Agriculture & Rural Industries Strategic Reference Group
Key Focus areas
- Supporting agriculture, rural industries and rural land management
- Reviewing and implementing the Rural Lands Strategy, where appropriate
- Increasing awareness of Wollondilly’s rural lands, agriculture and rural industries
- Providing feedback on Council policies relating to agriculture and rural industries
- Identifying challenges and opportunities for sustainable growth
- Exploring opportunities linked to Sydney’s second airport
- Representing the views and needs of rural landowners across Wollondilly
agriculture & Rural Industries Agenda & Minutes
2025 Meetings
15 October 2025 - Meeting postponed
4 February 2026
29 April 2026
22 July 2026
14 October 2026
Agenda to be confirmed.
17 February 2027
Agenda to be confirmed.
12 May 2027
Agenda to be confirmed.
Strategic Reference Group Members
| Name | Position |
| Mayor Gould | Chair |
| Cr Dench | Deputy Chair |
| Stephen Gardiner | Manager Shire Planning, Head of Advocacy |
| Andrew Poore | Manager Project Delivery |
| Lloyd Jones | Community Representative |
| Phillip Bartolo | Community Representative |
| Vince Hewson | Community Representative |
| Richard Stephens | Community Representative |
| Marwan El-Chamy | Community Representative |
| James Bell | Community Representative |
| Gavin Moore | Community Representative |
| Andrew Readings | Community Representative |
| Mal Morgan | Community Representative |
| Seth Barton | Community Representative |
Wollondilly Shire Council acknowledges the Dharawal and Gundungurra peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land, honouring their enduring cultural and spiritual connection to Country and recognising their ongoing contribution to the Shire.
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