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Two pump track grant applications fail as Orange council awaits fresh report
The applications were unsuccessful, and no construction funding approval or timetable was recorded when Councillor M Ruddy sought an update on the proposed facility.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Orange City Council was advised that two grant applications for a proposed pump track had failed, with a further report promised but no date recorded.
Councillor M Ruddy asked for an update on an earlier notice of motion about building a pump track at the council’s 20 October meeting. The chief executive officer advised that two grant applications had been submitted but were unsuccessful, and said another report would be presented to council.
The meeting’s resolution was to acknowledge the information in a report on responses to questions taken on notice. It did not approve construction, allocate money to the pump track or set a project timetable.
The minutes do not identify the grant programs or explain what funding option the further report may consider. The chief executive officer identified a further report as the next step, but the minutes record no date for it.
What deserves a closer look
The minutes record unsuccessful grant applications and a promised further report, but do not record construction approval, a pump track funding allocation or a project timetable.
The record does not identify the grant programs or provide a date for the further report.
Questions for follow-up reporting
Which grant programs were unsuccessful, and when were the applications made?
When will the further report be presented to council?
Will the further report address another funding source or a change to the proposed project?
What happens next
The chief executive officer said a further report on the pump track would be presented to council; the minutes specify no date.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
Council acknowledged the information in the report on responses to questions taken on notice.
For: Cr T Mileto (Mayor), Cr J Stedman (Deputy Mayor), Cr T Greenhalgh, Cr G Judge, Cr F Kinghorne, Cr D Mallard, Cr S Peterson, Cr G Power, Cr M Ruddy, Cr J Whitton Against: Nil Absent: Cr K Duffy, Cr M McDonell 5.2 RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS TAKEN ON NOTICE TRIM REFERENCE: 2026/328 RESOLVED - 26/577 Cr M Ruddy/Cr T Greenhalgh That the information contained in the report on responses to Questions Taken on Notice be acknowledged.
5.2 Responses to Questions Taken on Notice, RESOLVED - 26/577
Open original minutes ↗Councillor Ruddy requested an update on a previous notice of motion about building a pump track.
For: Cr T Mileto (Mayor), Cr J Stedman (Deputy Mayor), Cr T Greenhalgh, Cr G Judge, Cr F Kinghorne, Cr D Mallard, Cr S Peterson, Cr G Power, Cr M Ruddy, Cr J Whitton Against: Nil Absent: Cr K Duffy, Cr M McDonell Cr Ruddy requested an update on a previous Notice of Motion regarding building a Pump Track.
5.2 Responses to Questions Taken on Notice
Open original minutes ↗In response to the pump track update request, the chief executive officer advised that two grant applications had been submitted but were unsuccessful, and that a further report would be presented to council.
For: Cr T Mileto (Mayor), Cr J Stedman (Deputy Mayor), Cr T Greenhalgh, Cr G Judge, Cr F Kinghorne, Cr D Mallard, Cr S Peterson, Cr G Power, Cr M Ruddy, Cr J Whitton Against: Nil Absent: Cr K Duffy, Cr M McDonell Cr Ruddy requested an update on a previous Notice of Motion regarding building a Pump Track. The Chief Executive Officer advised two grant applications had been submitted however these had not been successful and noted that a further report will be presented to Council. ORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 20 OCTOBER 2026 Page 4 5.3 STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS - SEPTEMBER 2026 TRIM REFERENCE: 2026/1829 RESOLVED - 26/578 Cr D Mallard/Cr J Stedman That Council resolves to: 1 Note the Statement of Investments for the period September 2026.
5.2 Responses to Questions Taken on Notice, request and chief executive officer's response
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Orange City Council, ordinary council meeting minutes of 20 October 2026. The supplied record does not establish whether these minutes have been confirmed. This article reports from the council’s public minutes; no independent verification or interviews were undertaken.
Key facts from the minutes
- Two pump track grant applications had been submitted and were unsuccessful, according to the chief executive officer’s advice.
- The chief executive officer said a further report would be presented to council, but no date is recorded.
- The council resolved to acknowledge the responses to questions taken on notice; it did not record a construction or funding approval for the pump track.
- Councillor M Ruddy requested the update about an earlier notice of motion concerning a pump track.
Why it matters
- Two grant applications for the proposed pump track were unsuccessful, with a further council report promised but no construction funding approval or project timetable recorded.