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Committees of Council

Leeton Shire Council has developed a Committee structure that aims to support the delivery of Council’s core activities and objectives outlined in our Delivery Program and Operational Plan.

There are six distinct groups of Council representation on committees (internal and external), each with a defined role and/or terms of reference.

Section 355 Committees

These Council committees carry out a function of Council and have some financial delegation. They include:

Light Up Leeton Committee (Terms of reference(PDF, 724KB))
Murrami Community Hall Committee (Terms of reference(PDF, 724KB))
SunRice Festival Committee (Terms of reference(PDF, 724KB))
Whitton Community Hall Committee (Terms of reference(PDF, 724KB))
Whitton Courthouse and Historical Museum Committee (Terms of reference(PDF, 725KB))
Yanco Community Hall Committee (Terms of reference(PDF, 725KB))

Advisory Committees/Working Groups

These Council committees provide advice to Council on policy and strategy implementation. They include:

Audit, Risk and Improvement Committee
CBD Enhancement Advisory Committee
Community Grant Funding Working Group
General Manager Review Committee
Gogeldrie Weir Recreational Facilities Committee
Infrastructure Working Group
Leeton Flood Plain Management Committee
Leeton Local Traffic Committee
Leeton Shire Heritage Committee
Leeton Tree Advisory Committee
Leeton Weeds Committee
Leeton Youth Council
Roxy Community Theatre Advisory Committee (in recess)
Roxy Redevelopment Committee (Build and Operations)

Action Committees

These Council committees provide volunteer support to various Council functions. They include:

Leeton Australia Day Committee
Sporting Walk of Fame
Henry Lawson Cottage Committee
Whitton Town Improvement Committee
Yanco Town Improvement Committee
Health Advisory Committee (Internal)

External Committees/Organisations

These include:

Country Mayors Association
Leeton Business Chamber
Bushfire Management Committee
Fivebough and Tuckerbil Wetlands Advisory Committee

Shared Services Committees/Organisations

These include:

Narrandera–Leeton Airport Management Committee
Riverina and Murray Joint Organisation (RAMJO)

Liaisons

These include:

Executive Aboriginal Strategic Liaison
Executive Murrumbidgee Irrigation Strategic Liaison
Police Liaison

Following is a link to the Councillor and Staff representation(PDF, 76KB) on the above committees.

Membership is open to any member of the public who wishes to join and contribute. If you are wishing to join a Committee, please complete a Committee Membership application form(PDF, 369KB) and return to Council on council@leeton.nsw.gov.au.

For further information

For further information regarding Council committees, including for a copy of a Terms of Reference for one of the Council Committees/Organisations, please contact Council on 02 6953 0911 or email council@leeton.nsw.gov.au.

N.B. Terms of Reference for Section 355 Committees are attached in Section 355 Committees above.