Rates & spending · Georges River Council
Lime Kiln Bay wetlands project faces recommended $3.374m funding increase
Georges River Council’s Assets and Infrastructure Committee voted unanimously to recommend the extra allocation from the Asset Management Reserve, with the minutes recording a recommendation rather than final Council approval.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
The Lime Kiln Bay Constructed Wetlands Reconstruction project could receive an additional $3.374 million from Georges River Council’s Asset Management Reserve after the Assets and Infrastructure Committee recommended the allocation on 9 November.
The recommendation followed a revised construction cost estimate for the wetlands system. The committee’s recorded motion asks Council to approve the additional capital funding, but these minutes do not state the project’s revised total cost, construction timetable or whether any of the money has been spent.
Councillors voted unanimously to carry the committee recommendation. That vote records the committee’s position, rather than a final resolution by Council.
Councillor Peter Mahoney also asked whether Sydney Water could contribute to contamination-related costs and whether Council could identify the source of chemical contaminants. Both questions were taken on notice for response at the November Council Meeting.
The minutes do not establish the project’s final funding position. They do not record whether Sydney Water will contribute or whether the source of the chemical contaminants has been identified.
What deserves a closer look
The minutes distinguish the committee's carried recommendation from a final Council resolution.
The record does not provide a revised total project cost, construction timetable, expenditure to date, response from Sydney Water or findings identifying the contaminants' source.
The supplied record does not establish whether the 9 November minutes have been confirmed.
Questions for follow-up reporting
Has Council subsequently approved the recommended $3.374 million allocation?
What is the revised total construction estimate and what changed from the earlier estimate?
What response did Council provide on possible Sydney Water contributions to contamination-related costs?
What investigation, if any, has identified the source of the chemical contaminants?
What happens next
The committee recommended that Council approve the additional capital allocation; the supplied minutes do not establish final Council approval.
The minutes state that responses to the questions about possible Sydney Water contributions and the source of chemical contaminants will be provided at the November Council Meeting.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The committee recommendation asks Council to note a revised construction cost estimate and associated budget increase for reconstruction of the Lime Kiln Bay wetlands system.
The Motion was CARRIED. ASS053-26 Lime Kiln Bay Constructed Wetlands Reconstruction - Budget Update (Report by Manager City Technical Services) COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: Councillor Mahoney, Councillor Allison (a) That Council note the revised construction cost estimate and associated budget increase required to facilitate the reconstruction of the Lime Kiln Bay wetlands system.
ASS053-26, committee recommendation (a)
Open original minutes ↗The proposal asks Council to approve an additional $3.374 million capital allocation from the Asset Management Reserve to facilitate construction of the Lime Kiln Bay Constructed Wetlands Reconstruction project.
(b) That Council approve an additional capital budget allocation of $3.374 million, funded from the Asset Management Reserve, to facilitate construction of the Lime Kiln Bay Constructed Wetlands Reconstruction project.
ASS053-26, committee recommendation (b)
Open original minutes ↗The motion's recorded vote was unanimous, and the motion was carried.
Record of Voting For the Motion: Mayor, Councillor Borg, Councillor Mort, Councillor Allison, Councillor Anzellotti, Councillor Arthur, Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dimoski, Councillor Gao, Councillor Hayes, Councillor Jamieson, Councillor Landsberry, Councillor Liu, Councillor Mahoney, Councillor Pun, Councillor Stratikopoulos, Councillor Wang On being PUT to the meeting, voting on this Motion was UNANIMOUS. The Motion was CARRIED. Note: Councillor Mahoney asked if Council could explore whether Sydney Water can contribute towards the cost of the contamination issue. Note: Councillor Mahoney asked if Council can detect the source of the chemical contaminants.
ASS053-26, voting record and carried motion
Open original minutes ↗Councillor Mahoney's questions about possible Sydney Water contributions to contamination costs and detecting the source of chemical contaminants were taken on notice for response at the November Council Meeting.
The Motion was CARRIED. Note: Councillor Mahoney asked if Council could explore whether Sydney Water can contribute towards the cost of the contamination issue. Note: Councillor Mahoney asked if Council can detect the source of the chemical contaminants. Georges River Council - Minutes of Assets and Infrastructure Committee Meeting - 9 November 2026 Page 6 Both questions were taken on notice and will be responded to at the November Council Meeting.
ASS053-26, questions taken on notice
Open original minutes ↗Source record
This article reports from the supplied minutes of the Georges River Council Assets and Infrastructure Committee meeting held on 9 November 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- The committee recommended an additional $3.374 million capital allocation for the Lime Kiln Bay Constructed Wetlands Reconstruction project.
- The proposed funding source is Georges River Council’s Asset Management Reserve.
- The recorded committee vote was unanimous and the motion was carried.
- The action remains a recommendation for Council approval, rather than a final Council resolution in these minutes.
- Questions about possible Sydney Water contributions and the source of chemical contaminants were taken on notice for response at the November Council Meeting.
Why it matters
- The committee recommended a $3.374 million allocation from the Asset Management Reserve for Lime Kiln Bay wetlands reconstruction, while the minutes leave the project’s final funding position and contamination-related questions unanswered.