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
North Sydney Council's direction is set out in its Community Strategic Plan and a Delivery Program with an annual Operational Plan and budget, with a strong current focus on funding infrastructure renewal and renewing the North Sydney CBD.
The council manages local roads, waste, libraries, parks, pools and planning across one of the smallest, most densely built LGAs in NSW — the North Sydney CBD and surrounding harbourside villages on the Lower North Shore. Its Delivery Program is the elected council's statement of commitment for its term.
The council reports an infrastructure backlog of about $157m (as at 30 June 2025), largely in buildings and stormwater assets. IPART approved a special rate variation from 2026–27, with the council earmarking most of the additional income for capital works to reduce that backlog.
Underway now
North Sydney Olympic Pool redevelopment
Closed Feb 2021; scheduled to reopen 7 Aug 2026The council's harbourside North Sydney Olympic Pool has been rebuilt in a multi-year redevelopment, with a project budget reported at about $122m. The heritage complex closed in February 2021 and is scheduled to reopen on 7 August 2026, adding a rebuilt grandstand, indoor program and hydrotherapy pools, gym and upgraded facilities.
Source: North Sydney Council — North Sydney Olympic Pool redevelopment
Ward Street Precinct Masterplan
Masterplan finalised; delivery stagedA long-term plan to renew the North Sydney CBD around the council-owned Ward Street car park (bounded by Miller, McLaren, Walker and Berry Streets), replacing it with new plazas, pedestrianised streets and a civic hub, and adding new parks and public space.
Planned / committed
Infrastructure renewal funded by the approved SRV
From 2026–27IPART approved a special rate variation of about 52.66% over three years from 2026–27; the council has said it will direct most of the additional income to capital works to reduce a reported ~$157m infrastructure backlog concentrated in buildings and stormwater assets.
Source: North Sydney Council — IPART decision an important step