Public Exhibition

Council's Mission Statement is "Working for and with the community".

This is achieved by way of extensive and effective community consultation.

In order to ensure Council operations reflect local needs, drafts of all plans, policies, projects and proposals are put on public display for perusal and comment before they are formally adopted. Residents are invited to make a submission in regards to these documents, as well as in regards to any development proposals presented to Council for assessment with the assurance that is will be properly considered.

SUBMISSIONS

Submissions should be addressed to the General Manager and include details of the document/proposal in the title or subject line. Submissions will only be received up to and including the relevant closing date.

Submissions can be made via the following:

ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION 

DRAFT | FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE POLICY

DRAFT(PDF, 381KB) | FINANCIAL HARDSHIP ASSISTANCE POLICY

Council at the Ordinary Council Meeting of 17 September 2026, resolved to place the Draft Financial Hardship Assistance Policy on Public Exhibition.

Council recognises cases of genuine financial hardship requires respect and empathy. This policy outlines the guidelines for assessing hardship applications, applying the principles of fairness, integrity, confidentiality, and compliance with statutory requirements to support ratepayers and customers experiencing financial difficulties.

The objectives of this policy are to provide assistance where possible, in accordance with the Local Government Act 1993 NSW (LGA) and the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021 NSW, to those ratepayers and customers who are experiencing substantial financial difficulties in paying their rates, charges, or any other debt owed to Council.

This Policy recognises that due to exceptional circumstances, ratepayers and customers may at times encounter difficulty in paying their rates and charges, or any other debt owed to Council.

This policy provides the administrative process and framework to determine hardship applications and any assistance that can be provided to ratepayers and customers who are suffering financial hardship.

Council welcomes submissions to mail@weddin.nsw.gov.au by 5:00pm Tuesday 20 October 2026.

DRAFT | DEBT RECOVERY POLICY

DRAFT(PDF, 260KB) | DEBT RECOVERY POLICY

Council at the Ordinary Council Meeting of 17 September 2026, resolved to place the Draft Debt Recovery Policy on Public Exhibition.

Council relies on Rates and Charges to fund services and facilities for our community. This policy outlines the approach Weddin Shire Council (Council) will take to recover unpaid monies. 

The objectives of this policy are to manage Council’s finances in a prudent and sustainable manner that is fair to all ratepayers and customers.

This policy describes the ways Council will:

  • Take action to collect outstanding debts.
  • Attempt to contact ratepayers and customers with overdue accounts and find practical ways to help them pay their accounts over time.
  • Treat discussions about financial situations and payment arrangements with compassion and confidentiality.
  • Take legal action to recover a debt only after multiple attempts have been made to engage a ratepayer or customer.
  • Fulfil statutory requirements under the Local Government Act 1993 and other relevant legislation and guidelines for recovery of rates, charges, user fees and other debts.

Council recognises that personal contact with ratepayers and customers to discuss outstanding accounts is a more amicable and affordable approach to debt recovery.

Council will take reasonable steps to contact a ratepayer or customer with an overdue account before instigating legal recovery action, while maintaining confidentiality and meeting privacy protection laws.

Contact may include but not limited to:

  • in-person discussions
  • telephone calls
  • SMS messages
  • email or
  • postal correspondence

Any ratepayer or customer of Council will be provided with information on:

  • Payment options available
  • Financial Support Services and
  • Council’s Hardship Policy

All contact attempts and search efforts will be documented against the relevant account.

Council welcomes submissions to mail@weddin.nsw.gov.au by 5:00pm Tuesday 20 October 2026.

DRAFT | CONTAMINATED LAND POLICY

DRAFT(PDF, 1MB) | CONTAMINATED LAND POLICY

Council at the Ordinary Council Meeting of 17 September 2026, resolved to place the Draft Contaminated Land Policy on Public Exhibition.

The Contaminated Land Policy (“the Policy”) outlines Council’s approach to the management of Contaminated Land that is under the regulatory control of Local Government, as stipulated by the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (“EP&A Act”) and the State Environmental Planning Policy (Resilience and Hazards) 2021. The aims of this Policy are to:

• ensure that the likelihood of land contamination is considered as early as possible in the planning and development process by Council, consultants, developers and any other stakeholders

• ensure that changes in land use will not increase the risk to health or the environment

• avoid inappropriate restrictions on land use arising from contamination

• provide information to support decision making and to inform the community

• ensure that site investigations and remediation works are carried out in a satisfactory manner, and where appropriate, are independently verified

• ensure that the Council exercises its functions relating to the development of contaminated land with a reasonable standard of care and diligence

• to assist the development of technical notes to guide contaminated land assessment activities.

Contamination can cause harm to human health, the environment, and the community. It can restrict development or certain land uses, and has economic, legal and planning implications for the community, and for Council as a regulatory authority through the planning and development process. It is therefore important for councils to appropriately manage contaminated land, and this policy outlines Council’s approach to do so. The policy supports Council, landowners, developers, consultants, and the community to understand and identify where potential risks are, avoid inappropriate land uses, and costly delays or restrictions on a development site due to unexpected contamination.

Council welcomes submissions to mail@weddin.nsw.gov.au by 5:00pm Tuesday 20 October 2026.

 

ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION - TREE REMOVAL NOTIFICATION

Council currently does not have any tree removal notifications.

ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION - DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS & PLANNING PROPOSALS

DA 32/2026, NSW PLANNING PORTAL NO: PAN-673828

WEDDIN SHIRE COUNCIL | DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT 1979

DA 32/2026, (NSW Planning Portal No: PAN-673828)

Council has received an Application for a Change of operating hours for existing Grain Handling and Storage Facility on LOTS: 461 & 462 DP: 754578 & LOT: 1159 DP: 754578 known as Grafton Street GRENFELL NSW 2810.

Inspection:      Development Application (DA) 32/2026 for a Change of operating hours for existing Grain Handling and Storage Facility may be viewed online through the NSW Planning portal from 18 September 2026 to 9 October 2026. If any technical issues are experienced on the NSW Planning Portal preventing the development application being viewed, please contact Council via email mail@weddin.nsw.gov.au or by phone on 02 6343 1212 and details of the development will be forwarded to you.

Submissions:   Any person may make a submission via the NSW Planning Portal https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/daexhibitions within the advertised period.  Submissions objecting to the development are required to specify the grounds for objection.

DA 33/2026, NSW PLANNING PORTAL NO: PAN-673855

WEDDIN SHIRE COUNCIL | DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT 1979

DA 33/2026, (NSW Planning Portal No: PAN-673855)

Council has received an Application for a Change of operating hours for existing Grain Handling and Storage Facility on LOT: 1 DP: 819405, known as Brundah Street GRENFELL NSW 2810.

Inspection:      Development Application (DA) 33/2026 for a Change of operating hours for existing Grain Handling and Storage Facility may be viewed online through the NSW Planning portal from 18 September 2026 to 9 October 2026. If any technical issues are experienced on the NSW Planning Portal preventing the development application being viewed, please contact Council via email mail@weddin.nsw.gov.au or by phone on 02 6343 1212 and details of the development will be forwarded to you.

Submissions:   Any person may make a submission via the NSW Planning Portal https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/daexhibitions within the advertised period.  Submissions objecting to the development are required to specify the grounds for objection.

DA 34/2026, NSW PLANNING PORTAL NO: PAN-673848

WEDDIN SHIRE COUNCIL | DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT 1979

DA 34/2026, (NSW Planning Portal No: PAN-673848)

Council has received an Application for a Change of operating hours for existing Grain Handling and Storage Facility on LOT: 2 DP: 819405, known as West Street GRENFELL NSW 2810.

Inspection:      Development Application (DA) 34/2026 for a Change of operating hours for existing Grain Handling and Storage Facility may be viewed online through the NSW Planning portal from 18 September 2026 to 9 October 2026. If any technical issues are experienced on the NSW Planning Portal preventing the development application being viewed, please contact Council via email mail@weddin.nsw.gov.au or by phone on 02 6343 1212 and details of the development will be forwarded to you.

Submissions:   Any person may make a submission via the NSW Planning Portal https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/daexhibitions within the advertised period.  Submissions objecting to the development are required to specify the grounds for objection.

 

 

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