Council Meetings

Ordinary Meetings of Council are open to the public and are held on the fourth Thursday of the month commencing at 5.00pm. They are held in the Cobar Shire Council Chambers, 36 Linsley Street, Cobar.

Cobar Shire Council Meetings are live streamed and are available for viewing here.

Business papers are available on Fridays prior to the meeting. They can be viewed by accessing the below links or alternatively you can obtain a copy from Council’s Administration Office, 36 Linsley Street, Cobar. Copies of the business papers are also available at the meeting.

Copies of the respective minutes for these meetings are also available by accessing the below links.

To obtain copies of relevant attachments or business papers and minutes prior to 2014 please contact Council’s Executive Assistant to the General Manager on (02) 6836 5888.

2024

Month	Date	Business Papers	Attachments	Supplementary Reports	Minutes
January	–
February	22	Agenda	Attachments Clause 10- review of the annual operational plan (Q1 &Q2)		Minutes
March	28	Agenda	Attachments Clause 1- Draft Cobar Town Hall Master Plan & Business Case 2nd attachment clause 1 Clause 5 – Annual Operational Plan, Budget, Fees and Charges and Revenue Policy Draft Annual Operational Plan Draft Revenue Policy Draft Fees & Charges 2023-2024 Draft Budget 2023-2024 Clause 7- Privacy Management Plan		Minutes Clause 1- Draft Cobar Town Hall Masterplan and Business Case Clause 5 Councils Annual Operational Plan Budget Fees and Charges and Revenue Policy Clause 7 Privacy Management Plan Clause 9 Draft Stock Control Device Policy
April	24	Agenda	Attachments		Minutes
May	23	Agenda	Attachments Clause 1 Cobar Town Hall Master Plan and Business Case Clause 3- Councils Annual Operational Plan Budget, LTFP, Fees and Charges and Revenue Policy Clause 5- Third Quarterly Review of the Annual Operational Plan Clause 12 – Expenditure for Roads Network-Shire, Regional, Capital and Flood		Minutes
June	27	Agenda	Attachments		Minutes
July	25	Agenda Clause 18- Local Traffic Committee	Attachments Clause 18 LTC Minutes Attachment		Minutes
August	22	Agenda	Attachments
September	26	Agenda	Attachments Clause 4- Code of conduct and Procedure Clause 5- Code of meeting Practice Clause 6- Payment of expenses and provisions of facilities to Mayor and Councillors Clause 7 -Risk Management Policy Clause 8- Unaudited Financial Statement Clause 9- Organisational Structure of Council Clause 17- Expenditure of Roads Network	Minutes
October	24
November	28
December	12

2023

Month	Date	Business Papers	Attachments	Supplementary Reports	Minutes
January	–			–
February	23	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments Clause 6 – Development Application Change of Use Part 1 Clause 6 – Development Application Change of Use Part 2 Clause 9- Second Quarterly Review of the Annual Operational Report Clause 19- Engineering Works Report attachment	–	Minutes
March	23	Ordinary Agenda Clause 6- Council-related Development Applications Conflict of Interest Policy	Attachments Attachment – Clause 6 Council-related Development Applications Conflict of Interest Policy Attachment – Clause 15- Engineering report	–	Minutes
April	20	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments- Clause 4- Draft Cobar CBD Masterplan and Grand Precinct Attachments	–	Minutes
May	25	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments April Ordinary Council Meeting Minutes Budget Fees and Charges and Revenue Policy 2023-2024 AOP Draft AOP Q3 Report Tourism Report JB Capital April 2023 JB Flood Damage April 2023 JB Regional Roads April 2023 JB Shire Roads April 2023	–	Minutes
June	22	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments Clause 1 Part 1 – Cobar CBD Masterplan & Grand Precinct Final Report Clause 1 Part 2 – Cobar CBD Masterplan & Grand Precinct Final Report Clause 2 Part 3 – Integrated Planning & Reporting Draft Annual Operational Plan Draft Delivery Program Draft Revenue Policy Draft Fees & Charges 2023-2024 Draft Budget 2023-2024 Clause 3 – Meeting Minutes Clause 6 – Development Application Single Storey Manufactured Home & Associated Decks & Carport Clause 7 – Regional & Local Roads Repair Program Clause 15 – Expenditure for Roads Network Shire Roads – May 2023 Regional Roads – May 2023 Capital – May 2023 Flood Damage – May 2023		Minutes
July	27	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments		Minutes
August	24	Ordinary Agenda Late Report- Unaudited Financial Statements	Attachments Clause 6 – Review of the Annual Operational Plan Clause 16- Unaudited Financial Statements attachments (Part 1) Part 2		Minutes
September	28	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments		Minutes
October	26	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments		Minutes
November	23	Ordinary Agenda Clause 16 Authority to Close Western Division Roads Redefined in New Survey Plans Clause 17 Relinquish Management Over Part of the Kaloogelguy Reserve	Attachments pg 47-74 Attachments pg 75-173 Audited Financial Statements Attachments pg 174-184 Attachment- Clause 4 2022/23 Annual Report Attachments- Clause 17 Relinquish Managment over part of the Kaloogelguy Reserve		Minutes
December	14	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments		Minutes

2022

Month	Date	Business Papers	Attachments	Supplementary Reports	Minutes
January	–			–
February	24	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
March	24	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
April	28	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments Annual Operational Plan Quarterly Management Report Q3 2022	–	Minutes
May	26	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments Clause 3 – 2022-2023 Clause 3 – Budget Clause 3 – Capital Projects Budget Clause 3 – Budget Summary All Funds Clause 3 – Budget – Whole of Council Summary Clause 3 – Budget	–	Minutes
June	15	Extra Ordinary Agenda	Clause 1 – Workforce Plan 2022-2023 – 2025-2026 (Draft) Clause 1 – Asset Management Strategy (Draft) Clause 1 – 2022-2023 Annual Operational Plan (Draft) Clause 1 – Delivery Program 2022-2023 (Draft) Clause 1 – Community Strategic Plan 2032 (Draft)		Minutes
June	23	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments		Minutes
July	28	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments Clause 10- Annual Operational Plan (Draft) Clause 10- Delivery Program (Draft) Clause 10- Community Strategic Plan (Draft) Clause 10- Asset Management Strategy (Draft) Clause 10 -Workforce Plan (Draft)		Minutes
August	25	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments		Minutes
September	22	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments		Minutes
October	27	Ordinary Agenda	Clause 1- Code of Conduct Policy Clause 2- Code of Meeting Practice Clause 3- Payment of Expenses and Provision of Facilities to the Mayor & Councillors Policy Clause 4- Liquid Trade Waste Policy Attachments		Minutes
October	13	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments		Minutes
November	24	Ordinary Agenda	Code of Meeting Practice Code of Conduct Payment of Expenses provision to the Mayor and Councillors Attachments		Minutes
December	8	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments Annual Report		Minutes

2021

Month	Date	Business Papers	Attachments	Supplementary Reports	Minutes
January	–			–
February	25	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
March	25	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
April	22	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
May	27	Ordinary Agenda	Clause 4 Cobar Resiliency 2021/2027 Report Clause 5 AOP Management Report Quarter 3 Clause 6 Meeting Minutes Clause 7 Status Report Clause 8 Quarter 3 2020/2021 Budget Review Clause 9 Fees and Charges 2021/2022 – draft Clause 10 National Australia Bank Business Letter of Variation Clause 13 Rates Reconcilitation Clause 18 Expenditure of Roads Network Budget 2022/2022	–	Minutes
June	24	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments Attachments – Part 1 Attachments – Part 2	–	Minutes
July	22	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments		Minutes
August	26	Ordinary Agenda Postponed untill further notice due to staty at home orders	Attachments		Minutes
September	23	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
October	28	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments		Minutes
November	25	Ordinary Agenda
December	9	Ordinary Agenda

2020

Month	Date	Business Papers	Attachments	Supplementary Reports	Minutes
January	30	Extraordinary Agenda	–	–	Minutes
February	27	Ordinary Agenda	Attachment	–	Minutes
March	26	Ordinary Agenda	Attachment		Minutes
April	23	Ordinary Agenda	Attachment	–	Minutes
May	28	Ordinary Agenda	Attachment Clause 4A – Disability Inclusion Action Plan 2020-2024 – Attachment Clause 6A – Draft Annual Operational Plan Clause 6A – Draft 2020-2021 Budget Clause 6A – Draft 2020-2021Fees and Charges Clause 6A – Draft Revenue Policy Clause 7A – Submissions – Draft LSPS Clause 8A – Part A – Application Form Clause 8A – Part A – SoEE and Ecology Report Clause 8A – Part A – Response from Premise re Submissions Clause 8A – Part A – Bushfire Assessment – November 2019 Clause 8A – Part A – BASIX Certificate Clause 8A – Part A – BASIX Supporting Docs Clause 8A – Part A – BDAR – Pybar Mining Camp – Feb 2020 Clause 8A – Part A – Transport NSW Final Response Clause 8A – Part A – Submission Letters Against – Total 67 Clause 8A – Part A – Submission Letters – For Clause 8A – Part A – Variuos Local Petitions Clause 8A – Part A – Change Petition Against – Names Total 1622 Clause 8A – Part A – Change Petition Against – Additional Comments Total 142	Clause 8A – Part B – Expansion of Cobar Mine Workers Village DA Clause 8A – Part B – Attachment – Planning Assessment and Determination Report	Minutes
June	25	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	Clause 1B – Development Applications: 20 May 2020-25 June 2020	Minutes
July	2	Extraordinary Agenda + Attachments	–		Minutes
July	23	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	Clause 9A – Cobar Miners Memorial Project Attachment – Clause 9A – Environmental Assessment Attachment – Clause 9A – Miners Memorial Concept 2.0 Attachment – Clause 9A – Architectural Design and Drawings	Minutes
August	27	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments Clause 2A – Model Code of Conduct Clause 2A – Procedures for Model Code Conduct		Minutes
September	24	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
October	22	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments		Minutes
November	26	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	Attachment – Clause 10B – Q1 2020-2021	Minutes
December	10	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments		Minutes

2019

Month	Date	Business Papers	Attachments	Supplementary Reports	Minute
February	28	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments 9A – Attachment 10A – Attach ESR & Attach SEARS 12A – Please contact Council for a copy 10B – Attachment	10A – Biohub Report	Minutes
March	28	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments 2A – Attach CCMP	–	Minutes
April	24	Ordinary Agenda	Attach – Part 1 Attach – Part 2 Attach – Part 3	–	Minutes
May	23	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	8A – Newey Plan of Management Attachment – 8A Newey Plan of Management	Minutes
June	27	Oridnary Agenda	Attachments – Part 1 Attachments – Part 2 Attachments – Part 3		Minutes
July	25	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
August	22	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments		Minutes
September (Rural)	26	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
October	24	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
November	28	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	Attachment – Clause 4B	Minutes
December	12	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments		Minutes

2018

Month	Date	Business Papers	Attachments	Supplementary Reports	Minutes
February	22	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	Supplementary Agenda	Minutes
March	22	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
April	26	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
May	24	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	Supplementary Agenda	Minutes
June	28	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	Supplementary Agenda	Minutes
July	26	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	Supplementary Agenda	Minutes
August	23	Ordinary Agenda	Please contact Council for a copy	Supplementary Agenda	Minutes
September (Extraordinary)	13	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
September (Rural)	27	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
October	25	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
November	22	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	Clause 8A – Newey Planning Proposal	Minutes
December	13	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	Supplementary Agenda	Minutes

2017

Month	Date	Business Papers	Attachments	Supplementary Reports	Minutes
February	23	Ordinary Agenda	Please contact Council for a copy	Supplementary Report	Minutes
March (Extraordinary)	9	Extraordinary Agenda	–	–	Minutes
March	23	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
April	27	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
May (Extraordinary)	9	Extraordinary Agenda	–	–	Minutes
May	25	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
June (Extraordinary)	8	Extraordinary Agenda	–	–	Minutes
June	22	Ordinary Agenda	Please contact Council for a copy	Supplementary Report	Minutes
July	27	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
August	10	Extraordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
August	24	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
September	28	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
October (Rural)	26	Ordinary Agenda	Please contact Council for a copy	–	Minutes
November	23	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
December	14	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes

2016

Month	Date	Business Papers	Attachments	Supplementary Reports	Minutes
January	28	Extraordinary Agenda	–	–	Minutes
February	25	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
March	24	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
April	11	Extraordinary Agenda	–	–	Minutes
April	28	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
May	26	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
June	23	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
July	28	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
August	25	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
September	22	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
October (Rural)	27	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
November	24	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
December	8	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes

2015

Month	Date	Business Papers	Attachments	Supplementary Reports	Minutes
February	26	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
March	26	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	Supplementary Report	Minutes
April	23	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
May	28	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	Supplementary Report	Minutes
June	25	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	Supplementary Report	Minutes
July	23	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
August	27	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
September (Extraordinary)	10	Extraordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
September (Rural)	24	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
October	22	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
November	26	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
December	10	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes

2014

Month	Date	Business Papers	Attachments	Supplementary Reports	Minutes
January	20	Extraordinary Agenda	–	Supplementary Agenda	Minutes
February	27	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	Supplementary Agenda Supplementary Agenda	Minutes
March	27	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
April	24	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
May	22	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	Supplementary Agenda	Minutes
June	26	Ordinary Agenda	Please contact Council for a copy	–	Minutes
July	24	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
August	28	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
September	11	Extraordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
September (Rural)	25	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
October	23	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
November	27	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes
December	11	Ordinary Agenda	Attachments	–	Minutes