Ku-ring-gai tourism strategy opens the door to community feedback

Councillors unanimously endorsed a draft 2026 - 2030 destination-management plan for exhibition, but the minutes give no dates for public submissions or a later decision on the plan.

Council: Ku-ring-gai Council

Meeting: 20 Oct 2026 7:00 PM

Recorded status: approved


BRIEF

Ku-ring-gai Council has unanimously endorsed its draft Destination Management Plan 2026 - 2030 for public exhibition. The resolution seeks community feedback, but the public minutes do not give exhibition dates, submission details or a later decision date, and record no implementation funding commitment.


KEY FACTS

- Council endorsed the draft Ku-ring-gai Destination Management Plan 2026 - 2030 for public exhibition.

- The resolution was moved by Councillors Michael Devlin and Ian Balachandran and carried unanimously.

- The plan applies across the Ku-ring-gai local government area and was considered with a Profile and Prospects Paper.

- The recorded decision is to exhibit the draft and seek feedback, not to finally adopt it or allocate implementation funding.

- The minutes do not specify the public exhibition’s opening or closing date.


ANALYSIS OF THE RECORD

- The recorded resolution authorises exhibition and community feedback, rather than final adoption of the plan.

- The minutes do not state when the exhibition will occur, how submissions will be made or when Council will reconsider the plan.

- The minutes supplied do not record a funding allocation for implementing the draft plan.


QUESTIONS FOR FOLLOW-UP REPORTING

- When will the public exhibition open and close?

- Where will the draft plan and Profile and Prospects Paper be available, and how can submissions be made?

- When will Council consider the feedback and whether to adopt the plan?

- Would Council propose funding for implementation if the plan is later adopted?


RECORDED NEXT STEPS

- Place the draft Ku-ring-gai Destination Management Plan 2026–2030 on public exhibition and seek community feedback.

- Await a later Council decision on the plan, with no date specified in the minutes.


SOURCE PASSAGES

The draft Destination Management Plan and accompanying Profile and Prospects Paper were presented for endorsement for public exhibition.
"Resolved: (Moved: Councillors Devlin/Balachandran) That Council endorses the minutes of the Arts and Culture Committee meeting held on 27 August 2026. CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 217 Draft Ku-Ring-Gai Destination Management Plan 2026-2030 File: S15052 Vide: GB.5 To provide Council with the draft Ku-ring-gai Destination Management Plan, Profile and Prospects Paper 2026-2030 and seek endorsement to place the draft Plan on public exhibition." (GB.5)

Council endorsed the draft plan for public exhibition to seek community feedback.
"Resolved: Minute KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL Page 20261020-OMC-Mins-2026/330197 /6 (Moved: Councillors Devlin/Balachandran) That Council endorse the draft Destination Management Plan 2026-2030 and place it on public exhibition to seek community feedback." (GB.5)

Councillors Devlin and Balachandran moved the resolution and it carried unanimously.
"CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY 218 Investment Report as at 30 September 2026 File: FY00623/9 Vide: GB.6 To present Council's investment portfolio performance for September 2026. Resolved: (Moved: Councillors Devlin/Balachandran) That: A." (GB.5)


SOURCES

https://kuringgai.infocouncil.biz/RedirectToDoc.aspx?URL=Open/2026/10/OMC_20102026_MIN.PDF

https://minutesradar.com/news/ku-ring-gai-infocouncil-ordinary-meeting-of-council-20-oct-2026-7-00-pm-20-oct-2026-7-00-pm-minutes-ku-ring-gai-residents-businesses-invite-10cc24f598/


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