Council Meeting Summary - 25 February 2026

Council heard a staff presentation about the 2025/26 2nd Quarter Budget Review Statement

Council approved Leave of Absence application by Councillor Morgan Broadbent for the 13 May and 27 May 2026 Council meetings

Council granted conditional consent to Development Application at 28 & 30 Lowe Street, Queanbeyan for demolition of existing commercial buildings, consolidation of lots and construction of shop-top housing of commercial premises and residential units

Council refused consent to Development Application at 42-44 Malbon Street, Bungendore for demolition of a food and drink premises and fuel tank, and construction of a diesel canopy, underground fuel tank, related earthworks, drainage and signage

Council granted conditional consent to Development Application at 25 Gooandra Circuit, Googong for construction of multi-dwelling housing comprising of three buildings containing 30 units, landscaping and associated infrastructure

Council adopted the Community Participation Plan with an amendment about requiring developers of major, high impact or likely contentious development projects in the QPRC LGA to undertake their own community consultation prior to lodgement of a Development Application

Council approved transfer of $79,060 budget from the LED Lighting Upgrades Parks Project to the Queanbeyan Bowling Club Toilet Upgrade Project for the 2025-26 Quarterly Budget Review Statement

Council endorsed lighting upgrades to be completed within budget prioritised as Neil Bulger Oval, High Street Playing Field, Wright Park Lower and Letchworth Oval Playing Fields

Council adopted a service level structure for waste facilities

Council received and noted the December 2025 Quarterly Budget Review Statement, adopted the budget variations outlined in the report, and noted opinion of responsible accounting officer that Council’s financial performance and projected year results is satisfactory

Council will place proposed Tralee Works in Kind Agreement on exhibition for 28 days at https://yourvoice.qprc.nsw.gov.au, if no objections received, authorise General Manager and Mayor to execute proposed agreement and publish on Council’s website

Council endorsed General Manager awarding contract for Briars Sharrow Bridge Upgrade – Design and Construct to Woden Contractors for $8,082,539

Council endorsed Terms of Reference for the Local Transport Forum

Council endorsed the Captains Flat Community Plan

Council endorsed the submission prepared in response to the NSW Government’s discussion paper ‘A New Approach to Strategic Planning’

Council received Investment Report for January 2026, noting return of $1,259,285

Council received information report about a Car Parking Strategy

Council received information report about the Infill Housing Strategy

Council received information report with the Delivery Program Update – December 2025

Council received information report about The Y Canberra Region trialling a weekly program at the Norah Starrs Community Centre, Bungendore

Council received information report with response from Minister for Planning and Public Spaces to letter objecting to DA.2023.0602 at 50 Morisset Street, Queanbeyan being designated as State Significant Development

Council received a report with answers to a question about developing a Naming of Places Policy

Council received a report with answers to questions about street trees in Tralee

Council received information report with answers to questions about the Bungendore Aquatic Centre - Flood Impact and Risk Assessment

Council received information report with answers to questions about advice of traffic signal phasing

Council received supplementary report with responses to questions from Councillors on business listed on the agenda

In closed session, Council received an information report with an update on legal matters