Works & infrastructure · Randwick City Council
Matraville RSL car park upgrade backed, but cost and construction date not recorded
Randwick Council has endorsed participation in a joint funding arrangement with Matraville RSL Club and Sydney Catholic Schools for the 1P Norfolk Parade site, and authorised a request to Crown Lands for care and control of the land.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
A proposed upgrade of the Matraville RSL car park at 1P Norfolk Parade, Matraville, has received backing from Randwick City Council, with funding identified in the 2026-27 capital works program, according to the supplied, unconfirmed minutes. The arrangement involves Matraville RSL Club and Sydney Catholic Schools.
Council’s resolution does not disclose the project’s estimated cost, how funding would be divided, or when construction might start. It also does not name a contractor.
The General Manager was authorised to formally request that Crown Lands transfer care and control of the site to council. The minutes do not record whether Crown Lands has agreed to that request.
Council also resolved to receive another report if a future lease, licence or management arrangement is required. The resolution does not specify any later operating or management framework.
The minutes record the motion as carried at Randwick City Council’s Ordinary Council meeting on 22 September 2026. This account treats the minutes as unconfirmed: their closing statement gives a confirmation date of 27 October 2026, after the source-check date of 25 October 2026.
What deserves a closer look
The resolution establishes council's endorsement of participation in a joint funding arrangement and notes budget availability, but does not establish the project's total cost, funding shares, construction timetable or contractor.
The resolution authorises a request to Crown Lands rather than recording that care and control has already been transferred.
Council resolved to receive a further report should any future lease, licence or management arrangements be required.
Questions for follow-up reporting
What is the estimated total cost of the car park upgrade, and what contributions will each partner make?
Has Crown Lands agreed to transfer care and control of the site, and if so, on what terms?
What is the design and construction timetable?
What operating or management arrangement will apply after the upgrade, if one is required?
What happens next
The General Manager is authorised to formally request Crown Lands to transfer care and control of the site to council; the supplied record does not establish that the request has been made.
A further report is to be received if any future lease, licence or management arrangements are required.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
Council endorsed participation in a joint funding arrangement with Matraville RSL Club and Sydney Catholic Schools for the car park upgrade at 1P Norfolk Parade, Matraville.
MOTION: (Wilson/Martin) CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY - SEE RESOLUTION. Director City Services Reports CS44/26 Director City Services Report - Matraville RSL Car Park (F2019/00730) 254/26 RESOLUTION: (Said/Burst) that Council: a) endorse participation in a joint funding arrangement with Matraville RSL Club and Sydney Catholic Schools for the upgrade of the Matraville RSL Car Park located at 1P Norfolk Parade, Matraville;
CS44/26, resolution 254/26, clause a
Open original minutes ↗Funding is available within the 2026-27 Operational Plan and Budget – Capital Works Program.
b) note funding is available within the 2026-27 Operational Plan and Budget – Capital Works Program; c) delegate authority to the General Manager to formally request Crown Lands to transfer care and control of the site to Council;
CS44/26, resolution 254/26, clauses b–c
Open original minutes ↗Council resolved to receive a further report if future lease, licence or management arrangements were required, and the motion was recorded as carried.
and d) receive a further report should any future lease, licence or management arrangements be required. MOTION: (Said/Burst) CARRIED - SEE RESOLUTION. CS45/26 Director City Services Report - Anzac Parade Median Strip Parking Management - Community Consultation Outcomes (F2025/00752) 255/26 RESOLUTION: (Said/Burst) that Council: a) note that the implementation of "No Parking on the Grass" controls has substantially reduced the incidence of uncontrolled parking within the Anzac Parade median corridor;
CS44/26, resolution 254/26, clause d and motion outcome
Open original minutes ↗The document identifies the meeting as the Ordinary Council meeting held on 22 September 2026.
This is page 1 of the Minutes of the Ordinary Council meeting held on 22 September 2026 MINUTES OF ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON TUESDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2026 AT 7:06PM Present: The Mayor, Councillor D Parker (Central Ward) Central Ward - Councillor D Gordon East Ward - Councillors M Asgari, C Martin & M Wilson North Ward - Councillors C Hamilton, A Magner & C Willington (Deputy Mayor) South Ward - Councillors B Burst, N D'Souza & D Said West Ward - Councillors A Hay, A Luxford & P Veitch Officers Present: General Manager Mr R Brownlee Director City Planning Ms M Bishop Director City Services Mr T Clarke Director Community & Culture Ms K Anderson
Document title and meeting heading
Open original minutes ↗The closing statement gives 27 October 2026 as the date of confirmation of the minutes.
There being no further business, His Worship the Mayor, Cr D Parker, declared the meeting closed at 11.27pm. The minutes of this meeting were confirmed at the Ordinary Meeting of Randwick City Council held on Tuesday, 27 October 2026.
Confirmation statement at the end of the minutes
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the supplied, unconfirmed minutes of Randwick City Council’s Ordinary Council meeting held on 22 September 2026. The closing confirmation statement is dated 27 October 2026, after the 25 October 2026 source check.
Key facts from the minutes
- The unconfirmed minutes record Council’s endorsement of participation in a joint funding arrangement with Matraville RSL Club and Sydney Catholic Schools for the 1P Norfolk Parade car park in Matraville.
- Funding is identified as available in the 2026-27 Operational Plan and Budget’s Capital Works Program.
- The General Manager is authorised to formally request Crown Lands to transfer care and control of the site to council.
- Council resolved to receive a further report should any future lease, licence or management arrangements be required.
- The minutes do not specify the project cost, construction date or contractor.
Why it matters
- The resolution backs participation in a joint-funded car park upgrade and authorises a request for care and control of the site, but the supplied record does not establish the project cost, timetable, land-control outcome or any future operating arrangement.