The inquiry heard some of the figures named during the ICAC hearings - Frank Vellar, Glen Tabak, Joe Scimone and Michael Kollaras - were among those who would meet at the kebab shop each morning.

Former council planner Beth Morgan was the only female to join the gathering, where the group chatted about the day's news over coffee.

Mr Vellar, Mr Tabak, Mr Scimone, Ms Morgan and Mr Oxley were subsequently found by ICAC to have engaged in corrupt conduct. Commissioner Jerrold Cripps did not recommend Mr Oxley should face any criminal charges.

Mr Kollaras and lesser-known members of the gathering had no adverse findings against them and there was no suggestion of any corrupt dealings during the gatherings. But the public attention prompted the table to disband.

Earlier this year, one of the table's members, solicitor Malcolm Heard, lamented the demise of the group.

Some of the original members of the original gathering have in recent months started returning to the same table.

Mr Tabak and real estate agent Chris Clayton have been regular visitors, while Mr Heard is a more recent addition.

But Mr Oxley has defended the gathering in his book.

"It wasn't some clandestine group who used to plot and plan. It was out in the open," the book reads.

"In Wollongong, everyone knows everyone and anybody involved in sinister activity would be pretty foolish to pursue it in such a public place."