MINUTES OF General Meeting
Held at Council Chambers, HORNSBY
on Wednesday 13 August 2025
at 6:30 PM
Welcome to country
A Welcome to Country was given by the Darug and GuriNgai Traditional Owner representative, Uncle Laurie Bimson.
PRESENT
Councillors McIntosh (Chairperson), Ball, Conley, McClelland, McSweeney, Seaglove, Simons and Tilbury.
Note: The Deputy Mayor chaired the meeting in the absence of the Mayor Councillor Waddell.
NATIONAL ANTHEM
OPENING PRAYER
Pastor Ejay Mbakwe from The Awesome Rock Church, Asquith opened the meeting in prayer.
Acknowledgement of RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY
Statement by the Chairperson:
"We recognise our Shire's rich cultural and religious diversity and we acknowledge and pay respect to the beliefs of all members of our community, regardless of creed or faith."
Video and AUDIO RECORDING OF COUNCIL MEETING
Statement by the Chairperson:
"I advise all present that tonight's meeting is being video streamed live via Council’s website and also audio recorded for the purposes of providing a record of public comment at the meeting, supporting the democratic process, broadening knowledge and participation in community affairs, and demonstrating Council’s commitment to openness and accountability. The audio and video recordings of the non-confidential parts of the meeting will be made available on Council’s website once the Minutes have been finalised. All speakers are requested to ensure their comments are relevant to the issue at hand and to refrain from making personal comments or criticisms. No other persons are permitted to record the Meeting, unless specifically authorised by Council to do so."
APOLOGIES / leave of absence / Requests to attend remotely
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RESOLVED ON THE MOTION OF COUNCILLOR MCCLELLAND, seconded by COUNCILLOR TILBURY, THAT the: 1. Apology and request for leave of absence from Councillor Waddell in respect of an inability to attend the Council Meeting on 13 August 2025 be accepted and leave of absence be granted. 2. Request for leave of absence from Councillor Ball for the period 15 August 2025 to 15 September 2025 be accepted and leave of absence be granted.
FOR: Councillors Ball, Conley, McClelland, McIntosh, McSweeney, SEaglove, Simons and Tilbury
AGAINST: Nil |
political donations disclosure
Statement by the Chairperson:
“In accordance with Section 10.4 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, any person or organisation who has made a relevant planning application or a submission in respect of a relevant planning application which is on tonight’s agenda, and who has made a reportable political donation or gift to a Councillor or employee of the Council, must make a Political Donations Disclosure Statement.
If a Councillor or employee has received a reportable political donation or gift from a person or organisation who has made a relevant planning application or a submission in respect of a relevant planning application which is on tonight’s agenda, they must declare a non-pecuniary conflict of interests to the meeting, disclose the nature of the interest and manage the conflict of interests in accordance with Council’s Code of Conduct.”
declarations of interest
Nil
confirmation of minutes
petitionS
Nil
presentations
Nil
Rescission Motions
Nil
Mayoral Minutes
ITEMS PASSED BY EXCEPTION / CALL FOR SPEAKERS ON AGENDA ITEMS
THE DEPUTY MAYOR ANNOUNCED her intention to deal with the balance of the Business Paper by the exception method and announced the items.
Items 5, 6 and 9 were withdrawn for discussion.
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RESOLVED ON THE MOTION OF COUNCILLOR TILBURY seconded by COUNCILLOR BALL, THAT the recommendations in respect of items 1, 2, 3 and 4 be adopted.
FOR: Councillors Ball, Conley, McClelland, McIntosh, McSweeney, Seaglove, Simons and Tilbury
AGAINST: Nil |
For the sake of clarity, the above items are recorded in Agenda sequence.
Note: Items 7 and 8 were called over and noted.
Note: Persons wishing to address Council on matters which were on the Agenda were permitted to address or provide a submission to Council prior to the item being discussed. The names of speakers are recorded in the Minutes in respect of the particular item.
Note: Persons wishing to address Council on Non Agenda items were permitted to address Council after all items on the Agenda in respect of which there was a speaker from the public were finalised by Council. Their names are recorded in the Minutes under the heading “Public Forum – Non Agenda Items”.
GENERAL BUSINESS
Office of the General Manager
Nil
Corporate Support Division
Community and Environment Division
Planning and Compliance Division
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4 PC13/25 Sydney North Planning Panel and Hornsby Local Planning Panel - Local and Community Panel Members (F2017/00294#003) |
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RESOLVED ON THE MOTION OF COUNCILLOR TILBURY, seconded by COUNCILLOR BALL, THAT Council: 1. Re-appoint Sue Weatherly (Technical Representative); Mark McCrindle (Community Representative), Christine Newman (Alternative) and David White (Alternative) as local members on the Sydney North Planning Panel for a period of three years. 2. Extend the term of appointment for Anthony Hudson, Elizabeth Kinkade, Gregory Flynn, Heather Warton, John Brockhoff, Larissa Ozog, Marjorie Ferguson, Michael Leavey and Stephen Leathley as expert members on the Hornsby Local Planning Panel (HLPP) until 30 June 2027 and Council consider new membership at that time. 3. Extend the term of appointment for Martin Dargan, David White and Tony Jones as community representatives on the HLPP until 30 April 2026. 4. Commence an expression of interest process to appoint new community members of the HLPP by the end of April 2026. 5. Thank Amanda Anderson and Aiman Khan for their contribution to the HLPP. 6. Advise the Planning Panels Secretariat at the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure of Council’s resolution.
FOR: Councillors Ball, Conley, McClelland, McIntosh, McSweeney, Seaglove, Simons and Tilbury
AGAINST: Nil |
Infrastructure and Major Projects Division
Nil
PUBLIC FORUM – NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Mrs Caryn Bosco, of Galston addressed Council in relation to the Draft Planning Proposal, 1-3 Johnson Road, Galston.
Mr Marcel Reemst, of Asquith addressed Council in relation to construction certificate requirements.
Mr Ed Harrison, of Galston addressed Council in relation to the Draft Planning Proposal, 1-3 Johnson Road, Galston.
Mrs Leanne Dowding, of Galston addressed Council in relation to the Draft Planning Proposal, 1-3 Johnson Road, Galston.
Mrs Clair Queenan, of Galston addressed Council in relation the Draft Planning Proposal, 1-3 Johnson Road, Galston.
Ms Jan Primrose, on behalf of Protecting Your Suburban Environment Inc. addressed Council regarding the Draft Planning Proposal, 1-3 Johnson Road, Galston.
Questions with Notice
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7 QWN2/25 Rehabilitation of Hornsby Quarry to Hornsby Park (F2021/00171) |
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Ms Jan Primrose, on behalf of Protecting Your Suburban Environment Inc. addressed Council regarding this item.
A Response to the Question with Notice asked by COUNCILLOR Tilbury to the General Manager, - QWN2/25, is provided below: Could the General Manager please detail the entire financial spend on the rehabilitation of Hornsby Quarry to Hornsby Park to date (up to and including any projected spend before the official opening later this year)? Please include all grants secured, developer contributions, general funds and any other funding sources. Council has a long history with the project spanning several decades and ongoing operating costs have been incurred over this time frame. For the purpose of answering the question 1 July 2016 has been chosen as the commencement date of rehabilitation, as expenditure to procure spoil to fill the void was first incurred in this year following a decision by Council to proceed with the rehabilitation of the site. The total life to date expenditure on the project from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2025 is $64.934 million. A further $0.965 million is committed by way of contract and forecast to be spent before the opening date.
The majority of funding has been provided externally, largely through a grant from the NSW Government Stronger Communities Fund, plus interest earned and some from Developer Contributions. General funds were allocated by Council between 2016 and 2018 prior to the receipt of this grant:
In addition to the table above Council has recently secured a $12 million Thriving Suburbs grant from the Australian Government (to be matched by an equivalent amount from Council) that will deliver a significant portion of Old Mans Valley as envisioned in the adopted masterplan and has also recently received a further grant of $530K from the metropolitan Greenspace Grant program to assist in the delivery of walking and circulation trails around the park. called over and noted |
Mayor's Notes
Notices of Motion
MATTERS OF URGENCY
NOTE: A Matter of Urgency was raised by COUNCILLOR TILBURY, regarding the Response to Threatening and Harassing Correspondence. The motion lapsed due to the absence of a seconder and was subsequently deemed not to be a matter of urgency by the Chairperson.
THE MEETING concluded at 8.21pm.
These Minutes were confirmed at the meeting held on Wednesday 10 September 2025, at which meeting the signature hereunder was subscribed.
CONFIRMED CHAIRPERSON
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