Murrindindi Shire Council is aware that a confidential report relating to a recent commercial tender process was inadvertently made publicly available on Council's website over the weekend which detailed tender assessments and pricing information. The report was included in the agenda for the Council meeting scheduled for 22 October 2025.
The document was removed as soon as the error was identified. Council has notified all parties involved and is reviewing the circumstances that led to the publication to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to prevent a recurrence.
Council takes the handling of confidential information very seriously. While it is routine practice for Council to publish contract award details in the meeting minutes following a resolution at a Council meeting, the premature release of tender information was not in line with our governance protocols.
We are confident the integrity of our tender procurement process was not affected as a result of the publication.
As the information disclosed was commercial in nature and did not include personal data, this incident does not constitute a privacy breach.
