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Carss Park aquatic naming plan survives 6-9 rescission vote
Georges River councillors rejected a bid to cancel a 28-day consultation on names for the new facility, with any future name required to retain “War Memorial”.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Georges River Council’s plan to consult residents about names for the new Carss Park aquatic facility will remain in place after councillors defeated a rescission motion 6-9 on 9 November.
Councillors Elaina Anzellotti and Thomas Gao moved to rescind resolution CCL098-26, which was adopted at the 26 October council meeting. Six councillors voted for the motion and nine against. The minutes record that it was lost.
The resolution being challenged endorses a 28-day community consultation on potential names for the facility being built in Carss Park. It specifies that any future name must retain “War Memorial”.
It also calls for a future report to Council covering the feedback received and potential facility names consistent with the Georges River Council Place Naming Policy. The minutes do not give a start date for the consultation or a date for that report.
The meeting record lists public forum contributions against the rescission motion from an unnamed contributor, Jeff Powys of the Kogarah Bay Progress Association, and Brian Taber of the Ramsgate-Rockdale RSL Sub Branch. The minutes also record that Councillor Anzellotti tabled a Kogarah War Memorial Pool Carss Park letter from RSL NSW, together with related media and social media statements.
The recorded outcome keeps the consultation resolution in place, but does not establish a consultation timetable or a final name for the facility.
What deserves a closer look
The record identifies the consultation provisions as an earlier resolution, not merely a recommendation or an assertion within the defeated rescission motion.
The six named supporters and nine named opponents agree with the declared tally of six votes for and nine against.
Because the rescission motion was lost, the earlier resolution remains in place, although the minutes do not set a consultation start date or a date for the future report.
Questions for follow-up reporting
When will the 28-day consultation open?
How will residents submit feedback?
When will the future report on feedback and potential names be presented to Council?
What happens next
The earlier resolution provides for a 28-day community consultation; the supplied minutes do not specify when it will begin.
The earlier resolution calls for a future report to Council outlining community feedback and potential facility name options consistent with the Georges River Council Place Naming Policy; no presentation date is specified.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The minutes identify an extraordinary Georges River Council meeting on 9 November 2026 and list Councillors Elaina Anzellotti and Thomas Gao among the council members present.
MINUTES Extraordinary Council Meeting Monday, 09 November 2026 6:00 PM Dragon Room Civic Centre Hurstville Georges River Council - Minutes of Extraordinary Council Meeting - 9 November 2026 Page 1 PRESENT COUNCIL MEMBERS The Mayor, Councillor Elise Borg, Councillor Matthew Allison, Councillor Elaina Anzellotti, Councillor Tom Arthur, Deputy Mayor, Oliver Dimoski, Councillor Thomas Gao, Councillor Gerard Hayes, Councillor Christina Jamieson, Councillor Kathryn Landsberry, Councillor Nancy Liu, Councillor Peter Mahoney, Councillor Natalie Mort, Councillor Leon Pun, Councillor Sam Stratikopoulos, and Councillor Ben Wang.
Meeting title and present council members
Open original minutes ↗The resolution being challenged endorsed a 28-day consultation on potential names for the new Carss Park aquatic facility and required any future name to retain "War Memorial".
CCL098-26 Community Consultation for Carss Park Aquatic Facility Name Options from the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 26 October 2026 be rescinded. The resolution proposed to be rescinded reads as follows: (a) That Council endorse a 28-day community consultation to assist the research into potential name options for the new aquatic facility being built in Carss Park, noting that any future name must retain 'War Memorial'.
CCL098-26, earlier resolution, part (a)
Open original minutes ↗The quoted clause called for a future report to Council outlining community feedback and potential facility names consistent with the Georges River Council Place Naming Policy.
(b) That a future report be presented to Council outlining the community feedback received and the potential facility name options which align with the Georges River Council Place Naming Policy.
CCL098-26, earlier resolution, part (b)
Open original minutes ↗Councillors Anzellotti and Gao moved to rescind the decision on CCL098-26 from the ordinary council meeting held on 26 October 2026.
Consultation for Carss Park Aquatic Facility Name Options Against In person Georges River Council - Minutes of Extraordinary Council Meeting - 9 November 2026 Page 3 NOTICES OF RESCISSION NR002-26 Notice of Rescission - CCL098-26 Community Consultation for Carss Park Aquatic Facility Name Options (Report by Councillor Anzellotti) Note: Councillor Anzellotti tabled the Kogarah War Memorial Pool Carss Park letter from RSL NSW and related media and social media statements MOTION: Councillor Anzellotti, Councillor Gao That the decision in respect of Item No. CCL098-26 Community Consultation for Carss Park Aquatic Facility Name Options from the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on 26 October 2026 be rescinded. The resolution proposed to be rescinded reads as follows: (a) That Council endorse a 28-day community consultation to assist the research into potential name options for the new aquatic facility being built in Carss Park, noting that any future name must retain 'War Memorial'.
NR002-26, rescission motion
Open original minutes ↗The motion received six votes for and nine against; the named voting lists contain six supporters and nine opponents.
Record of Voting For the Motion: Councillor Anzellotti, Councillor Arthur, Councillor Gao, Councillor Hayes, Councillor Pun, Councillor Wang Against the Motion: Mayor, Councillor Borg, Councillor Allison, Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dimoski, Councillor Jamieson, Councillor Landsberry, Councillor Liu, Councillor Mahoney, Councillor Mort, Councillor Stratikopoulos On being PUT to the meeting, voting on this Motion was six (6) votes FOR and nine (9) votes AGAINST.
NR002-26, record of voting
Open original minutes ↗The motion was recorded as lost.
The Motion was LOST. CONCLUSION The Meeting was closed at 6:57pm Chairperson
NR002-26, motion outcome
Open original minutes ↗The minutes list public forum contributions against the rescission motion from an unnamed contributor, Jeff Powys of the Kogarah Bay Progress Association, and Brian Taber of the Ramsgate-Rockdale RSL Sub Branch.
DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST There were no disclosures of interest made. Georges River Council - Minutes of Extraordinary Council Meeting - 9 November 2026 Page 2 PUBLIC FORUM No. Speaker name Report Number Report name For or Against Attendance 1 Withheld NR002-26 Notice of Rescission CCL098-26 Community Consultation for Carss Park Aquatic Facility Name Options Against Written submission 2 Jeff Powys Kogarah Bay Progress Association NR002-26 Notice of Rescission CCL098-26 Community Consultation for Carss Park Aquatic Facility Name Options Against In person 3 Brian Taber Ramsgate- Rockdale RSL Sub Branch NR002-26 Notice of Rescission CCL098-26 Community Consultation for Carss Park Aquatic Facility Name Options Against In person Georges River Council - Minutes of Extraordinary Council Meeting - 9 November 2026 Page 3 NOTICES OF RESCISSION NR002-26 Notice of Rescission - CCL098-26 Community Consultation for Carss Park Aquatic Facility Name Options (Report by Councillor Anzellotti) Note: Councillor Anzellotti tabled the Kogarah War Memorial Pool Carss Park letter from RSL NSW and related media and social media statements MOTION: Councillor Anzellotti, Councillor Gao That the decision in respect of Item No.
Public forum table, entries 1–3
Open original minutes ↗Councillor Anzellotti tabled a Kogarah War Memorial Pool Carss Park letter from RSL NSW and related media and social media statements.
Consultation for Carss Park Aquatic Facility Name Options Against In person Georges River Council - Minutes of Extraordinary Council Meeting - 9 November 2026 Page 3 NOTICES OF RESCISSION NR002-26 Notice of Rescission - CCL098-26 Community Consultation for Carss Park Aquatic Facility Name Options (Report by Councillor Anzellotti) Note: Councillor Anzellotti tabled the Kogarah War Memorial Pool Carss Park letter from RSL NSW and related media and social media statements MOTION: Councillor Anzellotti, Councillor Gao That the decision in respect of Item No.
NR002-26, note before the motion
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from Georges River Council’s minutes for its Extraordinary Council Meeting held on 9 November 2026. The supplied record does not state whether the minutes have been confirmed.
Key facts from the minutes
- Georges River Council considered the rescission motion at an extraordinary meeting on 9 November 2026.
- The motion to rescind resolution CCL098-26 was recorded as six votes for and nine against, and was lost.
- The earlier resolution endorses a 28-day consultation on potential names for the new Carss Park aquatic facility.
- Any future name must retain “War Memorial”.
- A future report is to outline consultation feedback and potential names consistent with the Georges River Council Place Naming Policy.
Why it matters
- Residents and community groups interested in the Carss Park facility’s name may still have an opportunity to comment. The minutes do not specify when consultation will begin, and any future name must retain “War Memorial”.