Council & Politics
5 November, 2025
Shire reflects on year of achievements
BULOKE Shire Council adopted key plans and policies at its meeting last week.
BULOKE Shire Council adopted key plans and policies at its meeting last week.
Following a few changes, councillors voted to adopt the Buloke Shire Council Annual Report 2024-25.
Chief executive Daniel McLoughlan said a few corrections that needed to be made in the document, including the change in expenditures from Cr Stephen Barret’s information and technology spend from $176.to $1685.05 and the title reading “Travel” to “Phone Reimbursement”.
Cr Bruce Stafford said the document was a “good summary of what’s been acheived across the year”. It gives the community a clear pictrure of what’s been delivered and how we’re tracking,” he said.
Council voted to adopt the Buloke Health and Wellbeing Plan (2025-35), but noted the recommended changes be made to the Draft plan, based on the public submissions and council officer feedback received.
Cr Barrett called it a “well thought out” policy and acknowledged the “immense work” that had gone into it.
Council acknowledged the Financial Asset and Road Management plans were up for public comment and both received one written submission each.
They were all voted unanimously to be adopted and will be placed on council’s website.
Councillors also had a “timely discussion” about reviewing, amending and adopting the Instrument of Delegation to the Chief Executive Officer
Many decisions are not made at council meetings. In view of the range of legislative and regulatory responsibilities of Local Government it would not be possible for the sector to function effectively if this was the case.
Instead, decision-making power can be delegated to special committees or to members of council staff.
The nature and extent of these delegations are controlled through formal Instruments of Delegation.
The Instrument of Delegation may therefore empower the CEO to exercise various powers of the council, subject to limitations and exceptions specified in the instrument and includes the power to sub-delegate powers to council officers where legislation permits.
“This is really about things running smoothly and efficiently,” Cr Bruce Stafford said.
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