Council holds a number of different meetings including ordinary, special and committee meetings.
Ordinary Council Meetings are held once a month generally on a Thursday with committee meetings held prior also generally on Thursday as per the adopted schedule.
2024 Council Meeting Schedule (PDF, 42.3 KB)
Members of the public are welcome to attend council ordinary and committee meetings which are held in Council Chambers, 1 Nicholas Street, Ipswich. These meetings are also live streamed on the council YouTube channel.
Agendas and minutes
Meeting Agendas and Meeting Minutes for all Council and Committee meetings are published in accordance with the Local Government Regulation 2012.
Public Participation
As part of Council’s ongoing commitment to transparency and community engagement, public participation is available at each Ordinary meeting of Council. This is to allow members of the community to raise issues relating to council’s strategies and policies and matters that are currently on the agenda of the council meeting.
Public Participation at Ordinary Council Meetings (PDF, 388.7 KB)
Public Participation Application Form (PDF, 75.6 KB)
Petitions
A petition is a formal written request that can be used to bring a matter of concern to council and is signed by at least ten (10) people who support the request. Petitions are a mechanism to seek action from Council when all other means or avenues to resolve the matter have been exhausted.
The Meetings Procedures Policy specifies the requirements for petitions and how Council must deal with them.
The Petition to Ipswich City Council Template (PDF, 210.9 KB) may be used.
Compliant petitions can be submitted to your relevant Divisional Councillor, hand delivered to the Administration Building, 1 Nicholas Street, Ipswich or via post:
Chief Executive Officer
Ipswich City Council
PO Box 191
Ipswich, Qld, 4305
Committee Meetings
Committees enable issues to be discussed at length without the time constraints normally imposed at an ordinary meeting of council. Committees conduct much of the investigative and detailed work leading to recommendations to enable informed decisions to be made.
Infrastructure, Planning and Assets Committee
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Finance and Governance Committee
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Regulation Advisory Committee
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Community and Sport Committee
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Libraries and Customer Services Advisory Committee
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Sport and Recreation Advisory Committee
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Economic and Cultural Development Committee
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Advocacy Advisory Committee
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Environment and Sustainability Committee
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Live Stream of Council Meetings
Ordinary and special meetings of Ipswich City Council are live streamed to provide the Ipswich community with access to the council decision-making process. Live streaming allows you to view council meetings via the Internet in real time without the need to physically attend council meetings. This encourages openness and transparency and eliminates geographic barriers preventing the public from attending meetings. Access our live stream and view past meeting sessions below. View details of future meetings to be live streamed on our council meeting timetables webpage.