What the council is working on
Recent deliveries, what's underway now, and what's planned next — drawn from the council's own plans, budgets and project pages. We report what the council has publicly said it's doing; every item links to its source.
The council's stated direction
Fairfield's direction is set out in the Fairfield City Plan (its Community Strategic Plan), delivered through a Delivery Program 2025/26–2028/29 and annual Operational Plans — the council describes it as identifying a moderate operating surplus over the first three years while funding an extensive services and capital-works program across roughly $2 billion of infrastructure assets.
The council manages roads, waste, libraries, recreation, community services and planning across one of NSW's most culturally diverse LGAs. Its Delivery Program is the elected council's statement of commitment for its term, informed by its Resourcing Strategy (assets, finance, workforce).
The Delivery Program 2025/26–2028/29 outlines the services, major programs and projects planned over the next four years, managing around $2 billion in council infrastructure assets while aiming to keep a moderate surplus in the earlier years of the plan.
Underway now
FOGO (food & garden organics) rollout
From June 2024A lime-green FOGO bin replacing the garden-only green bin, letting residents put food scraps in with garden organics for fortnightly collection — part of the statewide move to FOGO ahead of the NSW 2030 mandate.
Nelson Street Carpark public mural, Fairfield
2026A commissioned landmark public artwork at the Nelson Street Carpark in Fairfield, intended to lift the visual character of the area and celebrate local identity; work began in June 2026.
Source: Fairfield City Council — See progress on the Nelson Street Carpark mural
Planned / committed
Fairfield City Plan & Delivery Program 2025/26–2028/29
2025/26–2028/29The council's long-term Community Strategic Plan (Fairfield City Plan), delivered through the four-year Delivery Program and annual Operational Plans and Resourcing Strategy, managing roughly $2 billion in infrastructure assets.