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Golden Plains Shire, 11 November 2025

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Decisions

  1. Elected Owen Sharkey as mayor for 2025/26

    Elected at the 11 November 2025 council meeting for a one-year term until the next scheduled council meeting for the Mayoral Elections in November 2026.

    Carried p. 4 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

  2. Elected Emma Robbins as deputy mayor for 2025/26

    Carried p. 6 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

  3. Set mayor and deputy mayor terms for 2025/26 to one year

    Terms run until the next scheduled Mayoral elections in November 2026.

    Carried p. 4 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

  4. Created the deputy mayor role for the 2025/26 term

    Established under Local Government Act 2020, Section 20A(1).

    Carried p. 6 of the official minutes (opens the PDF)

Other notable items

  • CEO thanked Owen Sharkey, Sarah Hayden and Helena Kirby for 2024/25 mayor contributions.
  • Mayor said no rate cap variation would occur in the next 12 months or beyond.
  • Next meeting agenda set for 25 November 2025.

Tech & Innovation Notes

  • Meeting live-streamed and proceedings delivered digitally.
  • DocuSign used for document handling, with an envelope ID referenced.
  • Council discussed exploring emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, for efficiencies.
7 pages of minutesdecisions from pp. 4, 6