Public Hearing details announced!

The public consultation period for the planning proposal has now concluded. Thank you to all those who have shared their thoughts with us.

The next step is to hold a Public Hearing to continue the conversation about the reclassification of the community land associated with this planning proposal. We will be holding the Hearing on Thursday 3rd February 2022 at 6pm in the Barham Riverside Reception Centre (15 Murray Street, Barham). This forum will be chaired by an independent facilitator who is not associated with or employed by Council. This is an opportunity for you to share your feedback specifically on the reclassification of Lot 1 DP1267277, Gonn Road, Barham, with someone external to Council. The facilitator will seek your thoughts at the forum and then complete a report with their findings. Their report will then be submitted to Council, and we will make that report available to the community within 4 days of receiving it.

All information regarding this proposal is available in the Key Documents menu to your right and we have also compiled an 'Public Hearing Pack' to provide some background on the role of a Public Hearing.

Participating in the forum

At this stage, Council do not anticipate registration will be required to attend the Hearing, however this is subject to change dependent on NSW Public Health Orders.

All attendees will be encouraged to participate however if you would like to secure a formal opportunity to present at the Hearing, that option is available to you via the registration process outlined below. Registering to speak with also help our facilitator know who is speaking for reporting purposes. To ensure everyone has ample opportunity to share their thoughts, each person will be provided with a few minutes to summarise their key ideas about the reclassification.

To register to present at the Hearing, please use the tool below, call Council on 1300 087 004, or send an email to admin@murrayriver.nsw.gov.au requesting to be registered to address the Public Hearing. Registrations for presenting at the Hearing will be open until 4pm Wednesday 2nd February 2022.

We may digitally record the event (for our records only- it will not be publicly released) and we may also be taking some photos on the night.