Minutes in a Second

Moorabool Shire Council, 17 December 2025

Checked

Decisions

  1. Adopt Domestic Animal Management Plan 2026–2029 and send to DEECA

    Adopted after community consultation 3 Oct–31 Oct 2025, with 70 submissions.

  2. Adopt Ballan planning changes for Precinct 5, seek Minister approval

    Planning Scheme Amendment C108moor rezones 98.5 hectares to Neighbourhood Residential Zone.

  3. Adopt Maddingley Planning Study and seek authorisation for Amendment C119moor

    Maddingley Planning Study (Oct 2025) adopted, with authorisation sought to prepare C119moor.

  4. Start three-week engagement on introducing a Municipal Charge

    Engagement hub moorabool.engagementhub.com.au; submissions open until 5:00pm 20 Feb 2026.

  5. Lodge federal submission on local government funding sustainability by 3 Feb 2026

    Written submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee by 3 Feb 2026.

Other notable items

  • Council writes to Victorian and Australian governments seeking a bipartisan solution for Bacchus Marsh traffic.
  • Planning deputations heard objectors and supporters for Ballan and Maddingley.

Tech & Innovation Notes

  • Community consultation used Council’s “Have Your Say” platform and moorabool.engagementhub.com.au.
  • Planning consultation and submissions referenced online engagement platforms.
54 pages of minutesdecisions from pp. 7, 13, 20, 26, 36