Rates & spending · Georges River Council
Georges River committee backs 2026/27 budget changes and proposed $0.20 micromobility fee
The unanimously carried recommendation also includes a $16,164.90 restoration-fee write-off at 30-32 Lawrence Street, Peakhurst, but the minutes do not record final Council adoption.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Shared-micromobility operators in the Georges River local government area could face a $0.20 charge for each eligible journey under a Finance and Governance Committee recommendation covering Georges River Council’s 2026/27 budget changes.
The committee’s unanimously carried recommendation asks Council to adopt operating and capital budget variations listed in Attachment 1, introduce the per-journey fee under the Road Transport (General) Regulation 2021, and add it to the 2026/27 Fees and Charges. The minutes do not state when the fee would begin or how it would be collected.
The package also recommends writing off $16,164.90 in outstanding restoration fees connected with application APP2017/0106 at 30-32 Lawrence Street, Peakhurst.
The individual budget variations are not set out in the minutes, so the record does not show which services, projects or budget lines would be affected. It also does not establish whether the committee’s recommendations have since been adopted by Council.
The committee recommended that Council receive and note the Quarterly Budget Review Statement for the period ending 30 September 2026 and note the Responsible Accounting Officer’s assessment that Council’s projected financial position remains satisfactory. It also recommended that Council note that remaining funding-related actions for the Carss Park Aquatic Facility continue to be managed under separate Council resolutions.
What deserves a closer look
The minutes record a committee recommendation and a carried committee motion, but do not separately record final Council adoption of the budget, fee or write-off recommendations.
Because Attachment 1 is not reproduced in the supplied minutes, the individual operating and capital variations and their effects cannot be identified from this record.
The supplied minutes are not explicitly labelled draft or confirmed.
Questions for follow-up reporting
Has Council subsequently adopted the committee's recommendations on the budget amendments, micromobility fee and restoration-fee write-off?
What individual operating and capital variations are listed in Attachment 1?
If Council adopts the proposed micromobility fee, what commencement date and collection arrangements would apply?
What happens next
If adopted by Council, the recommendation would introduce the $0.20 per eligible journey fee and incorporate it into the 2026/27 Fees and Charges.
The recommendation also asks Council to note that remaining funding-related actions for the Carss Park Aquatic Facility continue to be managed under separate Council resolutions.
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 receive and note the Quarterly Budget Review Statement for the period ending 30 September 2026 and note the Responsible Accounting Officer's assessment that Council's projected financial position remains satisfactory.
The Amendment was CARRIED. FIN047-26 Quarterly Budget Review Report for Period Ending 30 September 2026 (Report by Head of Financial Planning and Analysis) Note: Councillor Gao returned to the Chambers at 8:05pm COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: Councillor Liu, Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dimoski (a) That Council receive and note the Quarterly Budget Review Statement for the period ending 30 September 2026 and note the Responsible Accounting Officer's assessment that Council's projected financial position remains satisfactory.
FIN047-26, committee recommendation (a)
Open original minutes ↗The committee recommendation asks Council to adopt proposed amendments to the 2026/27 Budget, including operating and capital variations detailed in Attachment 1, approve a $0.20 fee per eligible journey for shared-micromobility operators in the Georges River local government area under the Road Transport (General) Regulation 2021, and incorporate the fee into the 2026/27 Fees and Charges.
The Amendment was CARRIED. FIN047-26 Quarterly Budget Review Report for Period Ending 30 September 2026 (Report by Head of Financial Planning and Analysis) Note: Councillor Gao returned to the Chambers at 8:05pm COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION: Councillor Liu, Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dimoski (a) That Council receive and note the Quarterly Budget Review Statement for the period ending 30 September 2026 and note the Responsible Accounting Officer's assessment that Council's projected financial position remains satisfactory. (b) That Council adopt the proposed amendments to the 2026/27 Budget, including the operating and capital budget variations detailed in Attachment 1. (c) That Council approve the introduction of a fee of $0.20 per eligible journey for Shared Micromobility Operators operating within the Georges River local government area, in accordance with the Road Transport (General) Regulation 2021, and incorporate the fee into Council's 2026/27 Fees and Charges.
FIN047-26, committee recommendation (b)-(c)
Open original minutes ↗The recommendation includes Council approval of a $16,164.90 write-off of outstanding restoration fees relating to APP2017/0106 at 30-32 Lawrence Street, Peakhurst. The recommendation asks Council to note that remaining funding-related actions for the Carss Park Aquatic Facility continue to be managed under separate Council resolutions.
(d) That Council approve the write-off of outstanding restoration fees relating to APP2017/0106, 30-32 Lawrence Street, Peakhurst, in the amount of $16,164.90. (e) That Council note Resolution CCL086-24 has been implemented, with item (a)(i) completed early in 2025/26, and that remaining funding-related actions for the Carss Park Aquatic Facility continue to be managed under the separate Council resolutions.
FIN047-26, committee recommendation (d)
Open original minutes ↗The motion was recorded as carried unanimously.
Record of Voting For the Motion: Mayor, Councillor Borg, Councillor Jamieson, Councillor Anzellotti, Georges River Council - Minutes of Finance and Governance Committee Meeting - 9 November 2026 Page 4 Councillor Allison, Councillor Arthur, Deputy Mayor, Councillor Dimoski, Councillor Gao, Councillor Hayes, Councillor Mahoney, Councillor Landsberry, Councillor Liu, Councillor Mort, Councillor Pun, Councillor Stratikopoulos, Councillor Wang On being PUT to the meeting, voting on this Motion was UNANIMOUS. The Motion was CARRIED. CONCLUSION The Meeting was closed at 8:07pm Chairperson
FIN047-26, record of voting and motion outcome
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the supplied minutes of the Georges River Council Finance and Governance Committee meeting held on 9 November 2026. Their confirmation status is not specified in the supplied record.
Key facts from the minutes
- The committee recommended amendments to Georges River Council’s 2026/27 operating and capital budgets, with detailed variations said to be in Attachment 1.
- A $0.20 fee per eligible journey was recommended for shared-micromobility operators in the Georges River local government area.
- The committee recommended writing off $16,164.90 in restoration fees relating to APP2017/0106 at 30-32 Lawrence Street, Peakhurst.
- The recommendation asks Council to receive and note the Quarterly Budget Review Statement for the period ending 30 September 2026 and note the Responsible Accounting Officer’s assessment that the projected financial position remains satisfactory.
- The motion was recorded as carried unanimously by the committee, but the minutes do not separately establish final Council adoption.
Why it matters
- The recommendation would create a new per-journey charge for shared-micromobility operators and alter Council’s 2026/27 budget, but the supplied minutes do not identify the budget changes or confirm final Council adoption.