees and charges for adoption.
GFC-26/63(b)–(c)
Open original minutes ↗The meeting was Central Coast Council's Governance and Finance Committee meeting 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 heading
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the public minutes of Central Coast Council’s Governance and Finance Committee meeting held on 10 November 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- The committee recommended public exhibition of a Cricket Wicket Support Outside Council’s Standard Working Hours Fee and a Public Memorial Tree Fee.
- The proposed fees relate to amendments to Council’s 2026-27 Fees and Charges.
- The recommendation calls for a further report after any public exhibition to detail submissions and seek Council’s consideration of the fees for adoption.
- The recommendation was carried with three votes recorded for and two against.
- The minutes do not state the proposed amounts or exhibition dates.
Why it matters
- Cricket clubs and people seeking public memorial trees may be affected if Council later adopts the proposed fees, but the committee has only recommended public exhibition and the amounts are not stated.