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POLICY REGISTER

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Policy Register.pdf
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18/01/2024

POLICY LISTING

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POLICY - Alcohol Free Zone - Suspensions - Adopted 19 December 2001.pdf
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16/03/2021
POLICY - Alcohol Possession and Consumption - Wolseley Park - Adopted 9 February 1997.pdf
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16/03/2021
POLICY - Arts and Cultural Grants - Under Section 356 - Adopted 12 August 2020.pdf
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31/08/2020
POLICY - Asbestos Management - Adopted 15 March 2017.pdf
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21/05/2020
POLICY - Asset Disposal - Adopted 20 July 2022.pdf
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23/08/2022
POLICY - Asset Management - Adopted 19 July 2023.pdf
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23/08/2023
POLICY - Building Over Sewers - Adopted 13 December 2023.pdf
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18/01/2024
POLICY - Burning of Vegetation and General Waste - Adopted 13 December 2023.pdf
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18/01/2024
POLICY - Business Continuity Plan Management - Adopted 18 March 2020.pdf
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18/01/2024
POLICY - Cemeteries.pdf
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15/12/2023
POLICY - Code of Conduct and Administration Procedures - Adopted 20 July 2022.pdf
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08/03/2024
POLICY - Code of Meeting Practice - Adopted 24 August 2022.pdf
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13/10/2022
POLICY - Community Engagement - Adopted 16 December 2020.pdf
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27/01/2021
POLICY - Competitive Neutrality Complaints - Adopted 16 December 2020.pdf
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27/01/2021
POLICY - Complaints - Adopted 21 February 2018.pdf
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06/03/2018
POLICY - Compliance and Enforcement - Adopted 21 September 2011.pdf
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18/01/2024
POLICY - Conflicts of Interest Policy - Adopted 19 February 2025.pdf
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27/03/2025
POLICY - Council Related Development Applications Conflict of Interest - Adopted 15 March 2023.pdf
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19/04/2023
POLICY - Councillor and Staff Interaction - Adopted 24 August 2022.pdf
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06/10/2022
POLICY - Councillor Expenses and Facilities - Adopted 15 March 2023.pdf
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27/04/2023
POLICY - Councillor Professional Development - Adopted 19 June 2019.pdf
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24/07/2019
POLICY - Cultural Precinct Venue Hire - Adopted 15 November 2023.pdf
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15/12/2023
POLICY - Customer Service - Adopted 19 June 2024.pdf
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25/07/2024
POLICY - Debt Recovery - Adopted 19 June 2024.pdf
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25/07/2024
POLICY - Delegated Authority - Adopted 15 November 2023.pdf
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15/12/2023
POLICY - Development Application Fee Refund - Adopted 15 November 2023.pdf
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15/12/2023
POLICY - Drinking Water Quality - Adopted 13 December 2023.pdf
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18/01/2024
POLICY - External Community Grants - Adopted 19 June 2013.pdf
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06/03/2018
POLICY - Financial Assistance - Adopted 18 April 2012.pdf
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06/03/2018
POLICY - Footpath Occupation - Adopted 20 March 2024.pdf
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24/04/2024
POLICY - Fraud and Corruption Prevention - Adopted 18 November 2020.pdf
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07/12/2021
POLICY - Gifts and Benefits - Adopted 20 July 2022.pdf
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23/08/2022
POLICY - Grants - Adopted 15 May 2013.pdf
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06/03/2018
POLICY - Grazing of Stock on Public Roads in Gunnedah Shire - Adopted 16 December 2020.pdf
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20/04/2023
POLICY - Gunnedah Community Scholarship Fund - Adopted 21 September 2011.pdf
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16/03/2021
POLICY - Hardship - Adopted 19 June 2024.pdf
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25/07/2024
POLICY - Human Resources - Drug and Alcohol - Adopted 21 March 2012.pdf
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16/03/2021
POLICY - Information Technology - Acceptable Usage - Adopted 16 December 2020.pdf
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27/01/2021
POLICY - Investments - Adopted 24 August 2022.pdf
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06/10/2022
POLICY - Keeping Animals and Birds in Urban Areas - Adopted 21 February 2001.pdf
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16/03/2021
POLICY - Leasing and Licensing of Council-owned and Managed Land and Property - Adopted 24 August 2022.pdf
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06/10/2022
POLICY - Legislative Compliance - Adopted 20 March 2024.pdf
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24/04/2024
POLICY - Local Preference - Adopted 16 December 2020.pdf
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16/03/2021
POLICY - Management of Feral and or Infant Animals - Adopted 20 July 2022.pdf
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20/04/2023
POLICY - Management Unreasonable Complainant Conduct - Adopted 16 December 2020.pdf
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27/01/2021
POLICY - Managing Contaminated or Potentially Contaminated Land - Adopted 15 November 2023.pdf
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15/12/2023
POLICY - Media - Adopted 20 March 2024.pdf
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24/04/2024
POLICY - Medical Professionals Accommodation Support - Adopted 1 December 2021.pdf
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15/12/2021
POLICY - Naming of Public Infrastructure and Public Acknowledgements - Adopted 15 November 2023.pdf
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15/12/2023
POLICY - Parking Priority - Adopted 13 December 2023.pdf
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18/01/2024
POLICY - Payment of Interview and Removal Expenses - Adopted 6 March 1996.pdf
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20/03/2023
POLICY - Permanent Road Closures - Adopted 20 October 2021.pdf
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15/12/2021
POLICY - Planning Agreements - Adopted 15 November 2023.pdf
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15/12/2023
POLICY - Policy Framework - Adopted 16 August 2023.pdf
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05/10/2023
POLICY - Private Works - Adopted 21 June 2023.pdf
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28/07/2023
POLICY - Procurement and Tendering - Adopted 15 March 2023.pdf
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27/04/2023
POLICY - Project Management Framework - Adopted 20 September 2023.pdf
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27/10/2023
POLICY - Public Interest Disclosure and Administration and Procedures - Adopted 1 May 2024.pdf
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08/05/2024
POLICY - Records Management - Adopted 20 September 2023.pdf
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27/10/2023
POLICY - Related Party Disclosures - Adopted 20 July 2022.pdf
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23/08/2022
POLICY - Risk Management - Adopted 20 August 2020.pdf
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31/08/2020
POLICY - Safe Child Young Person and Vulnerable Person - Adopted 19 February 2020.pdf
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10/06/2020
POLICY - Small Grants under Section 356 LGA - Adopted 21 June 2017.pdf
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20/03/2018
POLICY - Smoke-Free Environment - Adopted 13 December 2023.pdf
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18/01/2024
POLICY - Social Media - Adopted 20 March 2024.pdf
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24/04/2024
POLICY - Statement of Business Ethics - Adopted 15 March 2023.pdf
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27/04/2023
POLICY - Terms of Reference for Gunnedah Shire Council Audit Risk and Improvement Committee - Adopted 17 April 2024.pdf
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21/06/2024
POLICY - Town Planning - Resource Development - Adopted 15 November 2023.pdf
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15/12/2023
POLICY - Town Water Supply Connection - Adopted 13 December 2023.pdf
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18/01/2024
POLICY - Use and Placement of Shipping Containers in Gunnedah Shire - Adopted 15 November 2023.pdf
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15/12/2023
POLICY - Waste Management - Waste Generated Outside the Gunnedah LGA - Adopted 13 December 2023.pdf
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18/01/2024
POLICY - Waste Management Exemption from Charges for Not-for-Profit Charities Orphaned Waste - Adopted 15 November 2023.pdf
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15/12/2023
POLICY - Water Conservation - Adopted 13 December 2023.pdf
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18/01/2024
POLICY - Water Usage Charge Reduction Requests - Adopted 13 December 2023.pdf
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18/01/2024
POLICY - Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Country - Adopted 20 March 2024.pdf
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24/04/2024

Gunnedah Shire Council's statutory meetings are open to the public as part of Council's commitment to transparent decision making and engagement with our community.

The rules for conducting meetings are dictated by:

• the Local Government Act 2009
• the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021
• Gunnedah Shire Council's Code of Meeting Practice

Council Meeting Dates & Agendas

Agendas for each meeting type are generally published as follows:

• Planning Environment and Development – Friday – Close of Business (COB) prior to meeting.
• Ordinary Meeting – Friday – (COB) prior to meeting.

To view the full agenda - click on the link to each meeting event and "Download Packet" located at the top left of the page. Once the meeting has finished, the agenda, reports, attachments, minutes and recordings can be viewed under 'Most Recent Events'.

To be notified when agendas are published, navigate to 'My Subscriptions' below, click on 'Manage' and create an account. You will receive email notifications each time your preferred agenda is published online.

Live Streaming and Recording

Council meetings are livestreamed and recorded. To view a livestreamed meeting, open the meeting link marked as 'LIVE' in the field below.

To view a recording, open the meeting link beside the camera icon in the 'Media' column below.

For more information on Council Meetings and Meeting Procedures, please view the Council Meeting Procedures page.

The Fees and Charges Register outlines fees for all user-pay services, including plant hire charges, swimming pool entry fees, saleyard selling fees, Civic Centre fees, recreational fees, development application fees  and building certificate fees.

Fees and charges are put on public exhibition for comment each year before being adopted by Council.

The current Fees and Charges Schedule are available below.

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2024-25 Fees and Charges - Adopted 19 June 2024.pdf
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17/07/2024

Director Infrastructure Services
   02 6740 2100
council@gunnedah.nsw.gov.au

Director Community and Development
   02 6740 2120
andrewjohns@gunnedah.nsw.gov.au 

Rob Hooke
Councillor
   02 6740 2100
   0439 722 612
robhooke@gunnedah.nsw.gov.au

Robert Hoddle
Councillor
   02 6740 2100
   0417 201 488
roberthoddle@gunnedah.nsw.gov.au