Council Meetings

Planning Committee Meetings are scheduled for the first Thursday of the month.

Council Meetings are scheduled for the first Thursday of the month (after the Planning Committee Meeting) and the third Thursday of the month.

• Details of Planning Committee and Council Meetings
• Subscribe to agenda notifications
• Public forum
• Location of meetings

Filming and broadcasting of meetings (webcasting)

From Thursday 6 February 2020, all Council Meetings and Planning Committee Meetings will be filmed and broadcast (in line with NSW legislation) using our new webcasting service, Civic Clerk. This increases the transparency of Council decision making and allows access for members of our community who are unable to attend in person.

Viewers can go straight to an agenda item without having to watch the entire meeting webcast.

Note: If you attend one of these meetings in the public gallery, you may appear in the broadcast recording.

View frequently asked questions (FAQs)

Publishing of agendas and minutes

Agendas will generally be available in the table below from 8pm on the Tuesday the week before the meeting (i.e. 9 days prior).

Note: If a public holiday occurs the week before the meeting, this agenda may not be available until the Wednesday the week before the meeting (i.e. 8 days prior).

Minutes are published as soon as practical after the meeting, along with the webcast recording. These will be available in the table below.

Meeting minutes are unconfirmed until they are formally adopted at the next meeting of Council.

Subscribe to agenda notifications

To be notified when agendas are published, you will first need to create an account in the Civic Clerk system.

Scroll down to My Subscriptions in the table below, click MANAGE and then Create Account (once registered, you can log in directly). Fill out your email address, password and name (other fields are optional), before clicking SUBMIT at the bottom of the form.

If you have any questions or experience any difficulties contact us or read the FAQs.

Public Forum sessions

Prior to Council Meetings and Planning Committee Meetings, Public Forum sessions are held for members of the public to informally address Councillors on agenda items.

These sessions take place on the first Thursday of the month (Planning Committee) and third Thursday of the month (Council). Find out more on our Public Forum page.

Meetings are open to the public and media except when confidential items are considered.

Details of meeting times, agendas and minutes

The table below shows upcoming meetings, including links to view agendas and related attachments (agenda packet). From 6 February 2020, past meetings will appear under the heading Most Recent Events. For meetings in 2019 and earlier, please scroll up and use the year and month navigation options on the left of the page.

Please view an alternative version if you are using a handheld device or screen reader:

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Location of meetings

Due to COVID-19 meetings cannot be attended in person at this time.

Meetings are held alternatively at the Council Chambers in Murwillumbah or the Harvard Room at the Tweed Heads office, unless otherwise resolved by Council. Visit the Public Forum page for a list of meeting dates at both locations.

Council Chambers Tweed Shire Council – Murwillumbah Office 10-14 Tumbulgum Road Murwillumbah NSW 2484		Harvard Room Tweed Shire Council – Tweed Heads Office 21 Brett Street Tweed Heads NSW 2485

Code of Meeting Practice

All Council meetings and people attending Council meetings are governed by our Code of Meeting Practice (353kB PDF).

In Council Meetings, Councillors consider reports on a range of Council related matters.

The Planning Committee only discusses planning related matters.

Planning Committee recommendations are adopted at the associated Council Meeting on the same date. This Council meeting also includes any urgent matters raised for determination by Councillors.

Confidential items at all meetings are considered in a closed session, which excludes the press and public.

FAQs for webcasting of meetings (streaming of video recordings)

The following frequently asked questions have been prepared for general information purposes and should be used as a guide only. Please contact us if you continue to experience any difficulties.