Council Committees

Advisory Committees

Council has established Advisory Committees to advise Council on issues pertinent to each town or a specific purpose. We work closely with Advisory Committees to educate us on issues facing their communities. They guide us to deliver inclusive services and help develop, implement and monitor our plans and strategies.

Hindmarsh Shire Council currently has seven Advisory Committees:

Nhill Town Committee

Delegated Councillor: Cr Rosie Barker

Click here to view Nhill Town Committee Terms of Reference(PDF, 227KB)

Minutes:

Rainbow Town Committee

Delegated Councillor: Cr Roger Aitken

Click here to view Rainbow Town Committee Terms of Reference(PDF, 227KB)

Minutes:

Jeparit Town Committee

Delegated Councillor: Cr Tony Clark

Click here to view Jeparit Town Committee Terms of Reference(PDF, 227KB)

Minutes:

Audit and Risk Committee

Delegated Councillors: Cr Rosie Barker and Cr James Barry

Audit & Risk Committee Charter(PDF, 585KB)
2024-25-Audit-and-Risk-Committee-Work-Plan.pdf(PDF, 186KB)

The Audit & Risk committee is an independent advisory committee to Council that meets 3 times per year. The committee is established to assist in the effective conduct of Council’s responsibilities for good governance, the management of risk, financial reporting and maintenance of reliable systems and internal controls in order to facilitate the achievement of its organisational objectives.

External members are appointed to the committee who demonstrate senior business, risk management or financial management / reporting knowledge and have experience in financial and other reporting requirements. External members are paid an honorarium per meeting.

The Audit & Risk Committee operates under section 53 and 54 of the Local Government Act 2020, with the Charter setting out the roles and responsibilities of the committee.

Minutes:

9 March 2022(PDF, 652KB)
15 June 2022(PDF, 352KB)
21 September 2022(PDF, 328KB)
8 March 2023(PDF, 440KB)
14 June 2023(PDF, 315KB)
20 September 2023(PDF, 385KB)
13 March 2024(PDF, 305KB)
12 June 2024(PDF, 335KB)
18 September 2024(PDF, 361KB)
19 March 2025(PDF, 338KB)

Hindmarsh Pride Committee

Delegated Councillor: Cr Chan Uoy

Click here to view Hindmarsh Pride Committee Terms of Reference(PDF, 142KB)

The Hindmarsh Pride Committee (formerly called LGBTIQ+ Reference Group) aims to strengthen the voice of the LGBTIQ+ community by providing advice to ensure Council’s broader policy issues and Council Plan and programs reflect the interests of the LGBTQI+ community. The Terms of Reference set out the objectives of the LGBTIQ+ reference group.

Minutes:

8 February 2023(PDF, 339KB)
12 April 2023(PDF, 182KB)
19 July 2023 (notes)(PDF, 178KB)

Nhill Aerodrome Master Plan Advisory Committee

Delegated Councillor: Cr Rosie Barker

CEO Employment and Remuneration Committee

Independent Chair: Christine Mileham

The role of the CEO Employment and Remuneration Committee is to make recommendations on contracts, appointments, remuneration, conditions or extensions of appointments relating to the CEO. The committee also conducts the CEO performance review.

Governance for Advisory Committees

Advisory Committee Policy(PDF, 223KB)
Advisory Committee Agenda/Minutes Template(DOCX, 65KB)
Advisory Committee Annual General Meeting Agenda/Minutes Template(DOCX, 35KB)

Community Asset Committees

Hindmarsh Shire Council has a number of Community Asset Committees established under section 65 of the Local Government Act 2020. Asset Committees manage community halls and facilities. Each Asset Committee has a delegation from the CEO which sets out their roles and responsibilities.

Hindmarsh Shire Council currently has nine Community Asset Committees:

Community Asset Committees

Governance for Community Asset Committees

Community Asset Committee Guidelines(PDF, 900KB)

(PDF, 900KB)Community-Asset-Committee-General-Meeting-Agenda.docx(DOCX, 39KB)
Community Asset Committee Annual General Meeting Agenda/Minutes Template(DOCX, 35KB)
Community Asset Committee Annual Report Template(DOCX, 67KB)
Community Asset Committee Annual Financial Report Template(XLSX, 16KB)
Community Asset Committee Notice of Annual General Meeting Advertisement Template(DOCX, 28KB)

Membership

Council has recurrent periods where it advertises membership to these Committees. However, if you are interested in joining a Committee and it is not currently 'open for application', it still may be possible for you to become a member. If you would like to express your interest in becoming a member of a Council Committee, please complete the form below and return it to us via email at hr@hindmarsh.vic.gov.au or to any of our Customer Service Centres or Libraries.

Online Council Committee Expression of Interest Form
Council Committee Expression of Interest Form(PDF, 243KB)

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Council Committees

Advisory Committees

Nhill Town Committee

Rainbow Town Committee

Jeparit Town Committee

Audit and Risk Committee

Hindmarsh Pride Committee

Nhill Aerodrome Master Plan Advisory Committee

CEO Employment and Remuneration Committee

Governance for Advisory Committees

Community Asset Committees

Antwerp Hall Committee

Diapur Hall Committee

Gerang Memorial Hall Committee (Dissolved)

Jeparit Memorial Hall Committee

Lorquon Memorial Hall Committee

Rainbow Civic Centre Committee

Rainbow Recreation Reserve Committee

Wimmera Mallee Pioneer Museum Committee

Yanac Hall and Recreation Reserve Committee

Yurunga Homestead Committee

Governance for Community Asset Committees

Membership