About Council Meetings

ABOUT: Ordinary Council Meeting (OCM)

Held every month (none in January)
Open to the public to attend in person or watch online via livestream
Public participation is allowed - please see below for more information about attending and participating in a Council Meeting (Public Question Time, Deputations, Petitions)

ABOUT: Agenda Briefing Session (ABS)

Held one (1) week before an OCM, unless otherwise stated
Provides an opportunity for Council to review the upcoming OCM items in a draft Agenda and discuss them with Shire Officers
Open to the public to attend in person or watch online via livestream
Deputations may be presented to Council, however there are no other opportunities for public participation during the ABS (please refer to the Agenda Briefing Guidelines below for more information)

Refer to the Upcoming Meetings & Documents page linked below to view the agendas and attachments for items of the relevant meetings. Please note that the draft documents prepared for an ABS are removed prior to the associated OCM, and replaced by the finalised documents and attachments of the official meeting. Doing so ensures that there is no confusion on what is being addressed by Council when accessing the relevant documents.

Upcoming Meetings & Documents

Past Meetings & Documents

View the 2026 Calendar (PDF)

Agenda Briefing Guidelines

Public Attendance & Participation at a Council Meeting

Ordinary Council Meetings and Agenda Briefing Sessions are held in the Council Chamber, which can be found behind the Shire Administration Building at 1 Bentley Street in Donnybrook (unless otherwise stated).

If you aren't able to attend in person, a livestream will be available through our YouTube channel for you to access on the day of the meeting, which will broadcast live when the meeting begins at the specified time. We share this link through our social media - you can also subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date. Once the livestream ends the final recording is saved and automatically published on our channel as a video, and is available for public access.

For information about Public Question Time, Deputations and Petitions, please see the page linked below.

Participation at Council Meetings

Visit our YouTube channel

More Information & Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Livestreaming of Council Meetings

As of July 2022, we implemented a policy to livestream our Council Meetings at every opportunity, where technically possible, unless the Council has resolved to close the meeting to members of the public in accordance with Section 5.23 of the Local Government Act 1995. The primary purpose of these streams is to be open and transparent, giving the public greater access to Council decisions, debates and discussions by eliminating geographic and/or personal barriers that may prevent physical attendance at a Council Meeting.

Please be aware that some external locations that the Council visits do not have livestreaming or recording facilities. We invite the public to visit these locations with the Council, should you be interested in the meeting topics of discussion. Alternatively, we will have our documented Meeting Minutes published online for you to access. You can read the Live Streaming and Recording of Council Meetings Policy for more information.

View our Local Laws

Local Government Reform - New Meeting Procedures & Requirements

The State Government is reforming the Local Government Act 1995. Through this reform, new meeting procedures and requirements will be introduced - this page will be updated accordingly as changes are implemented. For further information, please see the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) page below.

www.dlgsc.wa.gov.au