RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PUBLIC FORUM

HELD ON Tuesday, 11 November 2025

 

Present:

The Mayor, Councillor C Kay (Chairperson)

Councillors M Devlin & J Pettett (online) (Comenarra Ward)

Councillors I Balachandran (online) & B Ward (Gordon Ward)

Councillors S Ngai & A Taylor (Roseville Ward)

Councillor M Smith (St Ives Ward)

Councillor K Wheatley (Wahroonga Ward)

 

 

Staff Present:

General Manager (David Marshall)

Acting Director Community (Virginia Leafe)

Director Corporate (Angela Apostol)

Acting Director Corporate (David Marshall)

Director Development & Regulation (Anne Seaton)

Director Operations (Peter Lichaa)

Director Strategy & Environment (Andrew Watson)

Corporate Lawyer (Jamie Taylor)

Manager Governance and Corporate Strategy (Christopher Jones)

Governance Support Officer (Eliza Gilbank-Heim)

 

 

Other Staff:

Manager Urban and Heritage Planning (Antony Fabbro)

Manager Community Development (Danny Houseas)

Executive Urban Planner (Rathna Rana)

 

The Forum commenced at 7:00pm

 

The Mayor welcomed those present and outlined the
agenda and requirements for speakers

 

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST

 

The Mayor adverted to the necessity for Councillors and staff to declare a Pecuniary Interest/Conflict of Interest in any item on the Business Paper.

 

Nil.

 

Address the Council

                   

The following members of the public addressed Council on items on the agenda:

 

GB Item

Name

For/ Against

Topic

GB.1

1. Janet Harwood

(Spoke in person in Council Chambers)

Against

Minutes of the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee Meetings Held on 4 and 18 September 2025

GB.3

1. Janet Harwood

(Spoke in person in Council Chambers)

For

Update to Fraud and Corruption Control Policy and Strategy

GB.4

1. Kelly Dai

(Spoke in person in Council Chambers)

Representing Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra and Sunshine Philharmonic Orchestra

For

Improve Asset Utilisation and Support the Arts in Ku-ring-gai

2. Avi Sunil Rao

(Spoke in person in Council Chambers)

Representing Save Marian St Theatre

For

3. Paul Terracini

(Spoke in person in Council Chambers)

Representing Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra

For

4. Daniel Bragg

(Spoke in person in Council Chambers)

Representing Save Marian Street Theatre

For

5. Wendy Blaxland

(Spoke in person in Council Chambers)

Representing Marian Street ACTION

For

NM.2

1. Jen Rufati

(Spoke in person in Council Chambers)

Representing St Ives Football Club

For

Community Access to External Automated Defibrillators Across Council Facilities “Lachy’s Heartstart Project”.

2. Damian Erich

(Spoke in person in Council Chambers)

For

Written Comments

NM.2

1. Penny Howell

(Lodged written comments and did not speak to them)

For

Community Access to External Automated Defibrillators Across Council Facilities “Lachy’s Heartstart Project”.

2. Lyle Hudson

(Lodged written comments and did not speak to them)

Representing St Ives Football Club

For

                       

 

The following members of the public addressed Council on items not on the agenda:

 

Name

Topic

1. Natasha Sherwood

(Spoke in person in Council Chambers)

Representing Eastside Roseville Action Group Inc

Council's Alternate TOD Plan & Eastside Roseville SSDs.

2. Janet Harwood

(Spoke in person in Council Chambers)

Ecologically Sustainable Survival Economics (ESSE) - Correcting KRG Planning for Bequest Value.

3. David Lloyd

(Spoke in person in Council Chambers)

Community Opposition to TOD/SSD Application for Dalcross Hospital and adjacent sites (SSD Application #85845958)

4. Alex Guo

(Spoke in person in Council Chambers)

The Dalcross Development.

Written Comments

1. Richard Koch

(Lodged written comments and did not speak to them)

Representing Killara Action for Appropriate Development Association (KAAD)

Status of Council's alternative TOD Scheme

2. Julie Sun

(Lodged written comments and did not speak to them)

Alternative TOD

 

The Forum closed at 7:52pm.