Thank you to everyone who shared their feedback on the Masterplans and Key Ideas for the Draft Plan of Management.

All community feedback was reported back to Council for consideration at the Strategic Planning and Development Committee meeting held on 10 March 2026.

Council has approved the Masterplans and Key Ideas to be included in the final Draft Plan of Management with minor changes to the Rodney Reserve Masterplan as per Council Minutes.

The consultation summary report and supporting documents are available in the document library for more information or via the links below:

• Round 2 Consultation Summary Report
• Rodney Reserve CSIRO Interpretation Feasibility Study
• Rodney Reserve Recreation Needs Analysis

Council is now finalising the Draft PoM and Masterplans which will be reported back to Council and the Minister responsible for Crown Land for approval to be placed on public exhibition.

We will notify the community when the Draft PoM is on public exhibition to provide additional feedback.

Following the public exhibition period, the communities feedback will again be reported back to Council for consideration before the PoM is adopted by Council and Minister responsible for Crown land.

Waverley Council is home to an almost 10km stretch of coastline, from Vaucluse to Bronte including the most famous beach in Australia, at Bondi.

The coastal reserves of Waverley offer spectacular recreational spaces in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. The reserves constitute a large proportion of the public open space in Waverley and are important in supplying quality open spaces in the local government area (LGA).

This project aims to prepare the Plan of Management (PoM) & Master Plans for 14 coastal reserves in the Waverley LGA to meet the land management obligations of Council under the Local Government Act 1993 (LG Act) and the Crown Land Management Act 2016 (CLM Act).

The PoM & Master Plans will set out guidelines for the use, management, and development of the coastal reserves.

Round 1 consultation of the project was completed in 2022. All comments have been considered and the consultation results were reported to Council on 4 July 2023.

Click to view Round 1 consultation report and the Council meeting minutes.

Your lived experiences and insights of the coastal reserves are valuable for us to plan for the future of the reserves for the community.

The Round 2 consultation seeks community feedback on the proposed 'key ideas' for the Master Plans.

Following the Round 1 consultation, Council has undertaken detailed site analysis and studies to draft the PoM and the 'key ideas' for the Master Plans.

The 'key ideas' include proposed improvements and developments, such as future park upgrades, and indicate site opportunities and constraints of the reserves.

The Round 2 consultation had closed. It was undertaken between 11 October and 9 November 2026.

You can view the consultation materials in the sub-pages below for each reserve. You can also view the webinar presentation slides or watch the webinar recording via the link below.