Plans, Policies, Strategies and Reports

Plans, policies, strategies and reports are created to assist Council staff to work according to the direction provided by Councillors on behalf of the communities they represent. The Local Government Act 2020 provides a legislative framework for Councils to be accountable to their communities in the performance of functions and the exercise of powers and the use of resources.

As per the Act, the functions of Council include:

• Advocating and promoting proposals which are in the best interests of the local community;
• Planning for and providing local services and facilities for the local community;
• Providing and maintaining community infrastructure in the municipal district;
• Undertaking strategic and land use planning for the municipal district;
• Raising revenue to enable the Council to perform its functions;
• Making and enforcing local laws;
• Exercising, performing and discharging the duties, functions and powers of Councils under the Local Government Act and other Acts;
• Any other function relating to the peace, order and good government of the municipal district

Documents on public exhibition Local Government (General) Regulations 2015 No. 119 Please refer to the link below for a list of prescribed documents which are available for public inspection, or copies obtained (on request) from Council offices at 109A Binney Street, Euroa

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