Meetings and minutes

The Mayor and Councillors make decisions on behalf of the community at Council Meetings. Additionally, there are Advisory Committees with community members who provide reports to Council.

Find out information about what is going to be addressed at Council meetings, how you can speak at a Council meeting, minutes of previous meetings and other committee meetings here. Council webcast and livestream all Council meetings - so you can watch a meeting live or review a past meeting by following the link provided below.

Agendas and minutes

You can find Agendas, Business Papers and Minutes listed in the date order of the Council Meetings.

Archived meeting agendas and minutes

Find archived Central Coast Council meeting agendas, minutes and business papers from 2016 to 2020, former Council's historic meeting information and archived Local Planning Panel agendas and minutes.

Committee and Advisory Groups

Council regularly asks the community to help Council strategically plan through a range of advisory groups and committees. Find information about these groups and view their meeting agenda and minutes here.

Council meetings

Ordinary meetings of Central Coast Council are generally held at 6.30pm on the fourth Tuesday evening of the month, in accordance with the Code of Meeting Practice adopted at the 23 July, 2024 Ordinary Council Meeting.Council may convene an Extraordinary Meeting outside these regular times, for which public notification will be provided on this website.An agenda (business papers) is made available before each Council meeting that details the items to be discussed.

Local Planning Panel

The Central Coast Local Planning Panel (CCLPP) is an independent panel of qualified people to review and determine development applications for the Central Coast Local Government Area, providing increased transparency, integrity and confidence in the development application assessment process.The CCLPP determines a range of development applications on behalf of Council and provides advice on a range of strategic planning matters that are referred to it.The panel generally meets monthly on a rotating roster and comprises of four members:The ChairTwo professionals (with expertise in urban design, urban planning or other related field)One community representative selected from a pool of members appointed by CouncilLocal Planning Panel meetings, and associated tasks, are undertaken in accordance with the requirement of the Environmental Planning &