Agendas and Minutes

Council meetings are attended by all Councillors and include items such as petitions, community questions, and committee report deliberations.

Access Agendas and Minutes
Upcoming meeting agendas are available every Friday afternoon and can be accessed online, at the Customer Service Centre, or at the Sir Edward ‘Weary’ Dunlop Learning Centre.

You can also access the most recent agendas and minutes online by clicking be button below.

2025 Meeting Schedule

Meetings are held at the Benalla Rural City Council Civic Centre and are open to the public unless otherwise advised.

General Meeting Times
Wednesdays at 6pm.

Upcoming Council Meeting Dates

Council Meeting Dates for 2025

Council Meetings have been scheduled for the following dates: 

• Wednesday 12 February 2025
• Wednesday 19 March 2025
• Wednesday 23 April 2025
• Wednesday 28 May 2025
• Wednesday 25 June 2025
• Wednesday 6 August 2025
• Wednesday 10 September 2025
• Wednesday 15 October 2025
• Wednesday 19 November 2025
• Wednesday 17 December 2025

You can watch live broadcasts of council meetings at www.benalla.vic.gov.au/live.

Committee Meeting Dates 2025

 Meetings of the Finance and Planning Committee have been scheduled for the following dates: 

• Wednesday 5 February 2025
• Wednesday 5 March 2025
• Wednesday 9 April 2025
• Wednesday 14 May 2025
• Wednesday 11 June 2025
• Wednesday 23 July 2025
• Wednesday 27 August 2025
• Wednesday 1 October 2025
• Wednesday 5 November 2025
• Wednesday 10 December 2025

Assembly of Councillor Meeting Dates 2025

Assembly of Councillor meetings have been scheduled for the following dates: 

• Wednesday 29 January 2025
• Wednesday 26 February 2025
• Wednesday 12 March 2025
• Wednesday 2 April 2025
• Wednesday 16 April 2025
• Wednesday 7 May 2025
• Wednesday 21 May 2025
• Wednesday 4 June 2025
• Wednesday 18 June 2025
• Wednesday 16 July 2025
• Wednesday 30 July 2025
• Wednesday 20 August 2025
• Wednesday 3 September 2025
• Wednesday 24 September 2025
• Wednesday 8 October 2025
• Wednesday 29 October 2025
• Wednesday 12 November 2025
• Wednesday 3 December 2025

Participation and Questions

Community members are encouraged to submit questions or requests to speak at meetings. For details, email council@benalla.vic.gov.au or call 03 5760 2600.

Petitions

Section 7.3.10 of the Governance Rules 2020 provides details of the requirements of a petition. Petitions must adhere to the requirements or they may not be received by Council.

Requirements of a Petition

A petition will be presented at a Council meeting only if it meets all of the following requirements:

• The petition must be received from at least 12 persons, signed by those persons whose name and physical address also appears
• Although initial copies of petitions can be conveyed by email, the original document must be sighted and received by the Council in a hardcopy format. 
• The petition must be legible and in permanent writing (i.e. no pencil).
• The petition must be in the English language, or accompanied by a translation, which will need to be certified by the Chief Executive Officer who will present it to be correct. 
• The petition must be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, the Mayor, or one or more Councillors containing a request for action to be taken by the Council. 
• Each page of the petition must repeat the full wording of the petition as contained on the first page of the petition.
• Any signature appearing upon a page which does not bear the whole of the petition wording will not be considered by the Council.
• All signatures must be original signatures, not photocopied, scanned or faxed copies.
• The petition should not be indecent, abusive or objectionable in language or content.
• Every page of a petition, including signatories to the petition must be on an original piece of paper and not pasted, stapled, or otherwise affixed to any other piece of paper. 
• The petition should not relate to a planning permit application

You can download Council’s petition template(DOCX, 14KB) to prepare a petition.

Petitions should be forwarded by mail to Benalla Rural City Council, PO Box 227, Benalla Vic 3671 or delivered in person to the Customer Service Centre, 1 Bridge Street East, Benalla.