Council approves three-year licence for Waratah Minerals at former Cargo baby health clinic

Cabonne Council agreed to accept about $30,000 in refurbishment works in lieu of rent for the licence term.

Council: Cabonne Council

Meeting: 27 October 2026, 2:00 PM

Recorded status: approved


BRIEF

Cabonne Council approved entering into a three-year licence agreement with Waratah Minerals for use of the former Cargo Baby Health Clinic, accepting refurbishment works valued at approximately $30,000 in lieu of rent. The minutes, treated as unconfirmed, do not specify the work, its completion date or how the valuation was calculated.


KEY FACTS

- Cabonne Council authorised Waratah Minerals to carry out refurbishment works at the former Cargo Baby Health Clinic.

- Council approved entering into a three-year licence agreement with Waratah Minerals to use the building.

- The resolution accepts refurbishment works valued at approximately $30,000 in lieu of rent for the licence term; it does not establish that the works have been completed.

- The Item 12 resolution was recorded as carried under resolution number 26/10/13.

- The minutes are treated as unconfirmed because their closing certification refers to a date after the source check.


ANALYSIS OF THE RECORD

- The resolution links use of the building with refurbishment works accepted in lieu of rent, but the public minutes do not give the works' scope, timing or valuation method.

- The record does not establish whether the licence agreement has been executed or whether the refurbishment has started or been completed.

- The closing certification refers to 17 November 2026, after the supplied source-check date of 30 October 2026. Confirmation is therefore not established, and the article treats the minutes as unconfirmed.


QUESTIONS FOR FOLLOW-UP REPORTING

- What refurbishment works are required, and when must they be completed?

- How was the approximately $30,000 value assessed?

- What additional conditions, if any, apply to Waratah Minerals' use of the building during the three-year licence?


SOURCE PASSAGES

The source identifies the ordinary meeting of Cabonne Council held on 27 October 2026.
"MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING HELD AT THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS MOLONG ON TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER, 2026 COMMENCING AT 2:00 PM Page 1 THIS IS PAGE NO 1 OF THE MINUTES OF THE ORDINARY MEETING OF CABONNE COUNCIL HELD ON 27 OCTOBER, 2026 TABLE OF CONTENTS ITEMS FOR DETERMINATION ......................................................................" (Meeting heading)

Council authorised Waratah Minerals to undertake refurbishment works at the former Cargo Baby Health Clinic. The Item 12 motion was recorded as carried under resolution number 26/10/13.
"26/10/12 Carried ITEM - 12 FUTURE USE OF THE FORMER CARGO BABY HEALTH CLINIC MOTION (Weaver/Nash) THAT council: 1. Authorise Waratah Minerals to undertake refurbishment works to the former Cargo Baby Health Clinic building. 2. Enter into a three-year licence agreement with Waratah Minerals for use of the building. 3. Accept the refurbishment works, valued at approximately $30,000, in lieu of rent for the term of the licence. 26/10/13 Carried ITEM - 13 REBUILD MOLONG CONTRIBUTION TO COUNCIL PROJECTS MOTION (Batten/Pearson) THAT council approves acceptance of the donation from Rebuild Molong of $225,000, being $75,000 to each the following Council projects: 1." (Item 12, motion and following carried notation)

Council approved entering into a three-year licence agreement with Waratah Minerals for use of the building and accepting refurbishment works valued at approximately $30,000 in lieu of rent for the licence term.
"2. Enter into a three-year licence agreement with Waratah Minerals for use of the building. 3. Accept the refurbishment works, valued at approximately $30,000, in lieu of rent for the term of the licence. 26/10/13 Carried ITEM - 13 REBUILD MOLONG CONTRIBUTION TO COUNCIL PROJECTS MOTION (Batten/Pearson) THAT council approves acceptance of the donation from Rebuild Molong of $225,000, being $75,000 to each the following Council projects: 1." (Item 12, motion points 2 and 3 and following carried notation)

The closing certification refers to confirmation of the listed minutes at a meeting dated 17 November 2026.
"26/10/23 Carried There being no further business, the meeting closed at 3.26pm. CHAIRMAN. Chairman of the Ordinary Meeting of Cabonne Council held on the 17 November, 2026 at which meeting the listed minutes were confirmed and the signature hereon was subscribed." (Closing certification)


SOURCES

https://cabonne.infocouncil.biz/RedirectToDoc.aspx?URL=Open/2026/10/CO_27102026_MIN.PDF

https://minutesradar.com/news/cabonne-infocouncil-council-27-oct-2026-2-00-pm-27-oct-2026-2-00-pm-minutes-council-approves-three-year-licence-for-waratah-minerals-at-for-bcff282dc0/


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