Consultation has concluded

Current situation

On 27 July 2017 the NSW Premier announced that the proposed Randwick, Waverley and Woollahra merger is not proceeding. This announcement follows legal action by Woollahra Council and Randwick Council to oppose the merger.

This means Randwick Council will not be amalgamated and will continue to stand alone.

For more historic information refer to the Local Government Reform section on Council's website.

Tell us what you think of local government reform and amalgamations.

In 2012, the State Government appointed an Independent Local Government Review Panel to undertake a review of local government.

In the same year, the Government also appointed the Local Government Acts Taskforce to rewrite the Local Government Act.

Both the Panel and Taskforce have completed their final reports and the State Government has placed these reports on public exhibition for comment until 4 April 2014.

The Review Panel report includes 65 recommendations for local government in NSW, including the creation of a 'global city' combining City of Sydney, Waverley, Woollahra, Botany Bay and Randwick Councils.

Both the Review Panel Report and Taskforce Report are available to view on the Division of Local Government website.

Randwick City Council has prepared a draft submission to both these reviews and we want your comments.

How to have your say

1. Read Randwick Council's draft submission on the reports
2. Provide your comments through our feedback form or by emailing council@randwick.nsw.gov.au or in writing addressed to the General Manager Randwick City Council 30 Frances Street RANDWICK NSW 2031.
3. You can also take a quick poll about amalgamations or register on this site and join in the community discussions

Your feedback to Council's draft submission will be carefully considered and reported to the Council Meeting on the 25 March 2014 to help inform Council's final submission.

We also encourage you to lodge submissions about the two reviews directly with the Office of Local Government.

The closing date for comments on the Randwick City Council draft submission into Local Government reform is 17 March 2014.

This will enable time for Council to consider the community feedback and finalise our submission to the State Government by 4 April 2014.

CLOSED: Submissions have now closed.

Make a submission

Use this form to provide comments about Council's draft submission(External link) to the Local Government Review Panel Final Report and Local Government Acts Taskforce Final Report.

Amalgamation survey - Draft

Your answers to these questions will help us understand what our residents think about the future of Randwick City Council