Pratten Park club upgrade given mid-2028 delivery target as funding awaits budget review

Inner West Council has called for immediate commencement of a Development Application and a report on accelerating the Community Sports and Bowling Club project, while funding is still to be determined.

Council: Inner West Council

Meeting: 22 Sep 2026 6:30 PM

Recorded status: approved

Source status: Draft minutes; recorded wording may change when confirmed.


BRIEF

Inner West Council has set a mid-2028 delivery target for the upgraded Pratten Park Community Sports and Bowling Club and requested a report on expediting the project, with immediate commencement of a Development Application. The resolution noted a feasibility design and cost estimate, but left project funding to the next quarterly budget review. The minutes are unconfirmed.


KEY FACTS

- Council noted the feasibility design and cost estimate for the Pratten Park Community Sports and Bowling Club upgrade.

- Council requested a further report at the next Ordinary Council meeting on expediting the project, with immediate commencement of its Development Application.

- Council committed to completing construction and final delivery of the upgraded facility by mid-2028.

- Funding is to be determined through the next quarterly budget review.

- The motion was carried with no votes against recorded.


ANALYSIS OF THE RECORD

- The resolution records both a mid-2028 delivery commitment and a future decision on funding.

- The minutes record that a feasibility cost estimate exists, but do not state its amount, identify a funding source or give a construction start date.


QUESTIONS FOR FOLLOW-UP REPORTING

- What funding will be proposed or identified at the next quarterly budget review?

- When will the Development Application be lodged?

- What construction schedule underpins the mid-2028 delivery target?


RECORDED NEXT STEPS

- Council is to receive a further report at the next Ordinary Council meeting on expediting the project, with immediate commencement of the project's Development Application.

- Project funding is to be determined through the next quarterly budget review.

- Council has committed to completing construction and final delivery of the upgraded facility by mid-2028.


SOURCE PASSAGES

The motion was carried with no votes against recorded.
"Motion Carried For Motion: Crs Antoniou, Atkins, Barlow, Blake, Byrne, Carlisle, Clay, D'Arienzo, Fergusson, Howard, Macri, Raciti, Scott, Smith and Tastan Against Motion: Nil Council Meeting 22 September 2026 22 C0926(3) Item 14 Post Exhibition - Leichhardt Park Wharf Project Motion: (Scott/Byrne) That the report be deferred until Council can consider alternate design options that align with the current budget allocation." (Item 13 voting record, before the Item 14 heading)

The minutes for the Ordinary Council Meeting held on 22 September 2026 are labelled unconfirmed.
"Meeting closed at 9:58 pm. PUBLIC SPEAKERS: Item # Speaker Suburb Item 2: Sophia Kusznirczuk Richard James Adamson Sydney St Peters Item 3: David Rollinson Helen Hughes Summer Hill Summer Hill Item 13: Rick Wayde Glenn Scrimgeour Jean Kouriel Croydon Ashfield Marrickville Item 16: Diane Sargeant Balmain Item 41: Kathryn Allan Sydney Item 54: Judy Doyle Rozelle Item 55: Dinah Berlin Sharon Scott Balmain Balmain Unconfirmed Minutes from the Ordinary Council Meeting held on 22 September 2026." (Closing label at the end of the minutes)


SOURCES

https://innerwest.infocouncil.biz/RedirectToDoc.aspx?URL=Open/2026/09/C_22092026_MIN_4245.PDF

https://minutesradar.com/news/inner-west-infocouncil-council-22-sep-2026-6-30-pm-22-sep-2026-6-30-pm-minutes-pratten-park-club-upgrade-given-mid-2028-delivery-target-as-f36204f871/


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