Belgrave Street closure approved for Kogarah arts festival

Georges River Council approved a temporary closure of Belgrave Street, Kogarah, between Post Office Lane and Kensington Street for the Uncontained Arts and Cultural Festival. The closure was approved for 4pm on Friday 26 June until 6am on Sunday 28 June 2026, and the event was classified as Class 3.

Council also required affected stakeholders to be notified about the closure arrangements. The resolution did not identify the organisations to be contacted or set a notification date.

The approved closure dates had passed by the time councillors considered the item on 27 July 2026. The resolution does not say whether the festival proceeded during that period, whether the closure was being regularised after the event, or whether revised arrangements were proposed.

It also does not explain the Class 3 classification or specify the traffic-management requirements attached to it. The resolution does not state how many traders, transport operators or other property occupiers were directly affected.

The Belgrave Street approval was separate from a $193,189 waiver of statutory road and footpath occupation fees for St George Hospital Stage 3 redevelopment works in Kogarah.

That waiver covered works involving the undergrounding of powerlines and installation of LED street lighting on Belgrave Street. Council noted the works would provide public-domain and infrastructure improvements without a direct capital contribution from Council.

The fee waiver applied only to statutory road and footpath occupation fees and did not represent a direct financial contribution by Council to the redevelopment. Council also noted that the waiver was assessed on its individual merits and would not establish a precedent for future development projects.

For residents and businesses near the affected section of Belgrave Street, the resolution records a temporary event closure with notification required for affected parties. It does not provide a further implementation timetable or additional details about access arrangements.