Access key council documents and publications from Benalla Rural City. Browse public reports, policies, and important records available for community access.
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Benalla Festival Advisory Committee – Terms of Reference – March 2026
Benalla Festival Advisory Committee – Terms of Reference This document sets out the Terms of Reference for the Benalla Festival Advisory Committee, established by Benalla Rural City Council. It outlines the Committee’s purpose, functions, membership structure and governance arrangements that guide the planning, promotion and delivery of the Benalla Festival. The terms of reference were […]
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Australia Day Advisory Committee – Terms of Reference – March 2026
Australia Day Advisory Committee – Terms of Reference This document outlines the Terms of Reference for the Australia Day Advisory Committee, established by Benalla Rural City Council. It defines the Committee’s purpose, functions, membership, governance arrangements and operating procedures, and provides the framework that guides the planning and delivery of Australia Day celebrations and awards […]
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Electric Line Clearance Management Plan 2026-27
This plan explains how Council manages trees and vegetation near powerlines to keep the community safe, reduce bushfire risk and ensure a reliable electricity supply. It outlines Council’s legal responsibilities, inspection and pruning programs, and the standards that guide this work, while also recognising and protecting significant, heritage and environmentally important trees wherever possible. It […]
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Policies
Domestic Animal Management Plan 2026-2029
Councils across Victoria are required to produce a Domestic Animal Management Plan. The Plan provides the framework within which we identify and address issues relating to the management and wellbeing of pets over a period of four years.
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Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan
Benalla Rural City Council has worked with the Benalla Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Group and Benalla Health to develop Council’s first Reconciliation Action Plan. This first RAP is a Reflect RAP. A Reflect RAP is used to lay the foundations within the organisation for future RAPs and reconciliation initiatives.
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March 2026 – Summary of Biannual Personal Interests Returns Form – Councillor – David Blore
Summary Of Personal Interests Returns are prepared in accordance with the Local Government Act 2020 (Section 135) and the Local government (Governance and Integrity) Regulations 2020, Regulation 10. Regulations require that the summary of the information disclosed here exclude monetary value or amount of income, shares, any beneficial interest other than shares or income or any debt disclosed. […]
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March 2026 – Summary of Biannual Personal Interests Returns Form – Councillor – Peter Davis
Summary Of Personal Interests Returns are prepared in accordance with the Local Government Act 2020 (Section 135) and the Local government (Governance and Integrity) Regulations 2020, Regulation 10. Regulations require that the summary of the information disclosed here exclude monetary value or amount of income, shares, any beneficial interest other than shares or income or any debt disclosed. […]
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March 2026 – Summary of Biannual Personal Interests Returns Form – Councillor – Puna Hewa Gunaratne
Summary Of Personal Interests Returns are prepared in accordance with the Local Government Act 2020 (Section 135) and the Local government (Governance and Integrity) Regulations 2020, Regulation 10. Regulations require that the summary of the information disclosed here exclude monetary value or amount of income, shares, any beneficial interest other than shares or income or any debt disclosed. […]
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March 2026 – Summary of Biannual Personal Interests Returns Form – Councillor – Vincent Branigan
Summary Of Personal Interests Returns are prepared in accordance with the Local Government Act 2020 (Section 135) and the Local government (Governance and Integrity) Regulations 2020, Regulation 10. Regulations require that the summary of the information disclosed here exclude monetary value or amount of income, shares, any beneficial interest other than shares or income or any debt disclosed. […]
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March 2026 – Summary of Biannual Personal Interests Returns Form – General Manager Corporate – Robert Barber
Summary Of Personal Interests Returns are prepared in accordance with the Local Government Act 2020 (Section 135) and the Local government (Governance and Integrity) Regulations 2020, Regulation 10. Regulations require that the summary of the information disclosed here exclude monetary value or amount of income, shares, any beneficial interest other than shares or income or any debt disclosed. […]