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Sutherland Shire Council
Sydney's southern shire, between the Georges River and the Royal National Park — around 238,800 people across suburbs from Cronulla and Miranda to Engadine and Menai, known for its beaches and bushland. The council runs the local services you use every week — waste, roads, beaches, libraries, development — and sets your rates. Here's the snapshot, then the stuff that affects your week.
Everyday essentials
The things people actually need from the council — fast.
Get to know your council
The basics, in one tap — open any card for key facts and a link to the official source.
This year's rate rise, how it compares across NSW, and why bills differ.
2025–26 rate peg: 5.0%
Open →Budget & financesHow financially healthy the council is, measured against official benchmarks.
Meets 7 of 9 OLG financial benchmarks
Open →Crime & safetySutherland's recorded crime rates, side by side with the NSW average.
All 12 major offences below the NSW rate
Open →Mayor & councillorsWho represents you, by ward — and where to read their official profiles.
Mayor: Jack Boyd (Labor)
Open →Elections & votingWhen the next council election is, and how voting works.
Next election: Sat 9 Sep 2028
Open →Contact & servicesHow to reach the council and report a problem.
Customer service: (02) 9710 0333
Open →City profileThe basics: how many people live here, how big the area is.
Population: ~238,800 (2024)
Open →What's happening
2 updatesRecent items from Sutherland Shire Council's public channels, in plain language.
We check Sutherland Shire Council's website every day, but we can't read it. It refuses requests from our collector, so anything below was recorded by hand and may be out of date. This says nothing about what the council has published — these are the pages we watch:
- Have your say
Consultation results published for draft Delivery Program & Operational Plan 2026/27
The council published its community consultation results ahead of adopting its revised four-year plan and 2026/27 budget (adoption scheduled for 22 June 2026).
What this means for you: You can see what the community said and read the plan and budget that set how your rates are spent over the next year.
Source: Sutherland Shire Council — DPOP 2026/27 consultation
- Waste
FOGO food-and-garden bin service on the way
The council is preparing to introduce a FOGO (food and garden organics) service, moving the green bin to weekly collection, with the rollout planned progressively from late 2026 through 2027.
What this means for you: When FOGO starts in your area you'll be able to put food scraps in the green bin, which will be collected weekly; watch for the council's rollout notice for your suburb.
Email alerts aren't switched on yet
We haven't started sending email, so we're not taking addresses for now. New items from Sutherland Shire Councilshow up under “What's happening” above as we find them, each linked to its official source.