Committees
On 26 May 2026, Council adopted a new Committee structure, which comes into effect on 31 July 2026. As part of these changes, the former Environmental Planning Committee and the Finance, Community & Services Committee have been discontinued and matters considered by those Committees will now be brought before the Strategic & Corporate Committee. To support this change, the Strategic & Corporate Committee will meet twice each month, and this new Committee structure has been implemented on a trial basis until the end of December 2026.
All committee meetings are open to the public. Council also convenes meetings of the Woollahra Local Traffic Forum.
Current Committee Structure
Previous Committee Structure
Council has previously operated under a number of different committee structures. Information about these former committees is provided below for historical reference.
Environmental Planning Committee (EP)
The EP Committee considered design and strategic planning issues that affect the municipality and our local environment.
On 26 May 2026, Council adopted a new Committee structure, which comes into effect on 31 July 2026. As part of these changes, the former Environmental Planning Committee and the Finance, Community & Services Committee have been discontinued and matters considered by those Committees will now be brought before the Strategic & Corporate Committee. To support this change, the Strategic & Corporate Committee will meet twice each month, and this new Committee structure has been implemented on a trial basis until the end of December 2026.
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Finance, Community & Services Committee (FC&S)
The FC&S considered financial, budget and works issues, as well as matters relating to community services.
On 26 May 2026, Council adopted a new Committee structure, which came into effect on 31 July 2026. As part of these changes, the former Finance, Community & Services Committee and Environmental Planning Committee were discontinued and matters previously considered by those Committees are now considered by the Strategic & Corporate Committee. To support this change, the Strategic & Corporate Committee now meets twice each month. The new Committee structure has been implemented on a trial basis until the end of December 2026.
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Corporate & Works Committee (C&W)
The Corporate & Works Committee considered financial, budget and works issues. In March 2018, Council adopted a revised Committee structure, effective from April 2018. As part of these changes, the Corporate & Works Committee was discontinued.
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Community & Environment Committee (C&E)
The Community & Environment Committee considered issues relating to community services and the local environment.
In March 2018, Council adopted a revised Committee structure, effective from April 2018. As part of these changes, the Community & Environment Committee was discontinued.
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Urban Planning Committee (UP)
The Urban Planning Committee considered planning and development matters.
In March 2018, Council adopted a revised Committee structure, effective from April 2018. As part of these changes, the Urban Planning Committee was discontinued.
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Development Control Committee (DCC)
The Development Control Committee (DCC) assessed and determined development applications (DAs).
The NSW State Government introduced legislation requiring all councils in the Greater Sydney region and Wollongong to have Local Planning Panels (LPPs) in place by 1 March 2018. The principal function of the LPP is to determine local DAs that are of high value, corruption risk, sensitivity or strategic importance. The function of Council as a consent authority for DAs is no longer exercisable by the Councilors.
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