Liveable Cities 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 (CN) on implementation of relevant matters aligned to the Newcastle 2040 Community Strategic Plan. Strategic Advisory Committees may make recommendations to CN or Council.

Strategic Advisory Committees have been established to for the duration of the council term to focus on strategic issues that are relevant to Council at that time.

The Committee will provide advice and guidance on the development of strategies, and identification of challenges and opportunities, about urban planning, heritage, safety, affordable housing and healthy and connected urban systems within the Local Government Area (LGA).

  1. To provide advice on development of strategies that support urban policy and frameworks to achieve liveability objectives.
  2. To provide advice on the planning for integration of affordability, transport, infrastructure, environment, and safety and crime prevention strategies.
  3. To provide advice on the planning for integrated public and active transport services and oversee the implementation of City of Newcastle's (CN) traffic, parking and cycling management plans and operations.
  4. To consider and advise on environmental and sustainability planning.
  5. To provide advice on the protection and enhancement of heritage issues and design character.

Membership

The Committee is facilitated by our Planning and Environment Directorate, and Executive Director Michelle Bisson.

  • Councillor Joel Pringle - Chairperson
  • Councillor Dr Elizabeth Adamczyk - Deputy Chairperson
  • Councillor Peter Gittins 
  • Stakeholder member - Steve O'Connor, Planning Institute of Australia
  • Stakeholder member - Michael Nolan, Home in Place
  • Stakeholder member - Stephen Aebi, Hunter Central Coast Development Corporation
  • Stakeholder member - Mark Metrikas, Heritage Trust
  • Community member - Coralie Nichols
  • Community member - Julie Byles
  • Community member - Richard Bush

The Committee is guided by the:

Meeting Schedule for 2025

  • 1 April 2025
  • 3 June 2025
  • 2 September 2025
  • 4 November 2025

Other Committee Documents

Archived Meeting Agendas and Minutes

2024

2023

2022

1 February 2022
1 March 2022
7 June 2022
6 September 2022
29 November 2022

2021

2020

2019