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Posted 18 March 2025

Council Meeting | Briefing of Decisions - 17 March 2024

Council Meetings

For further information on any of these items, please contact Acting Mayor Edwina Powell (0438 527 401) or General Manager, Mr John Marik (03 6352 6500).

Council Meeting | Briefing of Decisions - 17 March 2024

Briefing of Decisions made at the Council Meeting held on 17 March 2025 at the Pioneer Hall

  • Approved a planning application for the increase in gravel extraction and processing volumes (up to 10,000m3 of extraction and processing per annum) at an existing Ben Ridge Road gravel quarry, South Esk Regional Reserve, subject to conditions.
  • Received and noted the report and payments made to Mr Andrew Wardlaw during his tenure as Commissioner for Dorset Council, from 2 August 2023 until 22 January 2025, and acknowledged his efforts on behalf of Council and the community.
  • Appointed Councillors Simmons, Cashion and Teichmann (alternate member) as representatives on the Dorset Council Audit Panel Committee, for the remainder of their elected term.
  • Adopted revised Policy No. 58 – Writing off Debts.

The recording of the Council Meeting can be downloaded below:

17 March Audio Recording