Council Meeting Update - 12 November 2024

Tuesday 12 November, 2024

Council meeting update

Here is an overview of outcomes from tonight’s Ordinary Meeting of Tamworth Regional Council:

• Councillors tonight moved two Notices of Motion. These included further investigation of options for the future of Ray Walsh House and recording how each Councillor votes on all matters before Council to be included in Council’s Minutes for the Meeting
• Councillors approved four funding allocations under the 2024/2025 Facility Improvement Fund Program. The Barraba Showground Committee will receive $10,000 for stage 1 of the Showground Sheep Pavilion Roof Replacement; Kootingal Recreational Reserve Committee will get $2567.25 for irrigation refurbishment; Weabonga Hall and Recreation Reserve Local Committee will receive $3757 for recreation ground improvements and Woolbrook Hall and Park Committee will receive $3000 to upgrade seating at the Woolbrook AIF Hall.
• Council reviewed the Register of Special Purpose Committees, Working Groups, External Boards and Organisations, with Councillors being appointed as delegates or representatives for the coming 12 months. Councillors endorsed a review of the Terms of Reference for committees where Councillor membership has changed.
• The Planning Proposal for the Phase 1 Review of the Tamworth Regional Local Environmental Plan 2010 (TRLEP 2010) was endorsed by Council on 13 August 2024 and must be finalised by 24 February 2025. To bring these amendments to completion prior to this date, Councillors were in agreeance to complete the Phase 1 Planning Proposal without the secondary dwelling component - which supports housing diversity and choice in certain Rural Zones. The size and location are controlled by provisions in the TRLEP 2010 and will be completed through a separate Planning Proposal to amend the TRLEP 2010.
• The mapping for the TRLEP 2010 (such as zoning, minimum lot size and heritage) is currently spread over 100 PDF maps and Councillors tonight voted in favour of a digital transition to replace the PDFs with the NSW Planning Portal - Digital Environmental Planning Instruments (EPI) Viewer. The transition will provide an easier user experience when identifying relevant planning controls for a property, however will not alter any land use planning controls.
• The continued efforts of those in Section 355 Committees across the region were recognised through the 17 meeting minutes received and noted by Council. This included minutes from the Bendemeer Hall Committee, Dungowan Hall Committee, Dungowan Recreation Ground Committee, Grey Fergie Tractor Muster Committee, Loomberah Hall Committee, Nemingha Hall and Reserve Committee, Nundle Common Trust, Somerton War Memorial Hall and Recreation Grounds Committee and the Tamworth Regional Film and Sound Archive Committee. A number of the minutes also outlined the new executive members and member appointments for each committee.