Council Meetings : Ipswich City Council

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, 41.4 KB)

Members of the public are welcome to attend council ordinary and standing 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

Standing Committee Meetings

Standing 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

Members	About the Committee
Councillor Andrew Antoniolli (Chairperson) Councillor Paul Tully (Deputy Chairperson) Mayor Teresa Harding Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic Councillor David Cullen Councillor Jim Madden	Animal management (domestic animals and animal regulation) City maintenance – facilities City maintenance – roads and drainage City maintenance – technical support and aquatic Construction city assets Fleet Infrastructure strategy and planning Planning and development

Finance and Governance Committee

Members	About the Committee
Councillor Paul Tully (Chairperson) Councillor Jacob Madsen (Deputy Chairperson) Mayor Teresa Harding Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic Councillor Andrew Antoniolli	Elected council support Financial services Governance ICT services, strategy and project delivery Media and communications People and culture Procurement Property and facilities Strategic and corporate planning Workplace health and safety Local laws and regulatory compliance services (reporting via the Regulation Advisory Committee)

Community and Sport Committee

Members	About the Committee
Councillor Jacob Madsen (Chairperson) Councillor Pye Augustine (Deputy Chairperson) Mayor Teresa Harding Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic Councillor Andrew Antoniolli Councillor Jim Madden	Sport and recreation Community development and research Library and customer services Community safety Community health and education

Economic and Cultural Development Committee

Members	About the Committee
Councillor Pye Augustine (Chairperson) Councillor David Cullen (Deputy Chairperson) Mayor Teresa Harding Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic Councillor Andrew Antoniolli	Economic development Destination development Arts and cultural services City events and marketing services Ipswich Central (Nicholas Street Precinct) Redevelopment Ipswich Central Revitalisation Advocacy Services (reporting via the Advocacy Advisory Committee) Olympics and Paralympics Games (reporting via the Advocacy Advisory Committee)

Environment and Sustainability Committee

Members	About the Committee
Councillor Jim Madden (Chairperson) Councillor Andrew Antoniolli (Deputy Chairperson) Mayor Teresa Harding Deputy Mayor Nicole Jonic Councillor Pye Augustine Councillor Jacob Madsen	Animal management (biosecurity, pest plants and animals) City maintenance – open space City maintenance – urban forest and natural areas Natural environment and land management Resource recovery Sustainability and emergency management

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.

Council Meetings