Councillor Briefing Sessions
We regularly hold Briefing Sessions for our city's Councillors and Lord Mayor.
These sessions provide information and updates to help Councillors make decisions on behalf of our community.
Councillor Briefing Sessions are closed to the public.
A list of topics covered in recent Briefing Sessions is shown below.
30 January 2023
- Cat Containment Policy
- Pool Program Update - Helensburgh Pool, Western Suburbs Toddlers’ Pool Replacement (Water Play) Project, and Port Kembla Back-up pipeline
- Glenbernie Orchard - Darkes Forest Road, Darkes Forest
- Code of Business Ethics
13 February 2023
- Housing Strategy
- Progression Report - Wilga Street Block - Planning Controls
- December Quarterly Review
- Revenue Policy
20 February 2023
- Wollongong Coastal Management Program Scoping Study
- Retail Centre Strategy
- Wollongong Skate Park Site Selection
6 March 2023
- Councillor Workshop Follow-up
- Review of Escarpment Land Use Zones
- Bulli Showground Masterplan
- Tree Management Policy
13 March 2023
- Quarterly Economic Update
- Delivery Program, Operational Plan and Budget
27 March 2023
- Bulli Senior Citizen’s Centre
- Climate Change Mitigation Plan and Updating Council’s Emissions Reduction Target
- Update on Beaton Park Tennis Courts Tender Process
- Draft Infrastructure Delivery Program
- Update on CBD Outdoor Dining Trials
- Wollongong Letters
- Intergrated Transport Strategy Workshop
24 April 2023
- Update on Sportsfields Strategy
- Pop Up Cycleways Evaluation
- Stanwell Park: Information following the Notice of Motion - Councillor Leigh Colacino - Traffic Control Measures - Stanwell Park
- Update on Dog Pound
1 May 2023
- Urban Heat Study Update
- Risk Management Framework and Internal Audit Charter
- City-Wide Development Contributions Plan
- Draft West Dapto Contributions Plan
15 May 2023
- Industrial Land Review
- Draft Revenue Policy, Rates, Annual Charges and Fees 2023-2024 - Storage Units (Strata)
- Otford Rd Causeway Replacement Project Update
- Update on Notice of Motion and Wollongong CBD Night Time Economy Policy Review
- 2022 UCI Road World Championships - Host City Benefits Report
- Council Service Update
22 May 2023
- Integrated Transport Strategy Workshop 2 – Future Opportunities, Preferred Way Forward
- CCTV Evaluation Framework
- March Quarterly Review
5 June 2023
- Draft Delivery Program 2022-2026 and Operational Plan 2023-2024 Post Exhibition
- Draft Wollongong Heritage Strategy 2023-2027 and Implementation Plan
- Data Breach Response Policy
- LED Street Lighting
- Approach for Future Australia Day Activities
19 June 2023
- Metro Wollongong Health Precinct Strategy
- Update on the Illawarra Sports and Entertainment Centre Precinct
- Post Exhibition Delivery Program / Operational Plan and Budget
- E-scooter Shared Scheme and Micro-mobility Update
- Creek Bank Erosion and Flood Management – Thames Street / Byarong Creek
29 June 2023
- Submission on the IPART review of the rate peg methodology
17 July 2023
- Illawarra Sports and Entertainment Centre Precinct Masterplan Development Status update
- Public Interest Disclosures Policy
- Unsolicited Proposals Policy
- Project Update Southern Suburbs CC & Library / Warrawong Streetscape
- Affordable Housing Tender
24 July 2023
- Planning Proposal Reclassification of 340 West Dapto Road, Stream Hill
- Wollongong LGA Jobs Target – Economic Development Strategy 2019-29
- Legal Services Tender
- Business Illawarra Key Worker Housing Report
7 August 2023
- Illawarra Escarpment Walking Tracks Master Plan and Current Works
- Graffiti Management Policy Review
- Vertebrate Pest Animal Management Policy Review
- Commercial Property Strategy
- e-Scooter Trial
14 August 2023
- Screen Illawarra - Feasibility Study
- Wollongong City Centre Movement and Place
- Road Artificial Intelligence Trial Project
- West Dapto Development Contributions including Social Infrastructure Needs and Green Network Master Plan
21 August 2023
- NSW ICAC - Presentation on Fraud and Corruption Prevention
- June Quarterly Review and Preliminary Year End Financial Result
- Climate Change Mitigation Plan Review
- GM Update
4 September 2023
- E-Scooter Trial
- Staff Survey
11 September 2023
- Review of the Debt Recovery and Hardship Assistance Policy
- Wollongong Letters
- Council's Communications Strategy
- Culture Mix
16 October 2023
- Plan of Management Update - Helensburgh Park and 32 Crown Reserves
- Plan of Management Update - Wollongong City Foreshore
- Draft Wollongong Botanic Garden Master Plan and Gleniffer Brae Conservation Mangement Plan
- Draft Discover, Learn and Connect - Wollongong City Libraries Strategy, 2024-2028
23 October 2023
- Summer Foreshore Parking Management
- Skate Park Site Selection
- Invest Wollongong Update
6 November 2023
- Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) – Service Delivery Model
- Tallawarra Voluntary Planning Agreement + Development Control Plan
- Climate Change Mitigation Plan 2023-30 – Post Exhibition
- Animal Impounding Service Negotiations
- Draft Quarterly Review Statement – September 2023
23 November 2023
- Dogs on Beaches and Parks Policy Review
- Bushfire Preparedness across the City
- West Dapto Land Release
- Domestic Waste Tender
- Wollongong Waste and Resource Recovery Park – Stage 2B-2 Cell Construction Outcomes of Negotiation
4 December 2023
- Museum of People and Industry
- Wollongong Community, Cultural and Heritage Centre
- Creative Wollongong - Council's Cultural Plan renewal and engagement
- Helensburgh Community Centre & Library
- Public Exhibition - Draft West Dapto Centres Master Planning
29 January 2024
- Bellambi Urban Renewal Project Update
- M1 On/Off Ramps for Dapto - TfNSW Consultation
- Southern Suburbs Community Centre + Library Tender
31 January 2024
- Transport Oriented Development State Environmental Planning Policy
12 February 2024
- Development of Council's Strategic Risks
- Draft Quarterly Review Statement - December 2023
- West Dapto - Update on Land Matters
19 February 2024
- Local Traffic Committee Temporary Delegation to Councils
- Native Title and Aboriginal Land Claims
- Post Exhibition – Draft West Dapto Development Contributions Plan
- Unreasonable Customer Contact
4 March 2024
- Waste Strategy and procurement update
- Integrated Transport Strategy
11 March 2024
- Post Exhibition - Wilga Street Block Draft Planning Strategy, Planning Proposal and Draft DCP Amendment
- 2024-2025 DP/OP Planning Cycle
- Update on Neighbourhood Forum 5 Insurance Request
- Code of Conduct and Code of Business Ethics
25 March 2024
- Update on major NSW Transport Projects: Mount Ousley Interchange and Bulli Bypass
- Botanic Garden Masterplan and Gleniffer Brae
- City Centre Planning Reforms (Phase 1)
- Animal Impounding Service
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