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Orange council investigates two more accessible fishing areas
A unanimous resolution asks staff to review existing sites and assess locations and costs for two additional accessible fishing locations.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
Orange City Council has ordered a review of existing accessible fishing locations and an investigation into two additional sites, in a move that could affect residents and visitors with disability or limited mobility.
The resolution, carried unanimously at the council’s 6 October meeting, asks staff to assess where the two additional locations could be created, how much they would cost and how existing access could be improved.
Staff must report the outcome back to council. The public minutes do not name the existing locations or identify possible new sites, and no reporting date is given.
No construction, funding allocation or delivery timetable was approved. The next council report will determine whether specific locations and costs are put forward for further consideration.
What deserves a closer look
The resolution authorises investigation and review rather than construction. The public minutes do not provide locations, funding or a timetable for delivery.
Questions for follow-up reporting
Which existing accessible fishing locations will be reviewed?
Which sites will staff assess as possible locations for the two additional areas?
When will the report return to council?
What happens next
Review existing accessible fishing locations with a view to improving access.
Investigate the location and cost of creating two additional accessible fishing locations.
Provide a report to council on the outcome.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
Council resolved to review existing accessible fishing locations with a view to improving access.
For: Cr T Mileto (Mayor), Cr J Stedman (Deputy Mayor), Cr K Duffy, Cr T Greenhalgh, Cr F Kinghorne, Cr D Mallard, Cr M McDonell, Cr G Power, Cr M Ruddy, Cr J Whitton Against: Nil Absent: Cr G Judge, Cr S Peterson 2.2 MAYORAL MINUTE - INVESTIGATION INTO CREATION OF TWO NEW ACCESSIBLE FISHING AREAS TRIM REFERENCE: 2026/1945 RESOLVED - 26/526 Cr T Mileto/Cr J Whitton 1 That the existing accessible fishing locations be reviewed with a view to improving access;
Mayoral Minute 2.2, resolution 26/526
Open original minutes ↗Staff must investigate the location and cost of creating two additional accessible fishing locations and report the outcome to council.
and 2 That Council staff investigate the location and cost of creating two additional accessible fishing locations and provide a report to Council on the outcome. For: Cr T Mileto (Mayor), Cr J Stedman (Deputy Mayor), Cr K Duffy, Cr T Greenhalgh, Cr F Kinghorne, Cr D Mallard, Cr M McDonell, Cr G Power, Cr M Ruddy, Cr J Whitton Against: Nil Absent: Cr G Judge, Cr S Peterson 3 CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING RESOLVED - 26/527 Cr D Mallard/Cr G Power That the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of Orange City Council held on 15 September 2026 (copies of which were circulated to all members) be and are hereby confirmed as a true and accurate
Mayoral Minute 2.2, resolution 26/526
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reported from the public minutes of Orange City Council’s ordinary meeting held on 6 October 2026.
Key facts from the minutes
- Council resolved to review existing accessible fishing locations with a view to improving access.
- Staff will investigate the location and cost of creating two additional accessible fishing locations.
- The resolution was carried unanimously on 6 October 2026.
- A further report is to return to council, with no reporting date stated in the minutes.
Why it matters
- Residents and visitors with disability or limited mobility may eventually have better access to recreational fishing, but council has not yet approved locations, funding or construction.