TRC Meeting 11th November 2025 outcomes

COUNCIL MEETING UPDATE

Here is an overview of outcomes from the Ordinary Meeting of Tamworth Regional Council on 11 November 2025:

• Following extensive consultation with the community and State agencies, Councillor’s resolved to adopt the Planning Proposal to permit secondary dwellings in certain rural areas. This will contribute to increase housing diversity and support succession planning in rural areas. Council will now exercise its delegated plan-making authority under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 to finalise the amendment.
• Councillors tonight resolved to publicly exhibit the draft Site-Specific Development Controls for the Stratheden Residential Precinct, Oxley Vale. The draft controls outline a clear framework for future residential development, focusing on housing diversity, high-quality urban design, improved stormwater management, and enhanced natural amenity within the precinct. Community members will be able to provide their feedback on the draft Controls between Thursday 13 November and Thursday 11 December 2025 via Council’s Have Your Say page.
• Councillors agreed to amend the Tamworth Regional Local Environmental Plan 2010 in accordance with the Planning Proposal to designate two new Special Entertainment Precincts (SEPs) in Tamworth. The proposed SEPs are Tamworth Central Business District and Tamworth Sports and Entertainment Precinct.
• Councillors have reviewed the and endorsed the Forest Road Landfill Staging Plan. These plans outline how landfilling activities will be staged over the life of the landfill, with priority given to optimising the use of the existing landfill site. The approved landfill design will increase the estimated life of the landfill by 28 years.
• Councillors noted the Audited Financial Reports and Auditor’s Report for Tamworth Regional Council for the past financial year. The 2024/2025 reports outline Council’s operations and financial position and have been lodged with the Office of Local Government. The reports are available via Council’s webpage, with public exhibition submissions open for another week tamworth.nsw.gov.au/about/news/public-notices
• Councillors have agreed to waive the Council fees associated with Tamworth Veterans Cricket hosting the touring Australia and Sri Lanka Over 65s Masters Series.
  To be held in Tamworth from 8 to 10 March, the series is an opportunity to showcase Tamworth’s sporting facilities, including No. 1 Oval, to an international audience and demonstrate the city’s capacity to host world-class sporting events.
  The fees waived are for the costs of No. 1 Oval field hire and preparation, and Tamworth promotional signage which total $1795.40. The fees associated with this event will be covered by the Sport Event Subsidisation Policy (SESP) annual budget.
• Councillors have approved the request to contribute $10,000 in funding to Hockey NSW toward the cost of holding a NSW State Championships at the Tamworth Hockey Complex in 2026.
  This state level competition will attract 40 teams from across NSW to Tamworth for the event, resulting in more than 800 competitors competing over three days. As a result, this event is estimated to have an economic benefit of $681,377. Council staff are also working closely with Tamworth Hockey Association (THA), who will assist Hockey NSW in the running of the event. The $10,000 funding will be sourced from Council’s General Fund.

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