Rates & spending · Waverley Council
Waverley approves $57,620 in community grants
Individuals and organisations recommended in the first round of the 2026 - 27 Small Grants Program will receive funding subject to conditions set out in the report attachment.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Waverley Council has approved $57,620 in community grants for individuals and organisations recommended under Round 1 of its 2026 - 27 Small Grants Program, according to the unconfirmed minutes of its 20 October meeting.
The allocation covers the recommendations in Table 1 of the grant report and is subject to conditions in Attachment 1. The public minutes do not reproduce the table, so they do not identify every recipient or show how the total is divided between projects.
Councillor Lauren Townsend proposed two amendments to change the recommended allocations. One sought to award $5,000 to Fit N Fun Day instead of funding a theatrical work by NIDA performer Shannon Dooley. The other proposed $2,000 for the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW Ltd’s Rembetika Nights and $1,500 for Fit N Fun Day.
Both amendments lapsed. Council then carried the original motion, leaving the report’s recommended allocations unchanged.
Councillor Paula Masselos declared a less than significant non-pecuniary interest in the item, telling the meeting she knew people associated with the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW Ltd.
The resolution records an approved allocation, but does not establish when payments will be made or whether funded projects have been completed.
What deserves a closer look
The final decision records the total allocation and makes it subject to any conditions specified in Attachment 1, but the supplied minutes do not reproduce Table 1 or Attachment 1.
The minutes record an allocation rather than payment or project completion.
The confirmation line is dated 17 November 2026, after the 26 October source check. The supplied record therefore does not establish confirmed status, and the article treats the minutes as unconfirmed.
Questions for follow-up reporting
Which individuals and organisations are listed in Table 1, and what amount was allocated to each?
What conditions apply to the grants, and when will approved funding be paid?
What reporting or acquittal requirements apply to successful recipients?
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The minutes record Council approving $57,620 under Round 1 of the 2026–27 Small Grants Program for individuals and organisations recommended in Table 1, subject to any conditions specified in Attachment 1.
DECISION That Council, under the Small Grants Program 2026–27 (Round 1), grants $57,620 to the individuals and organisations as recommended in Table 1 of the report, subject to any conditions specified in Attachment 1 of the report.
CM/7.8/26.10 — Decision
Open original minutes ↗Cr Townsend proposed an amendment to award $5,000 to Fit N Fun Day instead of funding NIDA performer Shannon Dooley to develop her theatrical work Marlene and the War. The amendment is marked lapsed.
AMENDMENT 1 (LAPSED) Mover: Cr Townsend That the motion be amended to read as follows: 'That Council, under the Small Grants Program 2026–27 (Round 1), grants $57,620 to the individuals and organisations as recommended in Table 1 of the report, subject to any conditions specified in Attachment 1 of the report and to awarding $5,000 to Fit N Fun Day to celebrate 2026 International Day for Persons with a Disability instead of NIDA performer Shannon Dooley to develop her new theatrical work Marlene and the War.' AMENDMENT 2 (LAPSED) Mover: Cr Townsend That the motion be amended to read as follows: Minutes of Council Meeting 20 October 2026 This
CM/7.8/26.10 — Amendment 1
Open original minutes ↗Cr Townsend's second proposed amendment sought $2,000 for the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW Ltd for Rembetika Nights and $1,500 for Fit N Fun Day. Both amendments are marked lapsed, and the motion was then declared carried.
AMENDMENT 1 (LAPSED) Mover: Cr Townsend That the motion be amended to read as follows: 'That Council, under the Small Grants Program 2026–27 (Round 1), grants $57,620 to the individuals and organisations as recommended in Table 1 of the report, subject to any conditions specified in Attachment 1 of the report and to awarding $5,000 to Fit N Fun Day to celebrate 2026 International Day for Persons with a Disability instead of NIDA performer Shannon Dooley to develop her new theatrical work Marlene and the War.' AMENDMENT 2 (LAPSED) Mover: Cr Townsend That the motion be amended to read as follows: Minutes of Council Meeting 20 October 2026 This is page 17 of the minutes of the Council meeting held on 20 October 2026 'That Council, under the Small Grants Program 2026–27 (Round 1), grants $57,620 to the individuals and organisations as recommended in Table 1 of the report, subject to any conditions specified in Attachment 1 of the report and to awarding $2,000 to the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW Ltd for Rembetika Nights as per their request and awarding $1,500 to Fit N Fun Day to celebrate 2026 International Day for Persons with a Disability.' THE MOTION WAS THEN PUT AND DECLARED CARRIED.
CM/7.8/26.10 — Amendments and motion outcome
Open original minutes ↗Cr Masselos declared a less than significant non-pecuniary interest in the item and said she knew people associated with the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW Ltd.
CM/7.8/26.10 Small Grants Program 2026-27 - Round 1 (A26/0261) Cr Masselos declared a less than significant non-pecuniary interest in this item and informed the meeting that she knows people associated with the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW Ltd.
CM/7.8/26.10 — Declaration of interest
Open original minutes ↗The meeting-closure excerpt includes a "SIGNED AND CONFIRMED MAYOR" line dated 17 November 2026.
13. Meeting Closure THE MEETING CLOSED AT 11.47 PM. ............................................................. SIGNED AND CONFIRMED MAYOR 17 NOVEMBER 2026
Meeting closure and confirmation line
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Waverley Council, unconfirmed Council meeting minutes for 20 October 2026. This report is based on the public minutes; no independent attendance, interviews or external verification were undertaken.
Key facts from the minutes
- The unconfirmed minutes record Council approving a total of $57,620 under the 2026 - 27 Small Grants Program, Round 1.
- The grants are for individuals and organisations recommended in Table 1 of the report.
- The funding is subject to conditions in Attachment 1.
- Two proposed amendments to change the allocations lapsed before the original motion was carried.
- Cr Paula Masselos declared a less than significant non-pecuniary interest because she knew people associated with one organisation named in a proposed amendment, the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW Ltd.
Why it matters
- Individuals and organisations included in the report’s recommendations may receive Council funding, subject to the program conditions. The available minutes do not identify all recipients or their individual grant amounts.