funding · Randwick City Council
Five Randwick events receive $7,948 in fee waivers and support
Surfing NSW receives the largest concession, with fee relief also approved for Maroubra Saints, Maa Care Bangladesh and a Randwick veteran-family event.
Five community, sporting, charity and veteran-family events will receive $7,948 in fee waivers and a donation approved by Randwick City Council, including a $5,466 concession for Surfing NSW’s OOO Emergency Services Storm Challenge at Coogee Beach.
The waiver covers beach hire, lifeguards and a jet ski for the event on 24 and 25 September 2026. Council also waived $1,476 for lifeguard water safety at a Junior Surfing Event held on 28 March 2026.
Maroubra Saints received a $348.50 waiver for its Volunteer Recognition and Community Day at Pioneer Park, held on 31 May.
A $500 donation will go to Maa Care Bangladesh’s Charity Breakfast and Breast Cancer Awareness and Research event on 9 August 2026.
The remaining $157.50 waiver covers hire of Randwick Environmental Park for an inaugural Randwick LGA Veteran Family Day on 28 November 2026.
Together, the five approved concessions cover beach services, water safety, venue hire and event support. The assistance includes two events that have already taken place and three scheduled for later in 2026.
The Surfing NSW event has the largest waiver, covering services needed for the two-day challenge at Coogee Beach. The Junior Surfing Event waiver covers lifeguard water safety, while the Maroubra Saints concession relates to a volunteer recognition and community day.
The donation to Maa Care Bangladesh supports a breakfast focused on breast cancer awareness and research. The final waiver removes the council hire charge for the veteran-family gathering at Randwick Environmental Park.
Council approved the assistance under a Mayoral Minute put forward by Mayor D Parker on 28 July 2026. The resolution was carried.
Reference minutes
Randwick City Council, Ordinary Council meeting of 28 July 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- Council waived $5,466 for Surfing NSW’s OOO Emergency Services Storm Challenge at Coogee Beach on 24 and 25 September 2026.
- A $1,476 waiver covered lifeguard water safety at a Junior Surfing Event held on 28 March 2026.
- Maroubra Saints received a $348.50 waiver for its Volunteer Recognition and Community Day at Pioneer Park.
- Council donated $500 to Maa Care Bangladesh’s Charity Breakfast and Breast Cancer Awareness and Research event on 9 August 2026.
- A $157.50 waiver covers Randwick Environmental Park hire for a Veteran Family Day on 28 November 2026.
- The resolution was carried on a Mayoral Minute from Mayor D Parker.
Why it matters
- The approved concessions reduce the costs of five named community, sporting, charity and veteran-family activities in Randwick.