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Posted 20 January 2026

Council Meeting | Briefing of Decisions - 19 January 2026

Council Meetings

Briefing of Decisions made at the Council Meeting held on 19 January 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 - 19 January 2026
  • Acting as a Planning Authority, approved a planning application for a 3-lot subdivision at 18 Union Street, Scottsdale, subject to conditions.
  • Received and noted the 2025/26 Annual Plan – December Quarterly Report, and supported the deferral of activity 20, review of Policy No. 39 – Community Consultation and Communications.
  • Received and noted the Dorset Board of Inquiry Directions Quarterly Report for the period 1 October to 31 December 2025.
  • Agreed to enter a 3-year membership and funding agreement with the Northern Tasmania Development Corporation for the period 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2029, authorised the General Manager to execute the same agreement on behalf of Council, and noted a progress report from the Corporation for the period 1 July – 30 September 2025.
  • Endorsed draft Policy No. 27 – Youth, for community engagement.

The recording of the Council Meeting can be downloaded from these links:

Video: https://youtu.be/qFX4AnjzX38

Audio Only: https://bit.ly/3LHb99V

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).