TRC meeting 8th July 2025 outcomes

Council Meeting Update – 8 July, 2025

Here is an overview of outcomes from the Ordinary Meeting of Tamworth Regional Council:

• In a move to accommodate population growth, facilitate infrastructure delivery, and enhance liveability in the Tamworth Region, Councillors have tonight approved the public exhibition of the Draft Tamworth Regional Structure Plans. The draft structure plans have been prepared by an external urban design consultant and provide a high-level framework for development, housing, transport, open space, and land use in three key precincts; Precinct 1: Southern Gateway Activation Precinct; Precinct 2: Kootingal Residential Growth Precinct; and Precinct 3: Tamworth Sports and Entertainment Precinct. The draft plans will go on public exhibition later this month for 42 days.
• Councillors will consider a range of issues to put as motions to the Local Government NSW 2025 Annual Conference later this year. The Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Councillors Marc Sutherland and Matt Sharpham will attend the conference in Penrith at the end of November as voting delegates. Councillor Ryan Brooke will also attend as an observer. Councillors are allocated $2,000 annually to attend the conference.
• Councillors approved $5170 from the 2024-2025 Annual Donations Program, to assist with costs for the construction of a mobile bird aviary designed to support a program of control, for the introduced pest bird species commonly known as the Indian Myna.  The Indian Myna Pest Bird Control Program, initiated within the community, will be supported by Tamworth Birdwatchers and Tamworth’s Community Men’s Shed, with members providing voluntary, skilled labour for construction of the aviary, information signage to better inform residents of the full extent of the bird problem, and pest-bird capture.

For more information, see the full reports at www.tamworth.nsw.gov.au/business-papers