Standing Committee Meetings have been reintroduced into the monthly Council Meeting process and will operate in accordance with Council’s adopted Code of Meeting Practice Policy. Standing Committees are held for the purpose of considering and making recommendations to the monthly Council Meeting regarding reports from Council Officers.
The three Standing Committees were renamed at Council's Extraordinary Meeting held on 9 October 2024 to align with Council's Directorates and are:
Infrastructure and Environment Committee (Formerly named the Works Committee) – which will consider all matters relating to garbage services, parks and gardens, animal control and any other function the Council delegates.
Community Development Committee (Formerly named the Health and Building Committee) – which will consider all matters relating to cultural activities, Library, Art Gallery, Geocentre and any other function the Council delegates.
Finance and Governance Committee (Formerly named the Policy and General Committee) – which will consider all matters relating to corporate services, heritage, tourism and any other function the Council delegates.
Standing Committee Meetings are open to the public to attend and will be held in the Council Chambers commencing at 5:30pm on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the week preceding the monthly Council Meeting.
The Business Papers for the Standing Committees will be published on Council’s website on the Friday of the week prior.
Below is a schedule of dates for Standing Committee Meetings for 2025:
Note: Committee Meetings will not be held in January as per Council's Resolution.
FEBRUARY 2025
Infrastructure and Environment Committee Meeting - Monday 17 February
Community Development Committee Meeting - Tuesday 18 February
Finance and Governance Committee Meeting - Wednesday 19 February
MARCH 2025
Infrastructure and Environment Committee Meeting - Monday 17 March
Community Development Committee Meeting - Tuesday 18 March
Finance and Governance Committee Meeting - Wednesday 19 March
APRIL 2025
Infrastructure and Environment Committee Meeting -Tuesday 22 April
Community Development Committee Meeting - Tuesday 22 April (directly following the Infrastructure and Environment Committee Meeting)
Finance and Governance Committee Meeting - Wednesday 23 April
MAY 2025
Infrastructure and Environment Committee Meeting - Monday 19 May
Community Development Committee Meeting - Tuesday 20 May
Finance and Governance Committee Meeting - Wednesday 21 May
JUNE 2025
Infrastructure and Environment Committee Meeting - Monday 16 June
Community Development Committee Meeting - Tuesday 17 June
Finance and Governance Committee Meeting - Wednesday 18 June
JULY 2025
Infrastructure and Environment Committee Meeting - Monday 21 July
Community Development Committee Meeting - Tuesday 22 July
Finance and Governance Committee Meeting - Wednesday 23 July
AUGUST 2025
Infrastructure and Environment Committee Meeting - Monday 18 August
Community Development Committee Meeting - Tuesday 19 August
Finance and Governance Committee Meeting - Wednesday 20 August
SEPTEMBER 2025
Infrastructure and Environment Committee Meeting - Monday 15 September
Community Development Committee Meeting - Tuesday 16 September
Finance and Governance Committee Meeting - Wednesday 17 September
OCTOBER 2025
Infrastructure and Environment Committee Meeting - Monday 20 October
Community Development Committee Meeting - Tuesday 21 October
Finance and Governance Committee Meeting - Wednesday 22 October
NOVEMBER 2025
Infrastructure and Environment Committee Meeting - Monday 17 November
Community Development Committee Meeting - Tuesday 18 November
Finance and Governance Committee Meeting - Wednesday 19 November
DECEMBER 2025
**Dates for December will require a Council Resolution. Dates will be posted in due course.