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Posted 19 August 2025

Council Meeting | Briefing of Decisions - 18 August 2025

Council Meetings

Briefing of Decisions made at the Council Meeting held on 18 August at the Council Chambers. For further information on any of these items, please contact Mayor Rhys Beattie (0409 921 683) or General Manager, Mr John Marik (03 6352 6500).

Council Meeting | Briefing of Decisions - 18 August 2025

Briefing of Decisions made at the Council Meeting held on 18 August at the Council Chambers

  • Awarded Contract 2025/26-02 – Bituminous Sealing of Roads Infrastructure to the recommended tenderer in the Closed Session portion of the Meeting.
  • Acting as a Planning Authority approved a planning application for the construction of additional multiple dwellings (3 units) with access and services works within a road reserve at 22 Main Street, Ringarooma, subject to conditions.
  • Resolved to delegate specific powers and functions to the General Manager under the Emergency Management Act 2006 and Occupational Licensing Act 2005, updated various other delegations as required by legislative changes, and received and noted the reviewed Master Delegation Register, version July 2025.

The recording of the Council Meeting can be downloaded below:

Audio Recording - 18 August 2025