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Policy Review - Draft Borrowing and Investment Policy

Draft Borrowing and Investment Policy

At its meeting of 17 April 2025, Council resolved to place the Draft Borrowing and Investment Policy on public exhibition for a period of 28 days.

A copy of this Policy can be viewed by clicking on the name of the policy listed above.

This policy applies to loan borrowings used to fund infrastructure and other specific capital projects.

A hard copy of the Policy is available from Council’s customer service centres, Level 2 Max Centre Moree and the Moree Community Library.

Your feedback and comments are welcomed and can be submitted to the General Manager, Moree Plains Shire Council, PO Box 420, Moree NSW 2400. Comments can also be submitted to Council by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 5pm 28 May 2025.

Further enquiries in relation to this Policy should be directed to the Executive Office on (02) 6757 3222.

Policy Review - Code of Meeting Practice

Draft Code of Meeting Practice

At its meeting of 17 April 2025, Council resolved to place the Draft Code of Meeting Practice on public exhibition for a period of 28 days and submissions will be accepted for a period of 42 days from the date of first exhibition.  

A copy of this Policy can be viewed by clicking on the name of the policy listed above.

This Model Code of Meeting Practice for Local Councils in NSW (Model Meeting Code) is prescribed under section 360 of the Local Government Act 1993 (NSW) (Act) and the Local Government (General)  Regulation 2021 (Regulation).

The Model Meeting Code applies to all meetings of councils and committees of councils of which all the members are councillors  (committees  of  council).  Council committees whose members include persons other than councillors may adopt their own rules for meetings unless the council determines otherwise.

Councils must adopt a code of meeting practice that incorporates the mandatory provisions of the  Model Meeting Code.

A council’s adopted code of meeting practice may also incorporate the non-mandatory provisions of the Model Meeting Code and other supplementary provisions. However, a code of meeting practice adopted by a council must not contain provisions that are inconsistent with the mandatory provisions of this Model Meeting Code.

A council and a committee of the council, of which all the members are councillors, must conduct its meetings in accordance with the code of meeting practice adopted by the council.

A hard copy of the Policy is available from Council’s customer service centres, Level 2 Max Centre Moree and the Moree Community Library.

Your feedback and comments are welcomed and can be submitted to the General Manager, Moree Plains Shire Council, PO Box 420, Moree NSW 2400. Comments can also be submitted to Council by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. until 5pm 11 June 2025.

Further enquiries in relation to this Policy should be directed to the Executive Office on (02) 6757 3222.

Community Strategic Plan Ready for Community Feedback

A vibrant, welcoming community; a diversified, growing economy; an environmentally sustainable shire; and a local government that leads and operates with integrity. These are the overarching goals set out in Council’s draft Community Strategic Plan (CSP), which is now available for public comment.

The Community Strategic Plan, called Our Moree Plains – Our Vision to 2036, is a document that identifies the priorities and goals for the Shire for the next 10 years. Under the NSW Office of Local Government’s Integrated Planning and Reporting Guidelines, Council is required to review the plan with the community after each Local Government Election.

Mayor, Cr Susannah Pearse thanked all community members who took the time to come to community meetings or complete the survey, which guided the development of the Plan.

“Our councillors and team have worked hard traveling across the shire in the past few months to ensure that as many community members as possible had their chance to have their say,” said Cr Pearse.

“This document is Council’s overarching Strategic Plan. Everything that Council does over the next term must be in line with this document and the priorities it sets. As such, I encourage every resident to view the plan and let us know where we’ve got it right, and where we need to take another look at it.”

Community members can have their say by:

• Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the subject line Community Strategic Plan;
• Mail to PO Box 420, Moree NSW 2400 

Public exhibition closes at 5pm on Wednesday 28 May 2025.

Please contact Council on 6757 3222 for any general enquiries.

Extraordinary Council Meeting

There will be an Extraordinary Council Meeting held in the Council Chambers, Level 1, Max Centre, Moree, from 2pm on Thursday 1 May 2025.
 
Council can call an Extraordinary Meeting to discuss or decide upon an urgent matter that is time sensitive.
 
In this instance, the Council will be conducting interviews for the appointment of a permanent General Manager.

Council Business Papers 

Draft Community Strategic Plan 2036

draft Community Strategic Plan (CSP)
Community Strategic Plan Engagement Outcomes Report 

Council resolved at the Ordinary Council Meeting, on Thursday 17 April Council resolved to place the draft Community Strategic Plan 2036 (CSP) on public exhibition for a period of 28 days.

Our Moree Plains, Our Vision to 2036 is a 10-year plan that sets our shared community vision and identifies the priorities and goals for the Shire. Council is required to review the CSP with the community after each Local Government Election.

A copy of the Plan can be viewed by clicking on the name of the Plan listed above.

A hard copy of the Plan is available from Council’s customer service centres at the Max Centre and the Moree Community Library.

Your feedback and comments are welcomed by 5pm on Wednesday 28 May 2025 and can be submitted to the General Manager, Moree Plains Shire Council, PO Box 420, Moree NSW 2400. Comments can also be submitted to Council by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Further enquiries in relation to this Plan should be directed to Rey Vila on (02) 6757 3222.