Council Meeting Update - 16 June 2026

Here is an overview of outcomes from tonight’s Ordinary Meeting of Tamworth Regional Council:

  • To improve transparency, Councillors endorsed the public exhibition of the “Draft Councillor Meetings with Registered Lobbyists and Property Developers Guideline”. These guidelines were created in consultation with Councillors following a resolution at an Ordinary Council Meeting on 22 October 2024 and are designed to guide Councillor interactions with Developers, Applicants and community members in regard to planning matters particularly during the development process. The policy will go on public exhibition from June 17. 
  • To complement Council’s Modern Slavery Prevention Policy, Councillors endorsed the public exhibition of amendments to Council’s Complaints and Procedures Policy. The changes include an online reporting system to report instances of suspected modern slavery along with links to useful information about modern slavery, including how to spot the signs, and how to report it. The amendment to the policy will go on public exhibition from June 17.
  • The annual fee payable to Councillors and the Mayor of Tamworth Regional Council for the 2026/2027 financial year was determined at Tuesday night’s meeting. The Local Government Remuneration Tribunal handed down the 2026 report on 23 April 2026, and determined that there be a 3.7 per cent increase in the fees payable to Councillors and Mayors in the next financial year given the current economic and social circumstances. This increase of 3.7 per cent was approved by Council.
  • Councillors have approved fee waiver requests for the 2026 June Long Weekend Baseball Carnival and the 2026 Country Capital Cup. The baseball carnival, hosted by Tamworth Baseball, had associated fees of $9700 waived while the Country Capital Cup, hosted by the Tamworth Gymnastics Club, had associated fees of $10,000 waived through Council’s adopted Sport Event Subsidisation Policy (SESP) which is designed to support eligible events. Both events bring significant economic benefit to the Tamworth Region and are in line with SESP guidelines.