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Three Bondi Junction venues backed for special entertainment precinct expansion
Waverley Council’s unconfirmed minutes record a vote to include Easts League Club, Club Bondi Junction and The Grand Hotel, but the change still requires state approval.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Easts League Club, Club Bondi Junction (RSL) and The Grand Hotel could join the Bondi Junction Special Entertainment Precinct after Waverley Council voted to expand its boundary, subject to approval by the Office of the NSW 24-Hour Economy Commissioner, according to the unconfirmed minutes of its 20 October 2026 meeting.
The resolution also asks officers to investigate extending the precinct to all hotels and licensed clubs in Bondi Junction. That work is to occur concurrently with the planning proposal, and officers are to report to Council on the outcome.
The vote does not establish that the three venues are already covered by the expanded precinct. The minutes record state approval as a condition, but give no timetable for that consideration or specify any changes to venue operating arrangements.
The motion was moved by Mayor Steven Lewis and seconded by Councillor Katherine Westwood. It was amended to add the broader investigation clause and then declared carried. The minutes do not record a division for the item.
Whether the boundary expands beyond the three venues, and when any change takes effect, remains unresolved in the supplied minutes.
What deserves a closer look
The state-approval condition means the recorded Council resolution does not establish that the boundary change is already operational.
The minutes do not state when the required state consideration will occur or specify changes to venue operating arrangements.
The minutes direct a broader investigation but do not record its outcome or a reporting date.
Questions for follow-up reporting
When will the Office of the NSW 24-Hour Economy Commissioner consider the proposed boundary expansion?
What operating arrangements, if any, would change for the three named venues if approval is granted?
When will officers report on whether all hotels and licensed clubs should be included?
What is the timing and scope of the concurrent planning proposal?
What happens next
Expansion to include the three named venues remains subject to approval by the Office of the NSW 24-Hour Economy Commissioner.
Under the recorded resolution, officers are to investigate expanding the precinct to include all hotels and licensed clubs in Bondi Junction concurrently with the planning proposal.
Under the recorded resolution, officers are to prepare a report to Council on the outcome.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The boundary-expansion clause specifies inclusion of Easts League Club, Club Bondi Junction (RSL) and The Grand Hotel in the Bondi Junction Special Entertainment Precinct, subject to approval by the Office of the NSW 24-Hour Economy Commissioner.
Expands the Bondi Junction Special Entertainment Precinct boundary as set out in the report to Minutes of Council Meeting 20 October 2026 This is page 19 of the minutes of the Council meeting held on 20 October 2026 include Easts League Club, Club Bondi Junction (RSL) and The Grand Hotel, subject to the approval of Office of the NSW 24-Hour Economy Commissioner.
CM/7.12/26.10, decision clause 1
Open original minutes ↗The mover accepted an additional clause, and the amended motion was declared carried.
2. Officers prepare a report to Council on the outcome. THE MOVER OF THE MOTION ACCEPTED THE ADDITON OF A NEW CLAUSE. THE MOTION AS AMENDED WAS THEN PUT AND DECLARED CARRIED. DECISION That Council: 1.
CM/7.12/26.10, amendment and motion outcome
Open original minutes ↗The quoted clause calls for officers to investigate expanding the special entertainment precinct to include all hotels and licensed clubs in Bondi Junction concurrently with the planning proposal.
2. Officers investigate expanding the special entertainment precinct to include all hotels and licensed clubs in Bondi Junction, noting that this will happen concurrently with the planning proposal.
CM/7.12/26.10, decision clause 2
Open original minutes ↗The quoted clause calls for officers to prepare a report to Council on the outcome.
3. Officers prepare a report to Council on the outcome. CM/7.13/26.10 Edgecliff-Woollahra Precinct State-Led Rezoning Proposal - Submission (A12/0147) The item was deferred by the Chair to the Council meeting on 17 November 2026.
CM/7.12/26.10, decision clause 3
Open original minutes ↗The boundary-amendment motion was moved by Cr Lewis and seconded by Cr Westwood.
(d) Waverley School of the Arts. 5. Notes that viable projects will be incorporated into Council's capital expenditure in the Long Term Financial Plan. CM/7.12/26.10 Bondi Junction Special Entertainment Precinct - Boundary Amendment (A26/0129) MOTION Mover: Cr Lewis Seconder: Cr Westwood That Council: 1.
CM/7.12/26.10, motion heading
Open original minutes ↗Steven Lewis is identified as Mayor and Chair.
Minutes of Council Meeting 20 October 2026 This is page 1 of the minutes of the Council meeting held on 20 October 2026 MINUTES OF THE WAVERLEY COUNCIL MEETING HELD AT THE BOOT FACTORY, SPRING STREET, BONDI JUNCTION ON TUESDAY, 20 OCTOBER 2026 Present: Councillor Steven Lewis (Mayor) (Chair) Hunter Ward Councillor Keri Spooner (Deputy Mayor) Waverley Ward Councillor Ludovico Fabiano Waverley Ward Councillor Dov Frazer Hunter Ward Councillor Paula Masselos Lawson Ward Councillor Margaret Merten Bondi Ward Councillor Will Nemesh Hunter Ward Councillor Joshua Spicer Waverley Ward Councillor Michelle Stephenson Bondi Ward Councillor Lauren Townsend
Meeting title and attendance list
Open original minutes ↗Katherine Westwood is identified as a councillor.
Lawson Ward Councillor Katherine Westwood Lawson Ward Councillor Dominic Wy Kanak Bondi Ward Staff in attendance: Emily Scott General Manager Tara Czinner Director, Corporate Services Sam McGuinness Acting Director, Planning, Sustainability and Compliance.
Attendance list
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from Waverley Council’s minutes for the Council meeting held on 20 October 2026, treated here as unconfirmed. The supplied record does not establish that these minutes had been confirmed as of 26 October 2026. This account is based solely on the supplied record, without meeting attendance or independent verification.
Key facts from the minutes
- The unconfirmed minutes record a 20 October 2026 resolution to expand the precinct boundary to include Easts League Club, Club Bondi Junction (RSL) and The Grand Hotel, subject to approval by the Office of the NSW 24-Hour Economy Commissioner.
- Officers are to investigate including all hotels and licensed clubs in Bondi Junction, concurrently with the planning proposal.
- The motion was recorded as carried after the mover accepted an additional clause.
- The minutes do not state when state approval will be considered or specify changes to operating arrangements.
Why it matters
- The decision backs including the three named venues in the precinct, subject to state approval, while directing officers to investigate including all hotels and licensed clubs in Bondi Junction.