Leeton Shire Council is calling on the residents of Leeton Shire to actively participate in the local government elections held on 14 September 2024. This election offers a great opportunity for individuals to shape the future of the Leeton community by becoming a councillor.
Applications are available for work projects involving repair/replacement of heritage façade details, painting external facades, mandatory Building Code of Australia (BCA) works and installation of sympathetic advertising signage.
Council's ordinary meetings are normally held on the fourth Wednesday of the month commencing 7pm unless otherwise advertised.
These meetings are open to all members of the public. Confidential items are considered in closed session, which excludes press and public. Council meetings are now video recorded. Members of the public are advised that their voice and/or image may form part of that recording.
Agendas and reports for upcoming Council meetings are available on Council's website as soon they are published. The minutes of the previous meeting are also available as soon as practical following the meeting.
It should be noted that all ordinary meeting minutes are unconfirmed until the next scheduled meeting of Council where they are formally adopted.
Anyone wishing to address Council in relation to a matter that is in the monthly agenda is required to register to speak for a maximum of three (3) minutes by Tuesday at 12 noon preceding the scheduled Council meeting.
If you would like to address Council, please complete an Application Form to Address Council at a Meeting or email Council at council@leeton.nsw.gov.au.
In 2024, the Local Government Ordinary Election will be held on Saturday 14 September 2024 and pursuant to section 393B under Local Government (General) Regulation 2021 the caretaker period for the Local Government elections will commence at 6pm on Friday 23 August 2024 for a period of 4 weeks preceding the date of an ordinary election. Therefore, no Ordinary Council Meetings, Council Workshops or Community Councillor Catch Ups will be held in September 2024.
Community Councillor Catch Ups will be held periodically on the following dates in 2024, excluding January 2024 to allow for school holidays and September 2024 to comply with the election caretaker period, with the dates being: