Council Meetings

Meetings of Coonamble Shire Council are open to the public. Council meets on the second Wednesday of each month (except January) from 9am. Council meetings are held at the Coonamble Shire Council chambers, with the exception of meetings held annually at Gulargambone (March) and Quambone (October).

Council conducts its meeting in accordance with its Code of Meeting Practice:

Code of Meeting Practice - adopted April 2021

Copies of the business paper for each meeting are available to the public on Council's website and at the Council Administration Centre, 80 Castlereagh Street, Coonamble about one week before the scheduled meeting.

Business Papers and Minutes

To access Business Papers and Minutes from previous years, please click here.

Attendance of members of the public at Council meetings

Members of the public are welcome to attend those sections of Council meetings not deemed confidential. They do so as observers and do not speak to the meeting or enter into debate.

Community Consultation Sessions

Members of the public may formally address an item on the agenda of a meeting by submitting a request at least a day before the meeting. Please complete the 'Application to Speak' Form, and submit it by noon on the day before the meeting and in accordance with Council’s Code of Meeting Practice and Community Consultation Session Policy. If approved, the individual may speak for five minutes (maximum).

Individuals wishing to address Council should familiarise themselves with both the Community Consultation Session Policy and the Code of Meeting Practice, both available for download from the links in the above paragraph.

The Mayor and some Councillors make themselves available from 4pm—half an hour before the start of the Ordinary Meeting at 4.30pm—to speak with any resident or ratepayer who wishes to chat with them.