Council Committees
What is a Section 355 Committee?
Council refers to Community Management Committees as Section 355 Committees. Section 355 is the section of the Local Government Act (1993) that allows Council to delegate some of its functions to a Committee of Council. Along with Section 377, Council uses this delegation to appoint community people to manage facilities or functions.
How many Section 355 Committees are there ?
At present Murrumbidgee Council has resolved to delegate responsibility to 11 Section 355 Community Committees.
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Section 355 Committees of Council |
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Committee Name |
Councillor Representation |
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Coleambally Australia Day Committee |
Cr Chirgwin |
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Jerilderie Australia Day Committee |
Cr McRae, Cr Bryce |
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Coleambally Townlife Committee |
Cr Chirgwin, Cr Brown |
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Darlington Point Townlife / Australia Day Committee |
Cr Wells |
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Heritage Darlington Point |
Cr McRae |
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Balmeringa Management Committee |
Cr Bryce, Cr Smith |
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Central Coree Sports Complex Management Committee |
Cr McRae |
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Yamma Recreation Reserve Management Committee |
Cr Chirgwin |
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Jerilderie Tidy Towns Committee |
Cr Bryce, Cr McRae |
| Murrumbidgee Economic & Tourism Advisory Group | Cr McRae |
How do I become a member of a Community Committee?
Membership to a Section 355 is open to any member of the public, simply attend one of the committee meetings.
Council encourages community participation in a number of its functions. One way in which citizens can become involved is by becoming a member of a community committee.
Do Councillors or Council staff attend Committee meetings?
Councillors and Staff, at their discretion, may attend meetings of a Section 355 Community Committee to enable them to gauge the areas of concern of the community. They can assist in prioritising any proposals for improvement, growth and development plans of the area of responsibility of the Community Committee.
How do I get more information on Section 355 Committees?
For more information on Section 355 Committees or your local community committee please contact Council on 1300 676 243 or download the Section 355 Committees Operational Manual (coming soon).
Other Council Committees
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Advisory Committee |
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Committee Name |
Councillor Representation |
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Monash Park Users |
Cr Smith, Cr McRae |
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Coleambally Sports Precinct Advisory Committee |
Cr Black (alternate Cr Chirgwin and Cr Brown) |
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Boat Ramp Darlington Point-Advisory Committee |
Cr Curphey, Cr Wells and Cr Gilbert |
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Darlington Point Master Landuse Plan Advisory Committee |
Mayor, Cr Curphey, Cr Gilbert, Cr Wells |
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External Committees with Council Representation |
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Committee Name |
Councillor Representation |
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CICL/Coleambally Environmental and Reference Committee (CERC) |
Cr McRae (3 year term from 1 July 2020) |
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Kidman Way Promotional Committee |
Cr McRae (voting delegate) (alternate Cr Chirgwin) |
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Newell Highway Promotional Committee |
Cr McRae (alternate Cr Smith) |
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Mid Murray Zone Bushfire Management Committee |
Cr Smith and Cr Bryce |
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Berrigan Jerilderie Community Network |
Cr Smith |
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MIA Zone Bushfire Management Committee |
Cr Chirgwin (alternate Cr Black) |
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MIA Zone Rural Fire Service Liaison Committee |
Cr Chirgwin |
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Murray Darling Association |
Mayor (alternate Deputy Mayor) |
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Western Riverina Libraries Committee |
Cr Smith (voting delegate) |
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South West Zone Library Committee |
Cr Smith |
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Western Riverina Arts |
Cr Bryce |
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Thrive Riverina |
Cr McRae |
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Roads and Maritime Services Consultative Committee |
Mayor (alternate Deputy Mayor) |
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RAMJO |
Mayor (alternate Deputy Mayor) |
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Western Region Joint Planning Panel |
Mayor and Deputy Mayor (alternate Cr Brown) 3 year appointment to May 2023 |
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Internal Council Committee |
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Committee Name |
Councillor Representation |
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Scholarship Committee |
Council as a whole |
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Community Grants Committee |
Council as a whole |
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Standing and Special Committees of Council |
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Committee Name |
Councillor Representation |
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Internal Audit, Risk & Improvement Committee |
Cr Smith and 2 independents-at least one with financial expertise |
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General Manager’s Review Committee |
Mayor and Deputy Mayor |
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Darlington Point Caravan Park Committee |
Mayor, Cr Wells, Cr Gilbert |
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Darlington Point Floodplain Risk Management Committee (formerly DP Levee Committee) |
Cr Curphey, Cr Gilbert, Cr Wells |
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Traffic Committee |
Cr Black (voting delegate) (alternate Cr Smith) Mr Ian Girdwood represents Mr J Clancy MP Mr Shaun Gras represents Helen Dalton MP |
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Local Emergency Management Committee |
Cr Black (alternate Cr McRae) |