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John Davis Stadium tender update promised to councillors at a later date
Orange City Council’s minutes record no contractor, price or timetable for the stadium’s main-field surface, with further information promised to councillors at an unspecified later date.
Reporting from public council minutes. How this article was prepared
The supplied minutes record no timeframe for work on John Davis Stadium’s main field after Orange councillors were told tender information would be provided later.
Cr T Greenhalgh asked for an update on the tender during the Infrastructure Policy Committee meeting on 1 September. The chief executive officer said the information would be provided to councillors at a later date, according to the minutes.
The record does not state the tender’s outcome, identify a contractor or give a contract value or construction timetable. It also does not say whether a contract has been awarded.
The committee separately resolved to note the information in the Current Works report. That resolution did not record an approval, rejection or award relating to the John Davis Stadium tender. No date was given for the promised update.
What deserves a closer look
The record distinguishes the Current Works resolution from the tender discussion, so it does not support describing the tender as approved, rejected or awarded.
The minutes provide no contractor, contract value or delivery timetable in the tender discussion, and no date is given for the promised information update.
The supplied record does not establish whether the minutes have been confirmed.
Questions for follow-up reporting
Has the John Davis Stadium tender been awarded, and if so, to which contractor?
What is the tendered or approved contract value?
When will the tender information be provided to councillors?
What is the expected timetable for work on the main field surface?
What happens next
The chief executive officer said further information about the John Davis Stadium main-field-surface tender would be provided to councillors at a later date; the minutes give no specific timeframe.
Check the record
These passages were matched to the source text. Read them in context in the original minutes.
The committee resolved to note the information provided in the Current Works report.
INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES 1 SEPTEMBER 2026 Page 2 2 GENERAL REPORTS 2.1 CURRENT WORKS TRIM REFERENCE: 2026/1676 RESOLVED - 26/477 Cr D Mallard/Cr F Kinghorne That the information provided in the report on Current Works be noted.
Section 2.1, resolution 26/477
Open original minutes ↗Cr Greenhalgh asked for an update on the John Davis Stadium main-field-surface tender, and the chief executive officer said the information would be provided to councillors at a later date.
Cr Greenhalgh asked for an update on the tender for the main field surface of John Davis Stadium. The Chief Executive Officer advised that this information will be provided to Councillors at a later date.
Page 2, discussion following resolution 26/477
Open original minutes ↗The minutes identify the record as proceedings of the Infrastructure Policy Committee held on 1 September 2026.
Page 1 MINUTES OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY COMMITTEE HELD IN COUNCIL CHAMBER, CIVIC CENTRE, BYNG STREET, ORANGE ON 1 SEPTEMBER 2026 COMMENCING AT 8:41 PM 1 INTRODUCTION ATTENDANCE Cr T Mileto (Mayor), Cr T Greenhalgh (Deputy Mayor), Cr K Duffy, Cr G Judge, Cr F Kinghorne, Cr D Mallard, Cr M McDonell, Cr S Peterson, Cr G Power, Cr M Ruddy(AV Link), Cr J Stedman(AV Link) Chief Executive Officer, Director Corporate & Commercial Services, Interim Director Development Services, Director Community, Recreation & Cultural Services, Manager Corporate Governance, Manager Communications & Engagement, Governance Officer (Allan) *In the absence of the Chairperson,
Page 1, meeting heading
Open original minutes ↗Source record
Reporting from the supplied minutes of the Orange City Council Infrastructure Policy Committee meeting held on 1 September 2026. The supplied record does not state whether the minutes have been confirmed.
Key facts from the minutes
- Cr T Greenhalgh requested an update on the tender for John Davis Stadium’s main field surface.
- The chief executive officer said the tender information would be provided to councillors at a later date.
- The minutes record no tender outcome, contractor, contract value or delivery timetable.
- The committee resolved to note the information in the Current Works report, rather than recording a decision on the tender.
Why it matters
- The minutes do not give sporting users, suppliers or residents a confirmed contractor, cost or timetable for the proposed main-field-surface work at John Davis Stadium.