Council Decides: August Ordinary Meeting 2025

Welcome to our August issue of "Council Decides", where we update you on the decisions and discussions of the Lismore City Council's monthly Council meeting.

The business papers and attachments for the meeting can be found here

REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

Councillors resolved to:

• Receive minutes of the Local Traffic Committee and adopt the recommendations, and footpath lighting is considered by the Local Traffic Committee as a priority along Ballina Road, Goonellabah, between Kadina Street and Pindari Crescent, including the overpass, and a recommendation or report be brought back to the September Council meeting.

  REPORTS OF THE GENERAL MANAGER

  Councillors resolved to:

  • Confirm its original determination and maintain the refusal of DA23301 in accordance with the independent consultants' findings
  • support the Planning Proposal for 92 Dunoon Road, North Lismore for amendments to the Local Environmental Plan as detailed within the Business Papers and that the Planning Proposal be finalised in accordance with the delegation issued to Council by the Gateway Determination
  • publicly exhibit the draft Clunes Master Plan for a period of 28 days and submissions received be reported to Council for consideration and adoption of the plan
  • receive and note the July 2025 Investments Report.
  • approve the delegation of authority to the Mayor for the use of a corporate credit card with a monthly limit of $1,500 and (2) require all expenditure incurred under this delegation: comply with Council's Procurement Policy, Credit Card Policy, and Code of Conduct, be submitted for approval and acquittal through the same process required of Council employees and be included in regular internal reports and the annual public report on councillor expenses and facilities in accordance with the Office of Local Government Guidelines
  • send three voting delegates to the 2025 Local Government NSW Conference. They are Councillors Krieg, Hall and Rob. Councillors Bing, Battista and Jensen attend as non-voting delegates
  • Council submit the following motions: (1) That LGNSW lobby the State Government to establish a NSW Disaster Ready Fund, to assist local government to restore or improve essential public assets in a timely manner, and to support local government disaster mitigation and preparedness projects, so NSW is better prepared for future disasters

  NOTICE OF MOTION

  Councillors resolved to:

  • receive the Mayoral Attendance Report for July 2025
  • use funding for a new upgraded footpath through the Sports precinct, linking the CBD to Lismore Square approved, the Walk of Honour, already resolved by Council to progress, incorporating the current footpath in the future design, (2) establish a committee of interested Councillors, with the Mayor as chair, (3) hold a workshop to develop terms of reference and eligibility guidelines and be brought back to Council for adoption, and (4) call for Expressions of Interest from the community for potential honourees following this process
  • prepare a Developer Offsets Policy
  • withdraw policies 1.4.2, 1.5.1, 5.17.5, 5.2.1, rewrite policy 8.5.1 as a Sport, Tourism, Culture and Art Policy and review the Biodiversity Strategy with a report to come to Council before Christmas
  • undertake community consultation for those properties whose boundary areas have changed from rural to village, the findings of this consultation be brought back to Council's October meeting, and no green bins are rolled out in the rural areas until the 2030 EPA mandate until all exemptions are known
  • briefings to be recorded and made available to Councillors and staff upon request

  CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS

  When the Council had resumed its former sitting, the Mayor reported that Council, meeting in Closed Session, had resolved to approve:

• 12.1 Tender T532425RTC - Quarry Crushing and Screening Services at Blakebrook Quarry
• 12.2 Recommendation for Award: Casual Plant Hire Panel
• 12.3 Supply and Delivery of Bulk Fuel, Fuel Cards and Lubricants