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Minutes Ordinary Council Meeting
Council Chambers, Gundagai
6:00PM, Tuesday 18th November, 2025
Administration Centres: 1300 459 689 |
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Minutes Ordinary Council Meeting
Council Chambers, Gundagai
6:00PM, Tuesday 18th November, 2025
Administration Centres: 1300 459 689 |
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Ordinary Council Meeting Minutes |
18 November 2025 |
MINUTES
OF Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council
Ordinary Council
Meeting
HELD AT THE Council
Chambers, Gundagai
ON Tuesday, 18
November 2025 AT 6:03PM
PRESENT: Cr Abb McAlister (Mayor), Cr Rosalind Wight (Deputy Mayor), Cr Logan Collins, Cr Les Cooper, Cr David Graham, Cr Gil Kelly, Cr Penny Nicholson, Cr Ethan Ryan, Cr Danyal Syed (online).
IN ATTENDANCE: Roger Bailey (Interim General Manager), Trevor Dando (Acting Deputy General Manager - Operations), Linda Wiles (Manager Business), Lauren Dawes (Manager Sustainable Development), Steven Lowe (Acting Manager Regional Services Cootamundra), Teresa Breslin (Executive Assistant)
The Chairperson acknowledged the Wiradjuri people who are the Traditional Custodians of the Land at which the meeting was held and paid his respects to Elders, both past and present, of the Wiradjuri Nation and extended that respect to other Aboriginal people who were present.
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3 Apologies and Leave of Absence
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3.2 Leave of Absence
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5.1 Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on Tuesday 28 October 2025 |
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Resolution 220/2025 Moved: Cr Gil Kelly Seconded: Cr Ethan Ryan That the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Council held on Tuesday 28 October 2025 be confirmed as a true and correct record of the meeting. |
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Resolution 221/2025 Moved: Cr Penny Nicholson Seconded: Cr Les Cooper The information in the Councillor Engagements Mayoral Minute be received and noted. |
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8.2.1 Amendments to Membership of Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee (ARIC) |
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Resolution 222/2025 Moved: Cr Logan Collins Seconded: Cr Rosalind Wight That Council: 1. Notes that the chair of the Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee (ARIC) Mr Nick Tobin has advised he is ineligible to continue to chair the Committee as an employee of a NSW Council in accordance with the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021 (‘Regulation’) s 216D(k) however remains eligible to remain on the ARIC as an independent member. 2. Appoints Ms Kylie McRae as independent Chairperson and Member of the ARIC for the remainder of the current term of the ARIC, to 30 June 2028. 3. Appoints Mr Nick Tobin as an Independent Member to 30 June 2028. 4. Notes that the General Manager will coordinate with the member councils of the Audit Alliance to notify the OLG of this change in accordance with the Regulation s 216H(2). |
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Resolution 223/2025 Moved: Cr Ethan Ryan Seconded: Cr Les Cooper The report on Code of Conduct complaint statistics for the period 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2025, be received and noted. |
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Resolution 224/2025 Moved: Cr David Graham Seconded: Cr Penny Nicholson 1. The Draft Annual Report, attached to the report, be endorsed. 2. A copy of the 2024/2025 Annual Report be placed on Council’s website and provided to the Minister for Local Government. 3. Note that a copy of the Financial Statements are not included in the Annual Report. Council have requested and been granted an extension for lodgement of the Financial Statement to 12 December 2025. A copy of the Financial Statements will be place on Councils website once finalised. |
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8.2.4 Delivery Program - Operational Plan Quarterly Progress Report |
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Resolution 225/2025 Moved: Cr Rosalind Wight Seconded: Cr Logan Collins The Delivery Program incorporating the Operational Plan 2025/2026, quarterly progress report, (1st Quarter, July, August and September), attached to the report, be received and noted. |
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Resolution 226/2025 Moved: Cr Logan Collins Seconded: Cr Gil Kelly That Council consider items 8.2.5, 8.2.6 and 8.2.7 together, and adopt the recommendations for those items as outlined in the business paper. |
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8.2.5 Muttama Creek Regeneration Group s.355 Committee Meeting Minutes |
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Resolution 228/2025 Moved: Cr Logan Collins Seconded: Cr Gil Kelly The attached Minutes of the Muttama Creek Regeneration Group s.355 Committee meeting held, 13 October 2025, attached to the report be, received and noted. |
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8.2.6 Muttama Hall Management s.355 Committee Meeting Minutes |
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Resolution 229/2025 Moved: Cr Logan Collins Seconded: Cr Gil Kelly The Minutes of the Muttama Hall Management s.355 Committee Ordinary Meetings held, 15 October 2025, attached to the report, be received and noted. |
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8.2.7 Stockinbingal Ellwood's Hall s.355 Committee Meeting Minutes |
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Resolution 230/2025 Moved: Cr Logan Collins Seconded: Cr Gil Kelly The Minutes of the Stockinbingal Ellwood’s Hall s.355 Committee Meetings held, 25 September 2025 and 16 October 2025 attached to the report, be received and noted. |
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Resolution 231/2025 Moved: Cr David Graham Seconded: Cr Rosalind Wight That the Finance Update report for the month of October 2025, be received and noted. |
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Resolution 232/2025 Moved: Cr David Graham Seconded: Cr Les Cooper The Restricted Cash Reconciliation report for the period ending 31 October 2025, be received and noted. |
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Resolution 233/2025 Moved: Cr Les Cooper Seconded: Cr Ethan Ryan The report detailing Council Cash and Investments as at 31st October 2025, be received and noted. |
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8.4.1 DA 2025/10 - Proposed 4 lot subdivision - Cootamundra Aerodrome |
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Resolution 234/2025 Moved: Cr Gil Kelly Seconded: Cr Ethan Ryan 1. That Council resolve to approve DA 2025/10 for 1 into 4 lot subdivision, subject to the conditions of consent detailed in the attached document and authorise minor amendments to correct any errors prior to issuing the final notice, including adjustment of contribution fees to reflect the current financial year fees and charges and adjustment of formatting to provide consistency with consents issued by Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council. 2. That Council resolve to amend the wording of proposed Condition C.20 to read as follows:- C.20 Easements shall be created over all services to the satisfaction of the relevant authority, and/or wherever Council deems necessary to allow unrestricted access to the service.
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Resolution 235/2025 Moved: Cr Logan Collins Seconded: Cr Gil Kelly That Council consider items 8.5.1, 8.6.1, and 8.8.1 together, and adopt the recommendations for those items as outlined in the business paper. |
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Resolution 236/2025 Moved: Cr Logan Collins Seconded: Cr Gil Kelly That the Cootamundra Engineering Report for the month of October 2025 be noted. |
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Resolution 237/2025 Moved: Cr Logan Collins Seconded: Cr Gil Kelly The Gundagai Engineering Report for the month of October 2025 be noted. |
8.7 Regional Services Cootamundra
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Resolution 238/2025 Moved: Cr Logan Collins Seconded: Cr Gil Kelly The Cootamundra Regional Services October report be received and noted. |
8.8 Regional Services Gundagai
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Resolution 239/2025 Moved: Cr David Graham Seconded: Cr Penny Nicholson The Gundagai Regional Services report for October be received and noted. |
9 Motion of which Notice has been Given
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Resolution 240/2025 Moved: Cr David Graham Seconded: Cr Ethan Ryan 1. Council entered Closed Council at 6.16pm. 2. Items 11.2 and 11.3 be considered in closed Council at which the press and public are excluded in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Local Government Act, 1993 and related public interest reasons detailed. 3. In accordance with section 11 (2) and (3) of the Local Government Act, 1993, the reports, correspondence and other documentation relating to Items 11.2 and 11.3 be withheld from the press and public. |
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Resolution 241/2025 Moved: Cr David Graham Seconded: Cr Rosalind Wight That the confidential information in the Human Resources report be noted. |
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Resolution 242/2025 Moved: Cr Logan Collins Seconded: Cr Ethan Ryan That Council note the current leasing arrangements for Lot 562 & Part Lot 563 DP 881310, Treatment Works Lane, Cootamundra. |
Resumption of Open Council Meeting
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Resolution 243/2025 Moved: Cr Logan Collins Seconded: Cr Gil Kelly That the Open Council meeting resume at 6.33pm. |
Announcement of Closed Council Resolutions
Note: The Interim General Manager announced the resolutions made in Closed Council.
The Meeting closed at 6.34pm.
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CHAIRPERSON |
GENERAL MANAGER |
