Important information about Council Meetings
Council Meetings are held at Town Hall, St John Street, in the City of Launceston Council Chambers.
Public Question Time
Questions received in writing by close of business Wednesday of the week prior to the Council Meeting are treated as Questions on Notice. Your question and an answer will be published in the agenda of the Council Meeting. Questions may be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer at contactus@launceston.tas.gov.au, PO Box 396, Launceston TAS 7250, or Town Hall, St John Street, Launceston.
If attending the Council Meeting in person, you may ask up to three questions during Public Question Time. When the Chair asks if there are any public questions, please to move to the public microphone at the doors to the Council Chambers, and state your name and address before directing your questions to the Chair. If accepted, your questions will be either answered at the meeting, or taken on notice and answered at a later Council Meeting.
Public comment on Agenda items
When you attend the Council Meeting, you will be asked if you wish to comment on an item in the agenda. Prior to debate on that item, you will be invited by the Chair to move to the public microphone at the doors to the Council Chambers, and state your name and address.
Please note the following important information:
- Each item on the agenda includes a Recommendation prepared by a Council Officer.
- You may speak for up to two minutes, either for or against the Recommendation.
- You may not ask questions or enter into debate with Councillors or Council Officers.
- Your statement is not to be defamatory, inappropriate or abusive, or be intended to embarrass any person, including Councillors or Council Officers.
- The Chairperson may direct you to stop speaking if you do not follow these rules, or if your statement repeats points that have already been made.
- Audio from our Council Meetings is streamed live via YouTube.
Your respectful contribution is welcome and appreciated.
Council meetings will commence at 1pm at Town Hall on the following dates:
Council in Recess from 15 December 2023 to 17 January 2024
| Day |
Date |
Meeting |
Time |
| Thursday |
25 January |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
8 February |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
22 February |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
7 March |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
21 March |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
4 April |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
18 April |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
2 May |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
16 May |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
30 May |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
13 June |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
27 June |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
11 July |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
25 July |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
8 August |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
22 August |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
5 September |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
19 September |
Council |
1.00pm |
|
Thursday
|
3 October |
Council |
1.00pm
|
| Thursday |
17 October |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
31 October |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
14 November |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
28 November |
Council |
1.00pm |
| Thursday |
5 December |
Annual General
Meeting |
5.30pm |
| Thursday |
12 December |
Council |
1.00pm |
Listen to Meetings online with live audio.
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Attending Council meetings
Council meetings are open to the public, and your attendance is welcomed.
At the Council Meeting, to help keep you safe, please take care to follow signage and the directions of Council Officers to ensure that physical distancing and other COVID-19 safe behaviour is observed.
Public Question Time
Questions received in writing by close of business Wednesday of the week prior to the Council Meeting are treated as Questions on Notice. Your question and an answer will be published in the agenda of the Council Meeting. Questions may be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer at contactus@launceston.tas.gov.au, PO Box 396, Launceston TAS 7250, or Town Hall, St John Street, Launceston.
If attending the Council Meeting in person, you may ask up to three questions during Public Question Time. When the Chair asks if there are any public questions, please to move to the public microphone at the doors to the Council Chambers, and state your name and address before directing your questions to the Chair. If accepted, your questions will be either answered at the meeting, or taken on notice and answered at a later Council Meeting.
Notice of Intention to Speak
You may speak at a Council meeting for up to two minutes, on any item in the Council meeting agenda. Please register your intention to speak before the Council Meeting starts. A form is available outside the Council Chambers - write your name against the agenda item to which you wish to speak.
Community Reports
In order for us to better understand the activities of community groups, up to 15 minutes is set aside in each Council meeting for Community Reports. Community groups may have up to three minutes for verbal reports to be provided on their activities.
This reporting allows community groups to detail their activities within our municipality. It is not intended to form part of a funding application or requests for assistance that are managed through other processes.
Please contact us if your community group is interested in delivering a Community Report to Council.
Deputations
Deputations are more formal than Community Reports and provide an opportunity to present to Council on behalf of a larger group or organisation. Please contact us if your organisation is interested in making a deputation to Council.
Our 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on 7 December at 5.30pm in the Council Chambers, Town Hall.
Agendas, Attachments and Minutes will be published to Agendas & Minutes - City of Launceston when available. Agendas and Minutes from previous years are also located this page.
Please visit our Reports, Plans and Strategies page to download the Annual Reports for the City of Launceston, Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery, and Launceston Flood Authority.