Housing & planning · Woollahra Municipal Council
Woollahra renews planning-panel appointments through December
Councillors Lucinda Regan and Toni Zeltzer will remain on the Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel until 31 December, alongside four alternate councillors and three alternate community members.
Reporting from draft minutes. Recorded wording may change when confirmed. How this article was prepared
Woollahra Council has reappointed Councillors Lucinda Regan and Toni Zeltzer to the Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel for a term ending 31 December 2026.
Councillor Jarvis, Matthew Robertson, Mark Silcocks and Councillor Carmichael were also reappointed as alternate councillor members. Graham Humphrey, Isabelle Shapiro OAM and Richard Mann were reappointed as alternate community members. The council minutes specify that the alternate councillors may serve if appointed members are unavailable.
The appointments cover the period from 26 October to 31 December. Council also noted that a further report will be presented on the NSW Government’s review of the Sydney District Panels, including the Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel.
The resolution was recorded as carried. Its division entry lists 10 votes for and one against, with a note saying Councillor Jarvis abstained and was recorded as against the motion. The appointments and vote are reported from Woollahra Council’s unconfirmed public minutes.
What deserves a closer look
Item 12.1 records resolution 690/2026, not merely a recommendation.
All three appointment categories have the stated term of 26 October to 31 December 2026.
The division contains 10 names for and one recorded against, matching the printed 10/1 tally. Its note explains that Councillor Jarvis abstained and was recorded as against.
Questions for follow-up reporting
When will Council receive the further report on the NSW Government's review of the Sydney District Panels?
Will the review affect appointments to the Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel after 31 December 2026?
What happens next
The resolution notes that a further report on the NSW Government's review of the Sydney District Panels, including the Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel, will be tabled at a future Council meeting; no meeting date is specified.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The record identifies itself as unconfirmed minutes of Woollahra Municipal Council's Ordinary Council Meeting held on 26 October 2026.
Ordinary Council Monday, 26 October 2026 6:30 PM Minutes Unconfirmed Woollahra Municipal Council Ordinary Council 26 October 2026 Page | 2 Ordinary Council Meeting Minutes of the Meeting of Ordinary Council held at the Council Chambers, 536 New South Head Road, Double Bay, on 26 October 2026 at 6:30 PM.
Document title and meeting details
Open original minutes ↗The attendance list identifies Councillors Lucinda Regan, Matthew Robertson and Mark Silcocks.
Present:Her Worship the Mayor, Councillor Sarah Dixson, ex-officio Councillors:Hugh Woodgate (Deputy Mayor) James Ardouin Mary-Lou Jarvis Jeanette Mitchell (via Zoom) Julian Parmegiani Harriet Price Lucinda Regan Matthew Robertson Mark Silcocks (left meeting at 8:00pm during Item 15.3, returned at 8:47pm during Item 19) Torsten Staff:Rosemary Bullmore - General Counsel (via Zoom) Jennifer Chenhall - Manager, Governance & Risk James Dolton - Chief Financial Officer Rhys Johnson - Team Leader, Governance & Meetings Melissa Lee - A/Coordinator, Governance & Risk Sue Meekin - Director, Corporate Performance Tom O'Hanlon - Director, Infrastructure
Councillor attendance list
Open original minutes ↗The motion was recorded as carried. The division lists 10 councillors for and Councillor Jarvis against, with a note that Jarvis abstained and was recorded as against.
The Motion was put and Carried. Note:In accordance with Council's Code of Meeting Practice a Division of votes is recorded on this matter. For the MotionAgainst the Motion Councillor Ardouin, Councillor Dixson, Councillor Mitchell, Councillor Parmegiani, Councillor Price, Councillor Regan, Councillor Robertson, Councillor Silcocks, Councillor Torsten, Councillor Woodgate *Councillor Jarvis 10/1Note: *Councillor Jarvis abstained from the vote and is recorded as against the motion.
Item 12.1 outcome and division
Open original minutes ↗The record identifies Councillor Zeltzer by the full name Toni Zeltzer.
I want to thank and acknowledge the work of Councillor Toni Zeltzer, Chair of the Small Sculpture Prize Committee, who on the evening spoke to the importance of both the Prize and the building.
Item 19, councillor report naming Councillor Toni Zeltzer
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the unconfirmed public minutes of Woollahra Municipal Council’s Ordinary Council Meeting held on 26 October 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- Councillors Lucinda Regan and Toni Zeltzer were reappointed as Woollahra’s two Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel members.
- Councillor Jarvis, Matthew Robertson, Mark Silcocks and Councillor Carmichael were reappointed as alternate council members, to serve if appointed members are unavailable.
- Graham Humphrey, Isabelle Shapiro OAM and Richard Mann were reappointed as alternate community members.
- The appointments run from 26 October to 31 December 2026.
- A future report will address the NSW Government review of the Sydney District Panels, including the Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel.
- The minutes record the motion as carried, with a division listed as 10/1 and a note that Councillor Jarvis abstained and was recorded as against.
Why it matters
- The appointments set Woollahra’s councillor and community representation on the Sydney Eastern City Planning Panel until 31 December 2026, while the panel system remains under NSW Government review.