Georges River Council has established a Sports Advisory Committee for a trial period of one year.
The membership of the Georges River Council Sports Advisory Committee comprises of 15 representatives from local sporting bodies within the Georges River Council local government area, as well as Council’s Mayor, Nick Katris, selected Councillors and Council Officers.
The objectives of the Committee are:
- Provide a forum for dissemination and consideration of information to local sporting bodies;
- Encourage participation from members of all local sporting bodies in Council’s decision-making processes;
- Promote cross-code collaboration between local sporting bodies to achieve greater utilisation of facilities and fields; and
- Assist Council in the identification of sporting needs for the community including infrastructure and capital works requirements, maintenance requirements and investment in new facilities.
“It is important for our community to be able to participate in the decisions that affect them. This is an example of that commitment from Council in action,” said Mayor Katris.
“We have met twice already and the benefits from having a forum for sharing information about Council projects and works, and the collaboration across sports and codes is already evident.”
The Committee will meet quarterly with meetings broadcast online for the community to tune in live.