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We live stream our Council meetings and publish the recording on our YouTube channel, EastGippyTV.
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Under the Local Government Act 2020 Councillors can attend Council meetings electronically or in person and the meetings will be open to the public via livestreaming.
Please note that the Council Chamber at the Corporate Centre, 273 Main Street, Bairnsdale, and the public gallery on Level 1 can accommodate a maximum of 70 visitors. Seating is limited, and priority will be given to registered speakers, with reserved seating allocated accordingly.
While seating in the public gallery is limited, ample standing room is available for additional attendees.
On occasions where a large public gallery is expected, a television screen and speaker will be made available in an adjacent area to allow additional visitors to view the proceedings.
A limited number of printed copies of the agenda will be available at the meeting. Attendees are encouraged to view the agenda online in advance where possible.
All meetings commence at 6.00 pm and are held at the Corporate Centre, 273 Main Street, Bairnsdale unless stated otherwise.
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There are two ways to engage with Council at a Council meeting. You can:
Community members wishing to ask a question or to speak on item/s listed on the agenda for a current Council Meeting or any other matter must adhere to the principles and requirements outlined in Council’s Mutual Respect Charter and Governance Rules.
You'll need to fill out a form and get it to us by the deadline. Forms are available below or at the meeting.
Petitioning is a way for people to show community support for a request or views on a matter and present it directly to Council.
Our Governance Rules (rule 8.7) set out the procedures to submit a petition, the circumstances under which a petition may be disallowed and the process for addressing and responding to the petition at, or after, the meeting.
Petitions submitted to Council must:
Where a petition has been signed by fewer than 10 people it will be treated as a joint letter and forwarded to the appropriate Council staff member for action as an operational item.
If a petition relates to a planning matter or statutory matter which is the subject of a public submissions process in accordance with the relevant legislation the petition will be treated as a joint submission in relation to the planning matter or the statutory matter, as the case may be. I.e, a petition can not be presented at a Council meeting if it relates to a planning application, it will be processed as a joint submission to that application.
The Chief Executive Officer may determine that an electronic or online petition will be submitted to a Council meeting. The number of signatories to an online or electronic petition will be taken to be the number of signatories at the time the petition is provided to Council for submission to a Council meeting.
An online or electronic petition will not be presented to a Council meeting if it contains signatures that are false or misleading.
We have a petition template to help people prepare a petition that meets these requirements.
The original petition can be lodged with Council either in person at any of council's offices, by post or by email to feedback@egipps.vic.gov.au
The petition will be assessed by a Governance team member to ensure it meets the Governance Rules requirements. It will then go to the Chief Executive Officer to decide if the petition is meaningful. If it meets that criteria, the petition will be submitted to the next available Council meeting.
Council will either:
The head petitioner will get an acknowledgment that the petition has been received and will be tabled at the next scheduled Council meeting.
After a petition is tabled, the head petitioner will be advised of the progress of the particular issue.
The process for conducting Council meetings is guided by Governance Rules.
The Governance Rules provide for Council to consider and make decisions on any matter fairly and on the merits and enable a person whose rights are directly affected by a decision to have their views heard and interest considered in the process.