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Waverley draft arts plan to go on 28-day public exhibition
The Strategic Planning and Development Committee’s unconfirmed minutes record a decision to exhibit the draft Arts and Culture Plan 2027 - 2031 before officers report back to Council.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Waverley Council’s draft Arts and Culture Plan 2027 - 2031 will be publicly exhibited for 28 days, according to a unanimous decision recorded in the Strategic Planning and Development Committee’s unconfirmed minutes.
The committee resolved on 3 November to exhibit the draft plan and have officers prepare a report to Council after the exhibition period. Councillors Paula Masselos and Lauren Townsend moved and seconded the resolution.
The minutes do not give exhibition start or closing dates, explain how submissions will be made or say when the follow-up report will be considered. They also record no final decision on the plan’s future priorities, programs or funding.
The plan remains a draft. The recorded resolution concerns public exhibition and a follow-up report, rather than adoption of the plan or approval of any particular arts and culture initiative.
What deserves a closer look
The source records a decision to exhibit a draft plan, not adoption of the plan or approval of any particular future programme, service or funding commitment.
The minutes do not state the exhibition dates, submission arrangements or date for the follow-up report.
The confirmation line is dated after the supplied source-check date. The article therefore treats the minutes as unconfirmed and reports the decision as recorded, without independently verifying it.
Questions for follow-up reporting
When will the 28-day exhibition begin and end?
How will members of the public make submissions on the draft plan?
When will the follow-up report be presented to Council?
What happens next
Under the recorded decision, publicly exhibit the draft Arts and Culture Plan for 28 days.
Under the recorded decision, prepare a report to Council following the exhibition period.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The Strategic Planning and Development Committee meeting was held on 3 November 2026.
This is page 1 of the minutes of the Strategic Planning and Development Committee meeting held on 3 November 2026 MINUTES OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING HELD AT THE BOOT FACTORY, SPRING STREET, BONDI JUNCTION ON TUESDAY, 3 NOVEMBER 2026 Present: Councillor Margaret Merten (Chair) Bondi Ward Councillor Steven Lewis (Mayor) Hunter Ward Councillor Ludovico Fabiano Waverley Ward Councillor Dov Frazer Hunter Ward Councillor Paula Masselos Lawson Ward Councillor Will Nemesh Hunter Ward Councillor Joshua Spicer Waverley Ward Councillor Keri Spooner Waverley Ward Councillor Michelle Stephenson Bondi Ward Councillor Lauren
Minutes heading and meeting details
Open original minutes ↗The minutes record a unanimous decision to publicly exhibit the draft Arts and Culture Plan 2027–2031 for 28 days.
5. Reports PD/5.1/26.11 Arts and Culture Plan 2027-2031 - Exhibition (A26/0810) MOTION / UNANIMOUS DECISION Mover: Cr Masselos Seconder: Cr Townsend That Council: 1. Publicly exhibits the draft Arts and Culture Plan attached to the report for 28 days.
Item PD/5.1/26.11, heading and first part of decision
Open original minutes ↗Officers are to prepare a report to Council following the exhibition period.
Officers prepare a report to Council following the exhibition period. PD/5.2/26.11 Footpath Seating Policy and Guidelines and A-Frames Signage Application Form - Exhibition (A25/0635) MOTION / UNANIMOUS DECISION Mover: Cr Fabiano Seconder: Cr Stephenson That Council: 1.
Opening sentence, continuation of item PD/5.1/26.11
Open original minutes ↗The record carries a signed-and-confirmed line dated 1 December 2026.
............................................................. SIGNED AND CONFIRMED CHAIR 1 DECEMBER 2026
Closing confirmation line
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from Waverley Council’s unconfirmed minutes of the Strategic Planning and Development Committee meeting held on 3 November 2026. The supplied record carries a confirmation line dated 1 December 2026, later than the 9 November source check, so confirmation is not established.
Key facts from the minutes
- The Strategic Planning and Development Committee met on 3 November 2026.
- The unconfirmed minutes record a decision to publicly exhibit the draft Arts and Culture Plan 2027 - 2031 for 28 days.
- The minutes record the Arts and Culture Plan resolution as a unanimous decision.
- Officers are to prepare a report to Council after the exhibition period.
- The minutes do not provide precise exhibition dates or a timetable for the follow-up report.
Why it matters
- The exhibition gives the public an opportunity to review the draft direction for Waverley’s arts and culture planning before officers report back to Council. The minutes do not provide the consultation dates or submission arrangements.