Council Meeting Update - 25 March 2025

Tuesday 25 March, 2025

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

• Councillors have agreed to place the draft Community Strategic Plan 2025-2035 on public exhibition for 28 days from Thursday 27 March to seek further feedback from the community. The Community Strategic Plan is Council’s the key strategy and is intended to capture the vision local community members have for the future of the region. It influences all other strategies Council produces and is updated every four years after an election. Community members can see a copy of the draft plan by going to the MyTRC Online Community. The page includes an easy-to-use feedback form. Council also resolved tonight that all feedback received will be included in a further report in May when they will consider the plan’s formal endorsement.
• Councillors tonight approved a three-year sponsorship of RSL NSW to host its Annual State Congress in Tamworth in 2025, 2026 and 2027. The annual event will bring more than 400 delegates to Tamworth each year to shape the direction of RSL support for veterans and their families in NSW. The three-year sponsorship total of $60,000 is estimated to deliver an economic return of more than half a million dollars to the local economy.
• Council will accept an invitation from the Mayor of Gore District Council, New Zealand for Mayor Russell Webb, Councillor Matt Sharpham and General Manager Paul Bennett to represent the region at the 50th Country Music Festival at the end of May 2025. Tamworth and Gore have enjoyed a strong Sister City relationship since 1992, and this year plan to discuss ag tech applications across both cities. Funding will be provided from the existing 2024-25 Sister City Budget and is estimated to cost $3,650 in total.
• A proposal to name the batting tunnels at the Tamworth Baseball fields after the late David McMurray will be placed on public exhibition for community feedback. Mr McMurray was involved with Tamworth Baseball for the majority of his life, having played an influential role in securing grants and overseeing refurbishments and ultimately helping to advance the sport in the region.