Enmore Park lighting: $30,000 design funding endorsed, but $470,000 build awaits budget Inner West Council has endorsed detailed design for pathway lighting linking Enmore Road, Victoria Road and the Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre, while construction funding remains subject to the 2027/28 budget process. Council: Inner West Council Meeting: 10 November 2026, 6:30 PM Recorded status: approved Source status: Draft minutes; recorded wording may change when confirmed. BRIEF Inner West Council has endorsed detailed design for an Enmore Park pathway lighting upgrade, with $30,000 to be included in the 2026/27 Quarter 2 budget review. A further $470,000 for construction is to be considered in the 2027/28 budget process, while officers pursue possible grant funding. KEY FACTS - Council endorsed a pathway lighting upgrade within Enmore Park linking Enmore Road, Victoria Road and the Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre. - Detailed design is to be undertaken in 2026/27, with $30,000 to be included in the Quarter 2 budget review. - A further $470,000 is to be considered in the 2027/28 budget process for construction. - Council noted that officers will pursue relevant grant funding, but the minutes do not record a grant being awarded. - The motion was recorded as carried, with all listed councillors voting for and none against. ANALYSIS OF THE RECORD - The resolution endorses detailed design and identifies a future construction amount for consideration, but does not allocate the $470,000 for construction. - The record supports reporting grant funding as a pursuit by officers, not as funding secured for the project. QUESTIONS FOR FOLLOW-UP REPORTING - What final scope and cost will result from the detailed design? - Will the full $470,000 be included in the 2027/28 budget, and will any grant funding reduce the Council contribution? - When, if at all, will construction begin? RECORDED NEXT STEPS - Undertake the endorsed detailed design in 2026/27. - Include the endorsed $30,000 in the Quarter 2 budget review. - Consider $470,000 in the 2027/28 budget process for construction. - Pursue relevant grant funding to support delivery. SOURCE PASSAGES Council endorsed an Enmore Park pathway lighting upgrade along pedestrian connections between Enmore Road, Victoria Road and the Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre. "Endorse the proposed pathway lighting upgrade within Enmore Park to improve safety, accessibility and amenity, along key pedestrian connections between Enmore Road, Victoria Road and the Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre. 2. Endorse detailed design to be undertaken in 2026/27 and $30,000 be included in the Q2 budget review. 3. Note $470,000 will be considered as part of the 2027/28 budget process for the project to proceed to construction. 4. Note officers will pursue relevant grant funding to support delivery. Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Antoniou, Atkins, Barlow, Blake, Byrne, Carlisle, Clay, D'Arienzo, Fergusson, Howard, Macri, Scott, Smith and Tastan Against Motion: Nil C1126(1) Item 14 Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee Meeting Minutes - 1 October 2026 Motion: (Howard/Atkins) That Council adopt the minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee held on 1 October 2026." (Item 10, resolution points 1–4 and vote) Council endorsed detailed design to be undertaken in 2026/27 and $30,000 to be included in the Quarter 2 budget review, while $470,000 is to be considered in the 2027/28 budget process for construction. "2. Endorse detailed design to be undertaken in 2026/27 and $30,000 be included in the Q2 budget review. 3. Note $470,000 will be considered as part of the 2027/28 budget process for the project to proceed to construction. 4. Note officers will pursue relevant grant funding to support delivery. Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Antoniou, Atkins, Barlow, Blake, Byrne, Carlisle, Clay, D'Arienzo, Fergusson, Howard, Macri, Scott, Smith and Tastan Against Motion: Nil C1126(1) Item 14 Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee Meeting Minutes - 1 October 2026 Motion: (Howard/Atkins) That Council adopt the minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee held on 1 October 2026." (Item 10, resolution points 2–4 and vote) Council noted that officers will pursue relevant grant funding and recorded the motion as carried with no votes against. "4. Note officers will pursue relevant grant funding to support delivery. Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Antoniou, Atkins, Barlow, Blake, Byrne, Carlisle, Clay, D'Arienzo, Fergusson, Howard, Macri, Scott, Smith and Tastan Against Motion: Nil C1126(1) Item 14 Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee Meeting Minutes - 1 October 2026 Motion: (Howard/Atkins) That Council adopt the minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee held on 1 October 2026." (Item 10, resolution point 4 and vote) The minutes are identified as unconfirmed. "PUBLIC SPEAKERS: Item # Speaker Suburb Item 7: Nikki Ellis Birchgrove Item 8: Jo Burton Sander Ottes Mia Lewin Dan Conway Ashfield Annandale Enmore Marrickville Item 9: Rose Doolan Karl Sekulla Rojan Bajgain Tempe Sydenham Sydenham Item 15: Tracie Miller Sydney Item 27: Mirabel Somers Dulwich Hill Item 28: Chris Gray Croydon Item 35: Ellis Bou-Harb Marrickville Unconfirmed minutes from the Ordinary Council meeting held on 10 November 2026." 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