JULY 2025 ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

Published on 25 July 2025

Acting Mayor Carol Sparks and General Manager Bernard Smith recap the key reports and discussions from the July Ordinary Council Meeting, including:

  • Councillor Troy Arandale’s announcement of resignation
  • The adoption of a new policy which lays out a framework to guide renewable energy benefits arising from wind and solar farms, with a focus on community outcomes
  • Council entering into a partnership with a scrap-metal company to ensure the optimisation of recycling
  • Council’s decision to launch community consultation on the future of the large rear area of the former Essential Energy site including the old power station

Watch the highlights here.


The full webcast and meeting minutes are also available on the Council Meetings page for those who wish to watch the meeting in full.

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