Wodonga Wire
Ordinary council meeting
24 November 2025
23 agenda items · 30 motions · 28 with recorded votes · 2 declared conflicts of interest · 2 recorded chamber movements · 2 closed-session items
Page numbers beside each item are pages of this document, and each opens it there.
Agenda
1 Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country No items recorded
2 Apologies, leave of absence, and attendance by electronic means No items recorded
3 Good Governance Pledge No items recorded
4 Declaration of conflict of interest No items recorded
5 Elections 2 items · 2 motions · 2 recorded votes
6 Confirmation of minutes from previous meeting 1 item · 1 motion · 1 recorded vote
7 Question time No items recorded
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8 Petitions 2 items · 3 motions · 3 recorded votes
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8.1 Petition - Safer Cyclist and Pedestrian Paths between Wodonga and Baranduda p. 8
Lost, 2–5 · Carried, 7–0
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8.2 Petition - Huon Hill Hotel electronic gaming machines p. 9
Interest declared by Cr Michael Gobel
Cr Michael Gobel left the meeting at 7pm · Cr Michael Gobel returned to the meeting at 7.15pm
9 Delegates reports 1 item · 1 motion · 1 recorded vote
10 Reports for determination 10 items · 19 motions · 17 recorded votes
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10.2 Place Names Advisory Committee - options for consideration p. 12
Lost, 3–4 · Carried, 4–3
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10.3 Councillor appointments to committees pp. 13–16
Outcome not recorded · Carried, 5–2 · Carried, 7–0 · Carried, 7–0 · Carried, 7–0 · Carried, 7–0
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10.4 Procurement Policy - draft for exhibition pp. 16–17
Outcome not recorded · Carried, 7–0 · Carried, 7–0
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10.6 Community Funding Request Policy and Program - review pp. 18–19
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10.7 32/2025 - Wattle Glen Estate Stage 4 - Baranduda Boulevard, Leneva pp. 19–20
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10.9 Baranduda Boulevard - Proposed Speed Zone Changes pp. 21–22
Carried, 5–2 · Carried, 7–0
11 Reports for noting 1 item · 1 motion · 1 recorded vote
12 Reports for information 2 items
13 Notices of motion No items recorded
14 General business No items recorded
15 Urgent business No items recorded
16 Confidential business 3 items · 1 motion · 1 recorded vote
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16.0 Closure of meeting p. 26
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16.1 Confirmation of minutes from previous confidential meeting p. 27
Considered in closed session — ground cited: section 3(1)(h) (Confidential meeting information)
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16.2 Tender for Provision of Cleaning Services (W4472-25) p. 27
Considered in closed session — ground cited: section 3(1)(g) (Private commercial information)
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17 Confidential urgent business No items recorded
18 Close of meeting 1 item · 2 motions · 2 recorded votes
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Carried, 7–0 · Carried, 7–0
Conflicts of interest declared
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Cr Michael Gobel declared a general conflict of interest.
Council recorded the nature of the interest as: Cr Gobel is a friend with the previous owner, and who is also an advocate for the proposed redevelopment.
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Cr Michael Gobel declared a conflict of interest in item 8.2.
The minutes record the declaration but not its nature.
Chamber movements recorded
Who the minutes record leaving the chamber and returning, in the order stated. Declaring an interest and leaving the room are separate facts, and this site does not state why anyone left.
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Cr Michael Gobel left the meeting at 7pm, recorded at item 8.2.
Conflict of interest disclosure and acting Chairperson Prior to the commencement of item 8.2 Petition - Huon Hill Hotel electronic gaming machines, Cr Gobel disclosed a conflict of interest in that item, the details of which are recorded in these minutes at item 4. Cr Gobel left the meeting at 7pm
Minutes, page 9.
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Cr Michael Gobel returned to the meeting at 7.15pm, recorded at item 8.2.
CARRIED 4 / 2 For: Cr Libby Hall, Cr Josh Knight, Cr Ron Mildren and Cr Olga Quilty Against: Cr Cassie Aldridge and Cr Michelle Cowan Chairperson Cr Gobel returned to the meeting room at 7.15pm after the discussion for item 8.2 was completed
Minutes, page 9.
Minutes from this period publish the vote count and name how each councillor voted.
Meeting closed 9.24pm. Minutes
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