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 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GOVERNANCE POLICY

DRAFT(PDF, 220KB) | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GOVERNANCE POLICY 

Council at the Ordinary Council Meeting of 19 March 2026, resolved to place the Draft Artificial Intelligence Governance Policy on Public Exhibition.

The purpose of this policy is to define Council’s approach to the responsible, secure, ethical and effective use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), with a particular focus on publicly available Generative AI (GenAI) technologies. It ensures that AI adoption across Council is aligned with the NSW Government’s AI Strategy, Cyber Security Policy, AI Ethics Policy and AI Assessment Framework, and that any AI use supports Council’s obligation to protect information, manage technology-related risks, and act in the public interest. It provides a clear, accountable and transparent framework and informed decision making for the design, deployment and use of AI.

The objectives of this Policy are to:

  • Ensure safe and ethical use of Artificial Intelligence
  • Protect the privacy, security, and integrity of Council information when using Artificial Intelligence
  • Provide clear expectations to all Users so they can confidently use approved Artificial Intelligence tools

Council welcomes submissions to mail@weddin.nsw.gov.au by 5:00pm Thursday 16 April 2026.

 

ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION - TREE REMOVAL NOTIFICATION

Council currently does not have any tree removal notifications.

 

ON PUBLIC EXHIBITION - DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS

DA 12/2026 | NSW Planning Portal No: PAN-61465

WEDDIN SHIRE COUNCIL | DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT 1979
DA 12/2026, (NSW Planning Portal No:  PAN-616465)

Council has received an Application for a Dwelling & associated shed on LOT: 54 DP: 829604, known as Campbell Street Grenfell NSW 2810 with a variation request to the front building line setback as required by the Weddin Development Control Plan chapter 5.

Inspection:      Development Application (DA) 12/2026 for a dwelling & associated shed may be viewed online through the NSW Planning portal from 12 March 2026 to 26 March 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.

Planning Proposal | PP-2025-1842

WEDDIN SHIRE COUNCIL | PLANNING PROPOSAL PP-2025-1842

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT 1979

SCHEDULE 4 AMENDMENTS TO WEDDIN SHIRE COUNCIL LEP 2011 RECLASSIFICATION OF LAND – COMBINED SITES

Council has prepared a Planning Proposal which aims to make amendments to the Weddin Local Environmental Plan 2011 to allow for the reclassifications of 15 public land allotments from Community Land to Operational Land.

What is public land?

Public land is defined in the Local Government Act 1993 (LG Act) as any land (including a public reserve) vested in, or under Council control, but does not include:

(a) a public road, or

(b) land to which the Crown Land Management Act 2016 applies, or

(c) a common, or

(d) a regional park under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974

How is public land managed? Public land is managed under the LG Act based on its classification. All public land must be classified as either community land or operational land in accordance with the requirements of Sections 25 and 26 of the LG Act. These terms are defined in the LG Act as follows:

  • Community land means land that is classified as community land under Division 1 of Part 2 of Chapter 6 of the LG Act. This is land that Council makes available for use by the general public, for example, parks, reserves or sports grounds.
  • Operational land means land that is classified as operational land under Division 1 of Part 2 of Chapter 6 of the LG Act. This includes land which facilitates the functions of Council, and may not be open to the general public, for example, Councils works depot, dwellings and other leased land.

The purpose of classification is to identify clearly, land made available for use by the general public (community) and land which is not (operational). How public land is classified determines the degree of difficulty a Council can have in dealing with public land, including its sale, leasing or licencing. It also provides a transparency in Council’s strategic asset management for the potential disposal of public land.

Community land must not be sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of by Council. It can be leased, but there are restrictions on the grant of leases and licences, and also on the way it can be used. There are no special restrictions on Council powers to manage, develop, dispose, or change the nature and use of operational land.

After a review of Council owned land, it was endorsed by Council that the following lots were to be submitted in a Planning Proposal for their reclassification from community land to operational land:

1. Lot 2 DP223485, 154a Burrangong Street Grenfell NSW 2810 (known as the Grenfell Dental Surgery)

2. Lot 1 DP973530, 154 Burrangong Street Grenfell NSW 2810 (known as the Main Street Medical Service)

3. Lot 10 Section 20 DP 758473, 156 Burrangong Street Grenfell NSW 2810 (known as the Main Street Medical Service)

4. Lot 7 DP845130, Cnr Bourks,Street and Gooloogong Road Grenfell NSW 2810

5. Lot 21 DP 1224552, Memory Street Grenfell NSW 2810

6. Lot 278 DP 754578, Mary Gilmore Way Grenfell NSW 2810

7. Refer separate report and advertising

8. Lot X DP375918, Main Street Grenfell NSW 2810 (known as the Old Commonwealth Bank Building)

9. Lot 1 DP322653, Main Street Grenfell NSW 2810 (known as the Old Commonwealth Bank Building)

10. Lot 1 DP 345989, Weddin Street Grenfell NSW 2810

11. Lot 6 Sec 7 DP 758473, Weddin Street Grenfell NSW 2810

12. Lot 5 Sec 42 DP758473, 72 East Street Grenfell NSW 2810

13. Lot 1 DP1126750, 12 Grafton Street Grenfell NSW 2810 (known as the Grenfell Caravan Park)

14. Lot 11 Sec 32 DP758473, Camp Street Grenfell NSW 2810 (known as Goodsell Park)

15. Lot 104 DP 1235543 Bogolong Dam Road, Grenfell NSW 2810 (known as Bogolong Dam)

16.Lot 5 DP 263310 26 Star Street Grenfell NSW

In accordance with the LG Act and Councils Community Engagement Strategy, the Planning Proposal is being placed on public exhibition for a period of 28 days, inviting submission from members of the public.

Inspection:      

The full reclassification report along with the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure LEP Practice Note – Classification and reclassification of public land through a local environmental plan, can be viewed on Council website at https://www.weddin.nsw.gov.au/Council/Public-Exhibition, on the NSW Planning Portal at https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/ppr reference PP-2025-1842, or in person at the Council Administration Office, 73 Camp Street Grenfell NSW 2810 between office hours of 8:30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 4:00pm Monday to Friday.

The planning proposal exhibition period is between Monday 23 March 2026 to Monday 20 April 2026. If any technical issues are experienced preventing the Planning Proposal 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 or via email to  mail@weddin.nsw.gov.au, within the advertised period. 

Public Hearing:

As the Planning Proposal involves the reclassification of public land from community land to operational land, a public hearing is required to be held. The public hearing must be held after the public exhibition period. The date of the public hearing will be advertised to the public when known, providing at least 21 days notice.

Planning Proposal | PP-2025-1846

WEDDIN SHIRE COUNCIL |PLANNING PROPOSAL PP-2025-1846

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & ASSESSMENT ACT 1979

SCHEDULE 4 AMENDMENTS TO WEDDIN SHIRE COUNCIL LEP 2011
RECLASSIFICATION OF LAND – LOT 133 DP 1081488 STAN McCABE DRIVE, GRENFELL NSW 2810

Council has prepared a Planning Proposal which aims to make amendments to the Weddin Local Environmental Plan 2011 to allow for the reclassifications of one (1) public land allotment from Community Land to Operational Land and to remove the Public Reserve Status from this site.

What is public land?

Public land is defined in the Local Government Act 1993 (LG Act) as any land (including a public reserve) vested in, or under Council control, but does not include:

(a) a public road, or

(b) land to which the Crown Land Management Act 2016 applies, or

(c) a common, or

(d) a regional park under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974

How is public land managed? Public land is managed under the LG Act based on its classification. All public land must be classified as either community land or operational land in accordance with the requirements of Sections 25 and 26 of the LG Act. These terms are defined in the LG Act as follows:

  • Community land means land that is classified as community land under Division 1 of Part 2 of Chapter 6 of the LG Act. This is land that Council makes available for use by the general public, for example, parks, reserves or sports grounds.
  • Operational land means land that is classified as operational land under Division 1 of Part 2 of Chapter 6 of the LG Act. This includes land which facilitates the functions of Council, and may not be open to the general public, for example, Councils works depot, dwellings and other leased land.

Public Reserve is defined in the LG Act and includes a public park and land declared or dedicated as a public reserve. Land can be dedicated as a public reserve by either:

  • Registering a deposit plan with a statement creating a lot(s) as ‘public reserve’, or
  • Publishing a notification in the Government Gazette for an existing parcel.

The purpose of classification is to identify clearly, land made available for use by the general public (community) and land which is not (operational). How public land is classified determines the degree of difficulty a Council can have in dealing with public land, including its sale, leasing or licencing. It also provides a transparency in Council’s strategic asset management for the potential disposal of public land.

Community land must not be sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of by Council. It can be leased, but there are restrictions on the grant of leases and licences, and also on the way it can be used. There are no special restrictions on Council powers to manage, develop, dispose, or change the nature and use of operational land.

After a review of Council owned land, it was endorsed by Council that the following lot was to be submitted in a Planning Proposal for its reclassification from community land to operational land and removal of its public reserve status:

  1. Lot 133 DP 1081488 Stan McCabe Drive, Grenfell NSW 2810

In accordance with the LG Act and Councils Community Engagement Strategy, the Planning Proposal is being placed on public exhibition for a period of 28 days, inviting submission from members of the public.

Inspection:

The full reclassification report along with the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure LEP Practice Note – Classification and reclassification of public land through a local environmental plan, can be viewed on Council website at https://www.weddin.nsw.gov.au/Council/Public-Exhibition, on the NSW Planning Portal at https://www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au/ppr reference PP-2025-1846, or in person at the Council administration office 73 Camp Street Grenfell NSW 2810 between office hours of 8:30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 4:00pm Monday to Friday.

The planning proposal exhibition period is between Monday 23 March 2026 to Monday 20 April 2026. If any technical issues are experienced preventing the Planning Proposal 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 or via email to  mail@weddin.nsw.gov.au, within the advertised period. 

Public Hearing:

As the Planning Proposal involves the reclassification of public land from community land to operational land, a public hearing is required to be held. The public hearing must be held after the public exhibition period. The date of the public hearing will be advertised to the public when known, providing at least 21 days notice. 

 

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