Ordinary Council Meetings occur on the fourth Tuesday of the month*. (Excluding January and July*)

The next meeting is on 27 May 2025. 

Council meetings are held in the Council Chamber within the Shellharbour Civic Centre. 

Business Papers (Packets)
Business papers for the next Council meeting will be available from the Thursday prior to the meeting date (see below).

Business papers and minutes for meetings prior to 2015 can be obtained under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 by completing an Access to Information form available on the Access to information page. In most cases, documents can be provided in hard copy or electronically.

Addresses to Council (Public Forum)
Addresses to Council (on items listed in the Agenda as Item 10 only) are heard from 4:45pm on the day of the Council Meeting. Registrations will be taken from publication of the Business Paper, until 10.00am on the day of the meeting.

To register to speak on a listed matter in the Business Paper under Item 10, complete the Public Forum Addresses Declaration - Form  and return it to Corporate.Meetings@shellharbour.nsw.gov.au before 10am on the day of the meeting. The form and more information is available under Helpful Documents at the end of this page.

If you are unable to complete the form online, come into or call Council on 4221 6111 and register to speak with a member of staff. You will still need to complete the Declaration prior to addressing Council.

Related documents
Before attending a Council meeting, please read the Public Gallery Conduct Standards and Code of Meeting Practice.

Live Streaming and Recording
Meetings of the Council are live streamed and recorded. Open the meeting link showing LIVE beside it below to view the livestream. To view a recording, open the meeting link beside the camera icon in the Media column below.

Minutes and the webcast recording are published as soon as practical after the meeting. Minutes are unconfirmed until they are formally adopted at the next meeting of Council.

To view the full Agenda - select the link for the Meeting event and 'Download Packet' located at the top left of the page. Once the meeting has been completed you will be able to view the Agenda, Reports, Attachments, Minutes and Recordings under 'Most Recent Events'.