Infrastructure Strategic Advisory Committee

Purpose

Strategic Advisory Committees have been established to provide advice to the elected Council on matters of strategic significance, and to provide advice to City of Newcastle on implementation of relevant matters aligned to the Newcastle 2040 Community Strategic Plan. Strategic Advisory Committees may make recommendations to Council or a Committee of Council.

The Infrastructure Strategic Advisory Committee will provide advice and guidance on the development of strategies, and identification of challenges and opportunities, in relation to built and natural facilities and systems within the local government area.

Membership

The Committee is facilitated by our City Infrastructure Directorate. Membership of the Committee includes:

  • Cr Nuatali Nelmes - Chairperson
  • Cr Charlotte McCabe - Deputy Chairperson
  • Cr Paige Johnson - Councillor representative
  • John Merrell, Community Representative
  • Hunter Water Corporation
  • Corinne Thompson, Transport for NSW
  • Bryn Hernandez, Ausgrid
  • Emmanuel Genlot, Keolis Downer

The Committee's Guidelines for Meeting Practice - Standing Committees and Strategic Advisory Committees provide additional detail on the responsibility of members.

2024 Meeting Schedule

5.30pm, Tuesday 6 February
5.30pm, Tuesday 2 April (cancelled)
5.30pm, Tuesday 30 July

Meetings take place in the Lord Mayor's Reception Room, 12 Stewart Avenue, Newcastle West.

2025 meeting schedule to be released following on from a committee framework review by the newly elected Council.

Meeting Agendas

Agendas will be uploaded one week prior to the meeting.

Agenda - 24 February 2022
Agenda - 6 April 2022
Agenda - 5 July 2022
Agenda - 20 October 2022
Agenda - 7 February 2023
Agenda - 4 July 2023
Agenda - 6 November 2023
Agenda - 6 February 2024
Agenda - 30 July 2024

Meeting Minutes


Minutes 6 February 2024
Minutes - 30 July 2024

Terms of Reference

Download the Terms of Reference

Annual Reports

Archive

Minutes from the Committee's 2019 to 2022 meetings are available below.