Summary of Council's 10 March 2025 Ordinary Meeting
Published: 26 Mar 2025 1:30pm
Livestock Processing Industry (Oura Abattoir Development Application)
Council agreed to defer the consideration of development application (DA23/0598), a Livestock Processing Facility (Abattoir) at 2056 Oura Road for cattle, sheep, and pigs with a proposed processing capacity of 1,903 tonnes of live weight per year.
Consideration of the development application will be pending a review of procedural issues and rectifying the process should any concerns be identified.
RP-1DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION DA23/0598 - LIVESTOCK PROCESSING INDUSTRY (ABATTOIR) - 2056 OURA ROAD, OURA
Request for financial assistance
Council agreed to transfer a current fee waiver from Wagga Women’s Health Centre to the newly formed UNISONg Community Choir Incorporated, who have recently become their own standalone not-for-profit incorporated association.
The fee waiver is for the use of the Duke of Kent Community Hall for the UNISONg Wagga Women’s Choir rehearsals and is approved until 30 June 2025.
RP-2 REQUEST FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - SECTION 356
One-off capital works program reset
Council approved a report to reset the One-Off Capital Works program for the remainder of the 2024/25 financial year and the following four years.
The purpose of the report is to better align with allocated resources and delivery timeframes and further increase the accuracy of the program across the four-year Council term. Some of the outcomes from the review include requests to:
- remove projects on the basis they were completed through normal operations or in prior years.
- move projects outside the four-year delivery plan if they are unfunded, relying on grant funding, awaiting review pending the redevelopment of master plans or awaiting review pending review of demand / requirement.
- assess projects for delivery readiness and move or remove accordingly.
- revise project timing.
RP-3 ONE-OFF CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAM RESET
Bomen industrial sewage treatment facility
Council agreedto allocate funds to the Bomen Industrial Sewage Treatment Facility (BISTF) – Rectification Works project. These works will include repairs of concrete walls in the processing stream of the Bomen Industrial Sewage Treatment Facility (BISTF) as well as other repairs required at the Narrung St Sewage Treatment Plant and Kooringal Sewage Treatment Plant.
The funds will total $616,235 (ex GST) and will be taken from the funds held in trust from the Bank Guarantee DG765743418.
RP-4 BOMEN INDUSTRIAL SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITY
Wagga Recreation Facility – Membership Packages
Council approved and adoptedthe recreation facility membership fees and charges that allow for combined recreation facility memberships, including membership options for Oasis Aquatic Centre, Workout Wagga Gym, and the Jim Elphick Tennis Centre.
The adopted fees and charges were placed on public exhibition from 22 January to 25 February 2025, during which a total of 28 submissions were received.
The new membership options will allow community members to tailor a multi-fitness membership to suit their needs, and will also evolve upgraded and existing facilities into a business that offers diverse fitness options.
The fees are in place for the remainder of this 2024/25 financial year, and for the 2025/26 financial year.
RP-5 WAGGA RECREATION FACILITY - MEMBERSHIP PACKAGES
2025/26 Airport fees and charges
Council agreedto place the proposed airport fees and charges for the 2025/26 financial year on public exhibition for a period of 28 days from 12 March 2025 to 8 April 2025 and invite public submissions during this period.
The Airport Fees and Charges are presented to the community earlier than other Council fees and charges due to the three-month notification notice period required from airlines.
Council will receive a further report following the exhibition and submission period addressing any submissions made and proposing adoption of the 2025/26 Airport Fees and Charges, unless there are any recommended amendments.
RP-6 2025/26 AIRPORT FEES AND CHARGES
Passenger and baggage screening services – contract extension
Council approved the extension of the contract for passenger and baggage screening services at the Wagga Wagga Airport for a period of 12 months to 30 June 2026.
CONF-1 PASSENGER & BAGGAGE SCREENING SERVICES WAGGA WAGGA AIRPORT CONTRACT EXTENSION (RFT2017-20)
Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) refund sharing arrangement
Council approved an extension of the current agreement with Kurrajong Waratah based on an income split of 60% for Council and 40% for Kurrajong Waratah.
Kurrajong Waratah receives Council's yellow kerbside service for processing recycling materials and this agreement allows Council and Kurrajong Waratah to split the income generated from the CDS scheme.
CONF-3 CONTAINER DEPOSIT SCHEME (CDS) - REFUND SHARING ARRANGEMENT
