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Council holds one Ordinary Council meeting each month. A schedule of upcoming meeting dates is listed below. Members of the public who wish to attend Council Meetings in person to observe are welcome however will need to adhere to social distancing requirements. Council’s Conditions of Entry. 

Streaming of Council Meetings

All Council meetings (except confidential sessions of the meetings) are recorded and are available from Council’s YouTube channel. Council’s YouTube Channel Recordings of meetings are considered 'Government Information' and Council will retain the information for a period of at least one year and may be disposed of in accordance with State Records Act 1998. More information on live streaming. 

Attending a Council Meeting

Members of the public are invited to attend all Ordinary Council Meetings, Policy Committee Meetings and some Committee Meetings (subject to the right of Council and Committees, pursuant to Section 10A(2) of the Local Government Act 1993 to resolve to exclude the public during consideration of a particular item or items on the business paper).

Addressing Council – Public Forum

At the commencement of the Ordinary Council meeting, members of the public are invited to address Council during public forum. Public forum is scheduled to commence at 6.00pm and conclude at 6.15pm or at the completion of questions.

Upcoming Meetings

A summary of 2023 Council meeting dates is below. All Council meetings are held in Council’s Civic Centre, 158 Russell Street, Bathurst.

Business Papers

Council provides access to the reports presented to Council, at Ordinary, Extraordinary and Policy Committee Meetings, except for Confidential items. Business papers are released the Friday prior to the Council meeting.

To view electronic copies of Council Business Papers and Minutes from January 2010 to current visit Council Business Papers and Minutes Current.

Note: If you are having difficulty opening attachments for the business paper or minutes using a tablet, iPad or phone hold pdf icon down until a menu appears then open pdf in new tab.

To view electronic copies of Council Business Papers and Minutes up to December 2009 visit Council Business Papers and Minutes Previous.