About council meetings

The Ordinary Meetings of Murray River Council will generally be held on the fourth Tuesday of the month, unless otherwise advertised.

Meetings are held in the Council Chambers at our Moama Administration Office, 52 Perricoota Rd, Moama. The meetings are also livestreamed and recorded for future access. 

Meeting dates

Ordinary meeting dates September 2023-September 2024

Tuesday 26 September 2023, 1pm

Tuesday 24 October 2023, 1pm

Tuesday 28 November 2023, 1pm - held in Moulamein

Tuesday 12 December 2023, 1pm

Tuesday 23 January 2024, 1pm

Tuesday 27 February 2024, 1pm - held in Barham

Tuesday 26 March 2024, 1pm

Tuesday 23 April 2024, 1pm

Tuesday 28 May 2024, 1pm - held in Mathoura

Tuesday 25 June 2024, 1pm

Tuesday 23 July 2024, 1pm

Tuesday 27 August 2024, 1pm

Tuesday 24 September 2024, 1pm

Governance of meetings

The Local Government Act 1993 (Act) determines the general rules of council meetings. It specifies the role of the Mayor, Councillors and General Manager and includes requirements such as:

  • the public access to meetings
  • the number of meetings that must be held during the year
  • the minimum number of Councillors that must be present to hold a meeting (quorum)

Council has also adopted a Code of Meeting Practice Policy. The code determines the rules and procedures for the general conduct of our council meetings. 

You can access the Code here.

Type of meetings

Ordinary meetings

Council meetings are open to the public and are generally held on the fourth Wednesday of each month. There may be additional meetings from time to time, and dates may change during weeks with public holidays. Resolutions on any matter may be made at ordinary meetings.

Closed meetings

There are occasions when we need to discuss items of a confidential nature. Under the Act, if the elected Council moves into closed session due to confidentiality, all members of the gallery, including the media, must leave the Chamber.

Extraordinary Meetings

Occasionally Council holds extraordinary meetings. These are Council meetings held outside the normal meeting cycle, typically to consider matters of an urgent nature.

 

Minutes and agendas

Before each meeting, Council staff prepare reports detailing the items that are to be presented at the meeting. These are made available on the Agendas and Minutes page one week before a scheduled Council meeting.

The agenda is put together to provide information to Councillors and can include reports, recommendations or notices of motion. Reports prepared for the agenda are only recommendations; Councillors may amend the proposals, decide not to pursue or approve them, and/or can suggest a different course of action.

 Once a decision is made, it becomes a resolution of Council and is added to the Agendas and Minutes page following the meeting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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