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

DATE

COMMENCEMENT TIME

TOWN

ADDRESS

22 October 2024

1pm

Moama

Council Chambers, 52 Perricoota Rd, Moama

26 November 2024

1pm

Tooleybuc

Tooleybuc Sporting Club, 1 Lockhart Rd, Tooleybuc

10 December 2024

2pm

Moama

Council Chambers, 52 Perricoota Rd, Moama

28 January 2025

1pm

Moama

Council Chambers, 52 Perricoota Rd, Moama

25 February 2025

1pm

Moama

Council Chambers, 52 Perricoota Rd, Moama

 

25 March 2025

1pm

Moama

Council Chambers, 52 Perricoota Rd, Moama

22 April 2025

1pm

Moama

Council Chambers, 52 Perricoota Rd, Moama

27 May 2025

1pm

Moama

Council Chambers, 52 Perricoota Rd, Moama

 

24 June 2025

1pm

Moama

Council Chambers, 52 Perricoota Rd, Moama

22 July 2025

1pm

Moama

Council Chambers, 52 Perricoota Rd, Moama

26 August 2025

1pm

Moama

Council Chambers, 52 Perricoota Rd, Moama

23 September 2025

1pm

Moama

Council Chambers, 52 Perricoota Rd, Moama

 

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 Tuesday 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.