Council meets on the second Tuesday each month but only on the third Tuesday in July and first Tuesday in December. Council is in recess during January and the first 2 weeks of July. All meetings commence at 6:30pm unless otherwise stated.
**From April 2021, Council meetings have returned to in person. Council resolved to allowed registered speakers to attend Council meetings in person or online. However, the technology upgrade to have a 'hybrid' meeting has been delayed. Registered speakers for the Council meeting on 13 April 2021 will have to address Council in person.**
| Meeting |
Date |
Location |
| Ordinary Council |
Tuesday, 20 April 2021 (Meeting on Tuesday, 13 April 2021 was adjourned) |
Ashfield Service Centre |
| Ordinary Council |
Tuesday, 11 May 2021 |
Ashfield Service Centre |
| Ordinary Council |
Tuesday, 8 June 2021 |
Ashfield Service Centre |
| Ordinary Council |
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 |
Ashfield Service Centre |
For a full list of the meeting schedule in 2021 please see below:
2021 Council meeting Schedule (DOCX 58.3KB)
2021 Council meeting Schedule (PDF 166.4KB)
Council meeting business papers
Agendas and reports for Council meetings will be posted here when available.
Larger attachments will be available in a separate document which can be accessed next to the Agenda on the business papers page below. Hard Copies of the Business Papers are available at Council's Service Centres.
To search business papers and view papers from other meetings, visit the full business papers and minutes site.
Business papers and minutes
Live streaming of Council meetings
Inner West Council Meetings are streamed live on Council's website. Visit the webcasts page to stream a live Council Meeting or view recordings of previous meetings.
Registering to speak at Council meetings
Public forum during COVID-19
The public may now register to speak at Council meetings via Zoom.
Anyone who would like to speak about an Agenda Item at a Council Meeting must register by 2pm on the day of the Council Meeting via the meeting registration form available here.
Only those who register using the online registration form will be able to speak. Please fill in the register to speak form at the bottom of this page including:
- Your name (must use the same name on Zoom)
- Contact details including email address
- Item on the Agenda you wish to speak to
- Whether you are for or against the recommendation in the agenda
Only the first 3 speakers for and 3 speakers against each item will be permitted to speak.
Once you have registered, you will receive the Zoom meeting ID and password. Please do not share this with anyone else. If the item you are registering for already has the allocated amount of speakers, you will be notified via email.
You may join the Council meeting via zoom at 6.30pm but will only be allowed into the meeting when it is your turn to speak. During your time in the waiting room, you may still watch the livestream of the meeting. As a requirement, you must use the same name on Zoom as the name you registered to speak with otherwise you will not be allowed into the meeting.
Once you have concluded speaking, you will be removed from the meeting.
To register to speak at a Council meeting, click here