We regularly hold Councillor briefing sessions to support our Mayor and Councillors make informed decisions on behalf of our community.

A list of the topics covered in each Councillor briefing session can be found below.

10 October 2024 - Councillor Induction Session 1

  • Overview of Induction Program
  • Overview of the role of a Councillor
  • Introduction to Sutherland Shire Council Executive Team
  • Overview of key protocols (community engagement, media, social media)
  • Overview of Code of Conduct and Code of Meeting Practice
  • 10 October 2024 Extraordinary Council Business Paper Review

14 October 2024 - Councillor Induction Session 2

  • Role of the Mayor and Councillors
  • Integrated Planning & Reporting Framework (IP&R) Overview
  • Councillor Customer Request Process
  • 21 October 2024 Council Business Paper Review

28 October 2024 - Councillor Induction Session 3

  • Overview of Councillor information portal
  • Social Media & Defamation
  • NSW Planning Framework
  • Code of Conduct Administrative
  • Code of Meeting Practice & Public Forum Policy

4 November 2024 - Councillor Induction Session 4

  • Code of Conduct: Case Studies
  • Independent Commission Against Corruption Overview
  • Community Engagement Survey Overview

11 November 2024 - Councillor Induction Session 5

  • Councillor Safety Obligations - WHS Act & Child Safe Standards

5 August 2024

  • End of Term Arrangements for Councillors
  • SCATL Update - Responses from TfNSW
  • Community Satisfaction Survey Results

19 August 2024

  • Accessible Drinking Fountain Provision
  • Draft Woronora River Dredging Management Plan
  • Draft Asbestos Policy
  • Draft Child Safe Organisation Action Plan

8 July 2024

  • 2024 Local Government Elections – Update
  • Jannali Public Domain Plan Consultation - Feedback and Recommendations including Jannali Moonrise Festival
  • Jannali Planning Proposal Update
  • Salvation Army Miranda Site VPA
  • Customer Experience Strategy
  • Domestic and Family Violence and its Impact within the Sutherland Shire Community (SER008-24)

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest - 8 July 2024 - PDF - 52 KB

22 July 2024

  • Library Opening Hours
  • Draft Sport Field Allocation Policy
  • Youth Play and Adult Exercise Facilities Service Analysis
  • Marton Park Draft Masterplan - Post Exhibition
  • Parliamentary Inquiry E-scooters, E-bikes and Related Mobility Options
  • Update on the Draft Sutherland Shire Overland Flow-Flood Study

Disclosures of Conflicts of Interest - 22 July 2024 - PDF - 83 KB

13 May 2024

  • Draft Roads & Freight Strategy - Post Exhibition Results
  • Draft Road Safety Plan
  • Social Media Policy
  • Quarter 3 Budget Review

Disclosure of Conflict of Interest - 13 May 2024 - PDF - 73 KB

27 May 2024

  • Cronulla Plaza  - Project Updates & Lifestream Outdoor Screens Options
  • Marton Park Draft Masterplan
  • South Village Operating Model
  • Draft Tree and Bushland Strategy - Final Revised Draft
  • Tree Requests Management Process - Update

2 April 2024

  • Draft 2022-2026 Delivery Program / Operational Plan 2024/25 Pre Exhibition

15 April 2024

  • Georges Riverkeeper Hosting Extension
  • Domestic Squalor and Hoarding Policy - Post Exhibition
  • Sutherland Shire Libraries - Review of Opening Hours
  • Defibrillators in the Sutherland Shire LGA
  • Oyster Bay Masterplan Update

Disclosures of Conflicts of Interest - 15 April 2024 - PDF - 80 KB

29 April 2024

  • Planning Proposal Process (Besmaw)
  • Customer Experience Research
  • Workshop on Playground Service Changes with a Case Study on Eltham Place Reserve and Sesquicentenary Park Heathcote

11 March 2024

  • Salvation Army Miranda Planning Proposal
  • 2024 Local Government Elections
  • Outdoor Dining Policy and Standards
  • W1/W2 Waterway Planning Proposal Options and DCP Waterfront Access

Disclosures of Conflicts of Interest - 11 March 2024 - PDF - 80 KB

25 March 2024

  • Draft Sutherland Shire Overland Flood Study - Information Update and Workshop

12 February 2024

  • Oyster Bay Master Plan - Post Community Consultation
  • Waste Initiatives FOGO and CRC
  • Q2 Capital Program Update

26 February 2024

  • North Cronulla SLSC Project Update
  • Tree and Bushland Strategy Workshop

Disclosure of Conflict of Interest - 26 February 2024 - PDF - 74 KB

29 January 2024

  • Biennial Community Satisfaction Survey
  • NSW Government Housing Announcement
  • Local Housing Strategy Update
  • Complying Development in C3 and C4

Disclosures of Conflicts of Interest - 29 January 2024 - PDF - 86 KB

Councillor briefing sessions 2023
Councillor briefing sessions 2022