What’s on the agenda at Wednesday’s Ordinary Meeting

Published on 25 May 2026

At the Ordinary Meeting of Council on Wednesday 27 May, Nambucca Valley Councillors will consider the 50 submissions received on tree removal permit requirements, the proposed amendment to the Nambucca Development Control Plan 2010, publicly exhibited between 23 January and 27 February 2026.

The draft terms of reference for an Intensive Plant Agriculture Planning Proposal & Consultative Committee will also be considered at this week’s Ordinary Meeting, which is the next, collaborative step Councillors resolved to do at the 25 March Ordinary Meeting, to potentially progress requiring development consent for intensive plant agriculture in the RU1 Primary Production and RU2 Rural Landscape Zones, under the Nambucca Local Environmental Plan (LEP) 2010.

Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee said community members are welcome to attend Wednesday night’s meeting, or they can watch it via Council’s live-stream platform, which can be accessed by visiting Council’s website and clicking on the top right-hand corner menu option ‘Live stream and archive’.

A full list of reports being considered by Councillors at this Wednesday night’s Ordinary Meeting of Council are:

5.1 Notice of Motion - Innovative, Local Place-based Solutions for Increasing Childcare Access in the Nambucca Local Government Area
9.1 Outstanding Actions and Reports
9.2 Review of Policy - Reserves CS 17
9.3 Grant Status Report
9.4 Investment Report for April 2026
9.5 Natural Disaster Funding AGRN 1198 Tropical Cyclone Alfred and ARGN 1212 NSW East Coast Low
9.6 Quarterly Budget Review - March 2026
9.7 Request for Section 356 Donations
9.8 Donations Program (Section 356) 2026/2027 - Applications for Approval for Waste Services - Charitable Organisations
9.9 Donations Program (Section 356) 2026/2027 - Applications for Approval for Waste Services for One-Off and Special Events
9.10 Reviewed Rates & Water Usage Policies
10.1 Remuneration Tribunal Determination
10.2 Macksville Preschool and Childcare Centre Update
10.3 Macksville Preschool and Childcare Centre - Request for support
10.4 Nambucca Valley Destination Branding
10.5 Minutes of Duguula Bindarray-Garri Aboriginal Advisory Committee
10.6 Minutes of the Nambucca Valley Youth Council May 2026
11.1 Intensive Plant Agriculture Planning Proposal & Consultative Committee Terms of Reference
11.2 Tree Permit Requirements
11.3 Amendment to the Nambucca Local Environmental Plan 2010 - 1 Nelson Street, Nambucca Heads
11.4 Review of Council's Cemetery Policy DE 15
11.5 Undetermined Development Applications Greater Than 12 Months
11.6 McMorrine Park Plan
11.7 Nambucca Heads Master Plan - Community Reference Group
11.8 V-Wall Road Reserve Lease Request
11.9 Council's Rangers' Report and Penalties Issued for January, February and March 2026
11.10 January, February & March 2026 - Approved Construction Certificates, Approved Complying Developments, Development Applications Received and Complying Developments Received
12.1 Impact of Fuel Prices Update
12.2 Transition of Council Fleet to Electric Vehicles (Electric Vehicle (EV) Purchase and Installation of a Charging Station)
12.3 T2025-060 Natural Disaster Supplier Panel.

In Closed Meeting, the following items are to be discussed:

13.1 Matters Regarding Realised or Potential Losses
13.2 Macksville Preschool and Childcare Centre Loan Facility
13.3 Investigate the Purchase of Property for Protection of the Bore Field Sites.

Nambucca Valley Council meetings are held at the Macksville Administration building, 44 Princess Street, Macksville, and it starts at 5.30pm. You can read the full agenda and reports here.