Summary of Council’s 12 May 2025 Ordinary Meeting
Published: 13 May 2025 12:25pm
Riverina Men’s Health Centre discussed.
Council received a report in response to NOM-1 Riverina Men’s Health Centre adopted at the 11 November 2024 Ordinary Council Meeting. Council received a petition on 23 April 2025 containing 939 signatures requesting that a Men’s Wellness Centre in Wagga Wagga be established.
Council noted the report and consultation findings from key stakeholders and commended the Wagga Women’s Health Centre for their leadership in co-facilitating the Wagga Wagga & Surrounds Men’s Leadership Forum in July 2024.
Staff will now make contact with the Men’s Consultative Group to provide them with the report’s findings and initiate an Expression of Interest (EOI) process, in partnership with the Men’s Consultative Group, to establish a community-led Working Group to develop the Riverina Men’s Health Centre.
RP-1 RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF MOTION - RIVERINA MEN'S HEALTH CENTRE
Report received on protecting prime agricultural land.
Council received and noted a report from staff that was prepared in response to the Notice of Motion submitted by Councillor Foley seeking avenues to protect prime agricultural land.
Council directed the General Manager to identify a pathway to seek better protection of prime agricultural land via an alteration to the Local Environmental Plan and Development Control Plan. Council also directed the General Manager to bring a further report to Council which recommends the preferred pathway and seeking authorisation to action the preferred pathway, which may include processes to better inform the community of State and regional development proposals at time of consultation.
RP-2 RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF MOTION - DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH QUALITY AGRICULTURAL LAND
Airport fees and charges to change, go on public exhibition.
Council proposed reverting to the landing fees from 2018/2019 and will look to increasing the General Aviation charges and airport carparking charges by 3%. These proposed changes will be included in the public exhibition process for item RP-4 in this meeting.
Council noted that there were nine (9) public submissions received during the exhibition period for the 2025/26 Airport fees and charges.
RP-32025/26 AIRPORT FEES AND CHARGES
Integrated Planning and Reporting documents to go on public exhibition
Council endorsed placing the following Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP&R) documents on public exhibition for 28 days commencing 13 May 2025 and concluding on 10 June 2025:
- draft Delivery Program 2025/2029 and Operational Plan 2025/26
- draft Long Term Financial Plan 2025/26
- draft Fees and Charges for the financial year 2025/26
Council will receive a further report after the public exhibition period addressing any submissions made in respect of the draft documents and proposing adoption of the IP&R suite of documents.
The Integrated Planning and Reporting (IP&R) framework helps Council discuss funding priorities and service levels with our community, including how these shape our local identity and how we can work together to create a more sustainable future.
The documents can be found online during the exhibition period on Council's Have Your Say page.
RP-4INTEGRATED PLANNING AND REPORTING (IP&R) - DRAFT DOCUMENTS FOR EXHIBITION
