Council Meetings
The Southern Midlands Council holds its Ordinary Council Meetings in various locations within the Municipal area during the first part of the year. All other meetings alternate between Oatlands and Kempton.
Council meetings are held each month, generally the last Wednesday of each month commencing at 10.00 am and ‘Public Question Time’ commences at 10.30 am for each meeting. The intention of this session is to provide the public with an opportunity to come and ask questions directly to Council, raise issues of concern and generally communicate with your elected members.
Public Attendance
Members of the public are welcome to attend Council meetings. The capacity for our public is limited, with seating being a ‘first come first serve’ basis. As part of ongoing safety management, we ask that people do not attend if unwell or required to isolate and follow cough and personal hygiene measures.
Public Question Time
The Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2025 require that the chairperson of an ordinary council meeting must ensure that, if required, at least 15 minutes of that meeting is made available for questions by members of the public.
- Questions must relate to the activities of Council.
- Questions may be raised without notice at a meeting, or a member of the public may, at least 7 days before an ordinary council meeting, give written notice to the general manager of q questions to which the member for the public seeks an answer.
- Questions without notice may be answered at a later ordinary council meeting.
- Answers to any questions is not to be debated at the council meeting.
Meeting Dates
Meeting dates are normally set in December for the following year. Meeting dates are published annually on Councils website
Agendas and reports
Council meeting agendas and associated reports and documents are available online or from the Council’s Customer Service Centre free of charge. This does not include attachments to planning reports or reports relating to matters to be discussed in closed council meetings.
Agendas and reports are available at least four days before an ordinary meeting.
If you are attending the meeting and intend to ask a question during public question time, please bring a hard copy of your question to give to our staff officer for the minutes.
Minutes
Minutes of the meeting will usually available within one week after a meeting but are subject to confirmation at the next ordinary meeting of the Council.
Minutes are available online free of charge. Hard copies of any extract from the minutes are also available for inspection and may be obtained from the Council’s Customer Service Centre at a cost.
Audio Recording of the Meetings
Audio recordings are generally uploaded and made available within five working days of the meeting date.
Meeting Schedule 2026
