First Council Meeting 25 January 2022
Published on 24 January 2022
Shoalhaven City Council’s first Ordinary Meeting for 2022 is on Tuesday, 25 January, starting at 5 pm in the Council Chambers Nowra.
The newly elected Mayor and Councillors will take their Affirmations and Oaths of Office during a public outdoor ceremony to be held in the forecourt of the Nowra Administration Centre commencing at 3.30 pm on that day. A traditional Welcome to Country ceremony will form part of the event preceding the commencement of the first meeting.
The ceremony will be live-streamed on Council’s Facebook page.
Mayor Amanda Findley said “I look forward to working with the new Council team and want to thank the residents of the Shoalhaven for participating in the election of Council and delivering the elected Council we see today. This Council is more diverse than the previous one and will no doubt be faced with many challenges.”
” Thank you for trusting me to be your Mayor, I take my duties seriously and want to see our City continue to prosper, be a place that ignites optimism and opportunity, and remain a safe place to live, work and play,” Mayor Findley said.
“Council has worked hard to deliver important projects to Shoalhaven that meet our community and visitors’ needs and will continue to do so over the coming years.”
“I look forward to working closely with the new and re-elected Councillors to continue this work now and into the future,” Mayor Findley said.
The meeting agenda is available on the Council's Agenda & Minutes webpage.
Access to the Council Chambers for members of the public to view the Council meeting will be very limited due to COVID restrictions. A live webcast of the meeting proceedings will be available through Council’s Stream a Council Meeting webpage.
A video of the smoking ceremony will be uploaded to Council's website after the event for non-Facebook viewers.