Rates & spending · Ballina Shire Council
Ballina procurement policy heads to public comment, but minutes omit amendment details
The amended Local and Sustainable Procurement Policy will be exhibited for public comment, with no dates or details of the amendments included in the confirmed minutes.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Ballina Shire Council has ordered public exhibition of its amended Local and Sustainable Procurement Policy, giving local businesses, contractors and other suppliers an opportunity to comment. The resolution does not state when the exhibition will open or close, or explain what has changed.
Under the resolution passed on 24 September, submissions received during the exhibition are to be returned to Council. If no submissions are received, no further action is required under the resolution.
The minutes also record Council adopting the amended policy before directing that it be placed on exhibition.
Council separately resolved to adopt and publicly exhibit an amended Property Investment and Development Policy at the meeting. That resolution says the policy will be adopted without further report if no submissions are received. That was a different item from the procurement policy.
What deserves a closer look
The resolution directs public exhibition and different follow-up actions depending on whether submissions are received; it does not establish that exhibition has already occurred.
The supplied record provides the policy name and procedural resolution but not the exhibition timetable or the substance of the amendments.
The procurement resolution records adoption of the amended policy as well as its placement on exhibition.
Questions for follow-up reporting
When will the public exhibition open and close?
What amendments are contained in the Local and Sustainable Procurement Policy?
What happens next
Under the resolution, Council is to place the amended Local and Sustainable Procurement Policy on public exhibition for public comment.
If submissions are received, they are to be resubmitted to Council; if none are received, no further action is required under the resolution.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
Ballina Shire Council's ordinary meeting was held on 24 September 2026.
MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY MEETING OF BALLINA SHIRE COUNCIL HELD IN THE BALLINA SHIRE COUNCIL CHAMBERS 40 CHERRY STREET BALLINA ON 24/09/26 AT 9:00 AM Page 1 of 16 of the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Ballina Shire Council – 24/09/26 .................................................
Minutes title and meeting details
Open original minutes ↗Council resolved to adopt the amended Local and Sustainable Procurement Policy and place it on exhibition for public comment.
ABSENT. DID NOT VOTE - Cr Therese Crollick 9.9 Policy (Review) - Local Procurement 240926/16 RESOLVED (Cr Simon Chate/Cr Erin Karsten) 1. That Council adopt the amended Local and Sustainable Procurement Policy, as attached to this report. 2. That Council place this policy on exhibition for public comment, with any submissions received to be resubmitted back to Council. If no submissions are received, then no further action is required.
Item 9.9, Policy (Review) - Local Procurement, resolution 240926/16
Open original minutes ↗Submissions received are to be resubmitted to Council; if no submissions are received, no further action is required.
2. That Council place this policy on exhibition for public comment, with any submissions received to be resubmitted back to Council. If no submissions are received, then no further action is required.
Item 9.9, resolution 240926/16, point 2
Open original minutes ↗Council separately resolved to adopt and publicly exhibit the amended Property Investment and Development Policy, with adoption without further report if no submissions are received.
MAYOR 9.8 Policy (Review) - Property Investment and Development 240926/15 RESOLVED (Cr Phil Meehan/Cr Erin Karsten) 1. That Council adopt the amended Property Investment and Development Policy, as attached to this report. 2. That Council place this policy on exhibition for public comment, if no submissions are received, the policy will be adopted without further report. FOR VOTE - All Councillors voted unanimously.
Item 9.8, Policy (Review) - Property Investment and Development, resolution 240926/15
Open original minutes ↗The closing statements say the minutes were submitted for confirmation on 22 October 2026 and signed by the Mayor at that meeting.
DID NOT VOTE - Cr Therese Crollick MEETING CLOSURE 1.37pm The Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on 24/09/26 were submitted for confirmation by council on 22 October 2026 and amendments (if any) are contained in the confirming resolution. Such Minutes were signed by the Mayor at the meeting on 22 October 2026.
Closing confirmation and signature statements
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the confirmed public minutes of Ballina Shire Council’s ordinary meeting on 24 September 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- Council resolved on 24 September 2026 to adopt the amended Local and Sustainable Procurement Policy and place it on public exhibition.
- Submissions received are to be resubmitted to Council.
- If no submissions are received, the resolution says no further action is required.
- The minutes do not provide exhibition dates or describe the amendments.
Why it matters
- The public exhibition is the opportunity for suppliers and other members of the public to comment, but the confirmed minutes do not provide the dates or policy text needed to assess the amendments.