Council Meetings

Ordinary Meetings of Council are held on the third (3rd) Wednesday of each month, commencing at 3pm. Meetings are not held in the month of January.

Members of the public are encouraged to attend Council meetings. Specific guidelines and procedures apply to the asking of questions at a Council meeting. The guidelines for Public Question Time can be downloaded here.

Recording of Meetings

• All Council Meetings are digitally recorded, for audio only, except for Confidential Agenda Items (in accordance with Section 5.23(2) of the Local Government Act 1995) during which time recording ceases.
• Following publication and distribution of the meeting minutes to Council Members the digital audio recording will be available on the Shire’s website.

Defamation – cl 14K Local Government (Administration) Regulations 1996

(1)          A local government is not liable to an action for defamation in relation to any of the following done by the local government as required or authorised under this Part —
(a)          publicly broadcasting a meeting;
(b)          making a recording of a meeting;
(c)          making a recording of a meeting publicly available;
(d)          retaining a recording of a meeting or a copy of a recording;
(e)          providing a copy of a recording of a meeting to the Departmental CEO.