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Baw Baw Council meeting snapshot - Wednesday 22 November 2023

Council's Received Palestine vigil petition, set response by Feb 2024. Approved Longwarry Plan Amendment, taxi rank changes, road sale, and naming policy consultation. Meetings open, live streamed, archived online.

By news@gippsland - 22nd November 2023 - Back to News

To keep our community up to date with key council decisions, outcomes and plans; here is a snapshot summary from council's Wednesday 22 November Council Meeting. Council Meetings are held in the Fountain Room of the West Gippsland Arts Centre at 5:30pm on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Confidential council meetings, which are not open to the public, are held at an earlier time or as required.

Baw Baw Shire Council council meetings are open to the public and are held at the West Gippsland Arts Centre, beginning at 5:30pm

Petitions

• Petition for vigil and prayer for people of Palestine
• Council received and noted the petition of 15 signatories
• Council noted that a response will be provided by no later than 28 February 2024, noting that this differs from the allowance for four council meetings time specified in council's governance rules
• Council will advise the leader petitioner of council's decision

Planning and development

Longwarry Framework Plan Planning Scheme Amendment

Council moved to:

• Authorise officers to seek authorisation from the Minister for Planning to prepare a Planning Scheme Amendment C152bawb to implement strategies of the Longwarry Structure (Framework) Plan in the Planning Policy Framework and include the Plan as a background document in the Baw Baw Planning Scheme, under Section 8A(4)(a) of the Planning and Environmental Act 1987 (the Act)
• Authorise officers to prepare Amendment C152bawb generally in accordance with Attachment 1, with the following revision: delete the words 'over the long term' in paragraph 7 on attachment 1 within Strategies for Longwarry, where it refers to the Employment Investigation Area
• Authorise offers to exhibit Amendment C152bawb in accordance with Section 19 of the Act

Community infrastructure

Warragul Taxi Rank Investigations

Council noted that community consultation has been undertaken. Council endorsed the Smith Street, Warragul Taxi Rank to remain at its current location and approved removing two of the taxi parking bays at the Smith Street Warragul taxi rank and converting them to standard parking bays with time restrictions from 8:30am - 5:30pm (Monday to Saturday). Council will advise the lead petitioner of council's decision.

Governance and information

44-46 Alfred Street, Warragul - Road deviation and sale

Council consented to the sale of land (government road) that bisects 44-56 Alfred Street, Warragul to Alfred Street Developments in accordance with the Local Government Act 2020 and the Transfer of Land Act 1958 and authorised the Chief Executive Officer to sign all associated paperwork.

Council noted the deviation of the road under Clause 2(2) of Schedule 10 of the Local Government Act 1989 to the titles known as - Vol 03428 Folio 422 and Vol 03713 Folio 494 under Officer delegation.

Draft place and feature naming policy

Council endorsed the Draft Place and Feature Naming Policy for community consultation. Council will undertake community consultation from 24 November 2023 to 18 December 2023.

Baw Baw Shire Council council meetings are open to the public and are held at the West Gippsland Arts Centre, beginning at 5:30pm. All council meetings will be live-streamed, and archived recordings will be available on the council website for viewing. The agenda for the next meeting will be available online the Friday prior to the meeting.

Pictures from Baw Baw Shire Council website.

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