Media & Messages

Mayoral Minute – Delegation of Authority to New General Manager & Establishment of a General Manager Performance Review Panel The General Manager is the only employee that the elected Councillors appoint and manage. At no time during the six years that I have served on Council, no training has been offered to Councillors in work…

Notice of Motion – Cr Ring – Tarana Roads – Community Meeting I am happy that Councillors supported my recommendation for a public meeting with Tarana residents to discuss current condition and ongoing management of roads in their area. Our rural residents often feel let down by Council and not part of the broader community,…

9.3. Notice of Motion – Cr S Ring – Bathurst Bullet I successfully moved the following: THAT the Council write to the Honourable Jo Haylen Minister for Transport that Lithgow Council does not support the proposed extension of the Bathurst Bullet to Orange and that development of Lithgow as the terminus for both the electrified…

9.1. Mayoral Minute Kremer Park Grandstand I have nil problem with facilities being named after residents. However, due process must be followed in order to be transparent in our decision-making process and that is why I moved the following amendment: That the proposal to name the Kremer Park Grandstand to the “Gary (Snag) Taylor Grandstand…

Councillor S Ring – Rate Review Since returning to Council last June and voting against the rate rise, I have been approached by residents concerned over the adverse impact of the rate rise on their individual properties inclusive of farms, residences, and business. The notice of motion I submitted was based on considerable research in…

Another long meeting but it allows you to judge the elected Councillor based on their actions and performance. Councillor S Ring – 30/01/2024 – Governance Review of Fees and Charges It is imperative that Councillors via the Finance Committee take a more proactive approach to reviewing new and increased fees and charges. There have been…

Motion to List Caucusing in the Introductory remarks in the Council papers Cr. Lesslie moved a motion to include a commentary on Caucusing – which in my opinion was not inconsistent with what had been added into the Introduction of the Agenda by the Administration. The motion was lost with: For: Lesslie, Ring, Mahoney, Coleman…

It was a long meeting over 4 hours and I have tried to keep to the key issues. My apologies if it is too long. 9.2 – Councillor S Ring – Lithgow Halloween Review 2023 I successfully moved to have a full debrief of Halloween with main Street business and report brought back to the…

DEBATE IS NOT A DIRTY WORD Everyone is now aware of the vote for Mayor and Deputy Mayor and as such I will not pass any comment. 10.5.2 Vale of Clwydd Hall When I saw the post by the Vale Ladies I contacted them and arranged to meet them on Tuesday 19 September, and I…

At the Council meeting I submitted two notices of motion for debate: Item 9.1 – Draft Marrangaroo Structure Plan The potential to develop Marrangaroo (Reserve Roadside of the highway) for residential and commercial use was first raised in 1982. Forty years later Council has not acquired any land in this area and has not completed…