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December 2025 COUNCIL MEETING INFORMATION – Tuesday 16th December at 5 pm

The full Agenda, Business papers and Enclosures for the November 2025 Council meeting can be downloaded here. Recent meeting information has separated the staff reports and their detailed attachments which have been included in the “Enclosures document”. For the items below I have listed separately, the links to the Staff report and the corresponding enclosure where appropriate. Because of the increased complexity, if there are problems with reports please email admin.

The Table of Contents of the December 2025 Council Business Paper AGENDA can be downloaded here.

The Table of Contents of the December 2025 Council Business Paper ENCLOSURES can be downloaded here.

See below links to the staff reports and associated enclosures for the December 2025 Council meeting.

Item 6 – Minutes of previous meeting. Download report here.

Item 11 – Mayoral Minute re Akuna Street Development. Download report here.

Item 13 – Report of the Chief Executive Officer. Download report here.

• 13.1 Adoption: Code of Meeting Practice. Enclosure here.
• 13.2 Bi-monthly update: Strategic Finance & Governance Improvement Plan – December 2025
• 13.3 Councillor attendance: 2026 Local Government Destination and Visitor Economy Conference
• 13.4 Submission to Local Government Remuneration Tribunal: 2026 determination on the fees payable to councillors and mayors
• 13.5 Tendering delegations over 2025-26 Christmas and New Year period

Enclosures 13.2 – 13.5 here.

Item 14 – Report of the Director Corporate and Commercial. Download report here.

• 14.1 Adoption: Community Land Plan of Management. Enclosure here.
• 14.2 Monthly Financial Report – October 2025
• 14.3 Proposed road closure: Traversing Lot 1 DP 707300, Lot 3 DP 258605 & Lot 5 DP 740252
• 14.4 Statement of Investments – November 2025

Enclosures 14.2 – 14.4 here.

Item 15 – Report of the Director Strategies and Communities. Download report here.

• 15.1 Approval of Conservation Management Plan – Kendalls Cemetery and the Walls of Barroul (South Kiama Urban Release Area). Enclosure here.
• 15.2 Determination of Development Application No 10.2025.68.1 – 40 Saddleback Mountain Road, Kiama – Torrens Title subdivision. Enclosure here.
• 15.3 Determination of Development Application No 10.2025.71.1 – 1 Fern Street Gerringong – Proposed alterations and additions to motel
• 15.4 Determination of Development Application No 10.2025.131.1 – Part 4 DP 744186, Lot 5 DP 240784 – 85 Wyalla Road, Jamberoo – New dwelling house and new swimming pool
• 15.5 Determination of Development Application No 10.2025.135.1 – Lot 33 DP 605608 – Jamberoo Road, Jamberoo – New dwelling house
• 15.6 Determination of Development Application No 10.2025.147.1 – 2 Minnamurra Street, Kiama – Alteration to tourist and visitor accommodation
• 15.7 Destination Event Funding Round 2 – Early application assessment
• 15.8 Fire and Rescue Joint Inspection Report – Stage 5 Blue Haven
• 15.9 Grant opportunity: Multicultural NSW – Stronger Together Major Festivals Fund
• 15.10 Submission – Rezoning Proposal – Kiama Depot

Enclosures 15.3 – 15.10 here.

Item 16 – Report of the Director Infrastructure and Operations. Download report here.

• 16.1 Endorse for public exhibition: Draft Cattle Grid Approvals Policy. Enclosure here.

Item 17 – Reports for information. Download report here.

• 17.1 Conference report: Councillors McDonald, Matters and Larkins attendance at the Local Government NSW Conference in November 2025
• 17.2 Conference report: Councillors Brown and Tatrai attendance at the Australian Regional Tourism Annual Conference 14 – 17 October 2025
• 17.3 Conference Report: Councillor Lawton attendance at the WHO Healthy Cities Global Platform Meeting 24-26 November 2025
• 17.4 Grants Update
• 17.5 Model Code of Conduct Complaints Statistics 2024-25
• 17.6 Outstanding Questions with Notice Register – December 2025
• 17.7 Traffic Management: Kiama Local Transport Forum meeting – 2 December 2025
• 17.8 Update on draft Employment Lands Strategy
• 17.9 Update on Jamberoo Flood Study Report

Enclosures 17.4 – 17.9 here.

Item 19 – Questions with notice. Download report here.

• 19.1 Question with notice: Councillor Warren – Jewel in the Crown turns 150 in 2026!
• 19.2 Question with notice: Councillor Warren – Performance Improvement Order and measures undertaken for event sustainability by TEAC

Item 20 – Notices of Motion. Download report here.

• 20.1 Notice of motion: Councillor Warren – flood mitigation Jamberoo – Owen Street and stormwater drain behind 55 Allowrie Street
• 20.2 Notice of motion: Councillor Lawton – Council managed Crown Land Plan of Management 2022 – Seven Mile Beach, Bombo Beach and Werri Beach
• 20.3 Notice of motion: Councillor Tatrai – Improving resident parking in Kiama Local Government Area
• 20.4 Notice of motion: Councillor Larkins – NSWPLA Switch 2025 Conference and advocacy for Public Libraries
• 20.5 Notice of motion: Councillor Draisma – Kiama Depot Co-design

Enclosures 20.1 – 20.3 here.

Four additional separate enclosures for item 20.2 NOM can be downloaded here

Item 22 – Confidential Matters. Download report here.

• 22.1 Drainage matter – Jamberoo
• 22.2 Service Review – Depot Operations and Fleet Management
• 22.3 Strategic Risk Register
• 22.4 Tender: Gerry Emery Reserve drainage

November 2025 COUNCIL MEETING INFORMATION – Tuesday 18th November at 5 pm

The full Agenda, Business papers and Enclosures for the November 2025 Council meeting can be downloaded here. Recent meeting information has separated the staff reports and their detailed attachments which have been included in the “Enclosures document”. For the items below I have listed separately, the links to the Staff report and the corresponding enclosure where appropriate. Because of the increased complexity, if there are problems with reports please email admin.

The Table of Contents of the November 2025 Council Business Paper AGENDA can be downloaded here.

The Table of Contents of the November 2025 Council Business Paper ENCLOSURES can be downloaded here.

See below links to the staff reports and associated enclosures for the November 2025 Council meeting.

Item 6 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING (can be downloaded here.)

• 6.1 Ordinary Council on 21 October 2025
• 6.2 Extraordinary Council on 30 October 2025

Item 11 MAYORAL MINUTE (can be downloaded here.)

• 11.1 Mayor’s Giving Tree 2025

Item 12 MINUTES OF COMMITTEES (can be downloaded here.)

• 12.1 Minutes: Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee – meetings held 7 October 2025 and 16 October 2025
• 12.2 Minutes: Tourism and Economic Advisory Committee – 25 September 2025

Item 13 REPORT OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (can be downloaded here.)

• 13.1 Council Advisory Committees – Work Health & Safety requirements and Committee composition (enclosure here)
• 13.2 Endorse: 2024-25 Annual Report (enclosure here)
• 13.3 Ordinary meeting schedule for 2026

Item 14 REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL (can be downloaded here.)

• 14.1 Presentation of the 2024-25 Annual Financial Statements (enclosure here)
• 14.2 Proposed Draft Lease: Gerringong District All Sports Incorporated – Gerry Emery Reserve
• 14.3 Proposed road closure: Traversing Lot 101 DP 1176643 and Lot 2 DP 609971 Kiama
• 14.4 Quarterly Budget Review (QBR1) and Monthly Financial Statement September 2025 (enclosure here)
• 14.5 Statement of Investments – October 2025 (enclosure here)

Item 15 REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR STRATEGIES AND COMMUNITIES (can be downloaded here.)

• 15.1 Fire and Rescue Joint Inspection Report – Stage 5 Blue Haven (enclosure here)
• 15.2 Grants and Donations Program – Round 1
• 15.3 Post exhibition endorsement: Planning Agreement – South Kiama Urban Release Area (enclosure here)
• 15.4 Quarterly Compliance Report: July to September 2025
• 15.5 Quarterly Planning and Development Report – July to September 2025
• 15.6 Submission – State Significant Development Modification Application MP05_0099-Mod-2 – Beach Road, Gerroa – Regional Quarries & Concrete Pty Limited (enclosure here)

Item 16 REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE ANDOPERATIONS (can be downloaded here.)

• 16.1 Endorse for public exhibition: Asset Management Plan – Recreation, Open Space and Other Structures (enclosure here)
• 16.2 Endorse for public exhibition: Draft Asset Disposal Policy (enclosure here)
• 16.3 Master Locksmiths Access Key (MLAK) for public toilets (enclosure here)

Item 17 REPORTS FOR INFORMATION (can be downloaded here.)

• 17.1 Christmas / New Year – annual close down period
• 17.2 Resolution Register: 1 July 2025 to 30 September 2025 and update on previous periods (enclosure here)
• 17.3 Traffic Management: Kiama Local Transport Forum meeting – 4 November 2025 (enclosure here)
• 17.4 Outstanding Questions with Notice Register – November 2025 (enclosure here)

Item 19 QUESTIONS WITH NOTICE (can be downloaded here.)

• 19.1 Question with notice: Councillor Tatrai – Terralong Street footpath maintenance
• 19.2 Question with notice: Councillor Tatrai – Legal advice costs for Councillors regarding conflicts of interest.
• 19.3 Question with notice: Councillor Warren – Curramore Causeway Jamberoo

Item 20 NOTICE OF MOTION (can be downloaded here.)

• 20.1 Notice of motion: Councillor Brown – Kiama Police Residence – assistance required
• 20.2 Notice of motion: Councillor Larkins – Public WiFi and CCTV infrastructure
• 20.3 Notice of motion: Councillor Warren – Kiama Show Society signage

Item 22 CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS (can be downloaded here.)

• 22.1 Blue Haven Terralong Stage 5 – Dry Fire Services Tender
• 22.2 Business case arising from the service review: Domestic Waste Services – change of waste management at Minnamurra Depot
• 22.3 Business case arising from the service review: Domestic Waste Services – recycling collection frequency optimisation
• 22.4 Quarterly update: Service Reviews strategic recommendations
• 22.5 Security Services Tender

October 2025 COUNCIL MEETING INFORMATION – Tuesday 21st October at 5 pm

The full Agenda, Business papers and Enclosures for the August 2025 Council meeting can be downloaded here. Recent meeting information has separated the staff reports and their detailed attachments which have been included in the “Enclosures document”. For the items below I have listed separately, the links to the Staff report and the corresponding enclosure where appropriate. Because of the increased complexity, if there are problems with reports please email admin.

The Table of Contents of the October 2025 Council Business Paper AGENDA can be downloaded here.

The Table of Contents of the October 2025 Council Business Paper ENCLOSURES can be downloaded here.

See below links to the staff reports and associated enclosures for the October 2025 Council meeting.

Item 6 – Minutes of the September 2025 Ordinary meeting and Minutes of the October 14th Extraordinary Meeting. Can be downloaded here.

Item 13 – Report of the Chief Executive Officer. Full CEO REPORT can be downloaded here. ENCLOSURES can be downloaded here.

• 13.1 – Bimonthly update Improvement Plan – October 2025
• 13.2 – Pecuniary Interest disclosures
• 13.3 – Endosre for public exhibition – Code of Meeting Practice.
• 13.4 – Finance and Major Projects Advisory Committee

Item 14 – Report of the Director of Corporate and Commercial … Full REPORT can be downloaded here. ENCLOSURES can be downloaded here.

• 14.1 – Post Exhibition – Adoption of Lease and Licence Policy.
• 14.2 – Proposed Lease – Gerringong Surf Life Saving Club Inc. Download draft lease here.
• 14.3 – Statement of Investments – September 2025
• 14.4 – Monthly Financial Report – August 2025

Item 15 – Report of Director Strategies and Communities. Download REPORT here. Download ENCLOSURES (15.1) here.

• 15.1 – Endorse for public exhibition: Jamberoo Heritage Review (See the Enclosures link above for the full document (77Mb)
• 15.2 – Funding Contribution – Crown Reserve – Restoration of dunes and Bangalay Sand Forest Endangered Ecological Community at Seven Mile Beach Reserve

Item 16 – Report of Director Infrastructure and Operations. Download REPORT here.

• 16.1 Endorse for public exhibition: Asset Management Plan – Footpaths and Cycleways (enclosures)
• 16.2 Grant application for work on Council owned facility – Gerry Emery Reserve club house. (enclosures)
• 16.3 Endorse for public exhibition: Options for Jamberoo Fenced Dog Off Leash Area. (enclosures)

Item 17 – Reports for Information. Download REPORT here.

• 17.1 Direct debit for Rates payments – implementation of “Payble” option for our ratepayers
• 17.2 Questions with Notice Register – September 2024 to September 2025 (enclosures)

Item 18 – Late Items. Reports and enclosures are combined below.

• 18.2 Notice of Motion: Councillor Lawton – Concerns Regarding the NSW Planning System Reforms (Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment Bill 2025). Download report here.
• 18.3 2024-25 Annual Financial Statements. Download report here. (NOTE large file 50Mb)
• 18.4 Reissued: Finance and Major Projects Advisory Committee. Download report here.

Item 19 – Questions with Notice. Download REPORT here.

• 19.1 Question with Notice: Councillor Tatrai: Inquiry Regarding Police Presence and Crime Prevention in Kiama
• 19.2 Question with Notice: Councillor Brown: Beautification of Railway Bridge and Crash Bar – Terralong St
• 19.3 Question with Notice: Councillor Tatrai: Terralong Street Pedestrian Crossing

Item 20 – Notices of Motion. Download REPORT here.

• 20.1 Notice of Motion: Councillor Tatrai: Inclusion of 5 Sims Road, Gerringong in the Employment Land Strategy
• 20.2 Notice of Motion: Councillor Tatrai: Addressing Local Business Concerns Regarding Kiama Seaside Markets

Item 22 – Confidential reports. Download REPORT here.

• 22.1 Service review – property Portfolio, Open Space and Recreation, Tree management and Cemeteries and Lifeguards.

Click here for explanation and any updates.

The Southern Regional Planning Panel has reversed the Unanimous decision of Kiama Council to refuse the Traders in Purple Planning Proposal for over 1000 new dwellings in West Kiama, known as Springside Hill. Set out below are links to important documents related to the history of this PP.

Part 1: Traders in Purple (TIP), lodged a Planning Proposal for approximately 1069 new dwellings to be delivered over a 10 to 15 year timeframe. The proposal incorporates a mix of residential densities, commercial uses, recreation and conservation outcomes.

The applicant’s proposal website can be found here.

Council placed the proposal on public exhibition.

Part 2: At the Council meeting of 16th April 2024, Kiama Councillors voted unanimously to support the recommendations of the staff that the West Kiama Planning Proposal (Springside Hill) NOT be approved.

The Staff report can be downloaded here.

The minutes relating to Item 15.1 can be found here.

Video of the Council debate on item 15.1 can be found here. Scroll down to the list of items and select 15.1

Council  received a petition of 642 signatures opposing the Planning Proposal which was delivered  to the Council at the 16th April Meeting. See Item 17.9 in the Council meeting video.

An extract from the petition can be found here.

Minutes relating Item 17.9can be found here.

Part 3: As a result of the refusal, TIP requested a review of the decision and as Council had previously refused the PP, it was passed to the Southern Regional Planning Panel (SRPP) to undertake the review of Council’s decision.

The briefing report provided to the SRPP can befound here.

The full set of documents reviewed by the SRPP, together with the report on its decision can be found here.

Part 4: The SRPP overruled the Council decision and chose to allow the Planning Proposal to proceed to the Gateway provided that a number of conditions be met. The SRPP ruling also sets out a timeline for TIP to respond.

The record of decision of the SRPP can be found here.

Part 5: The decision to allow the Planning Proposal to proceed (with conditions) was met with considerable concern by both the Council and the wider community,

Kiama Council’s formal response to the SRPP decision is on the Council website and can be found here.

A Kiama Bugle report on the matter can be found here.

Part 6: In response to the overturning of Council’s refusal of the Planning Proposal an online Change.org petition has been established and is available here.