Minutes of Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee Meeting

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 15 May 2025

Minutes of the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee Meeting held on Thursday, 15 May 2025

File No: I2025/675

PRESENT:

Councillors:	Cr Sarah Ndiaye	Present
	Cr Elia Hauge	Present
	Cr Janet Swain	Present
	Cr Michelle Lowe	Present
Staff:	Shannon Burt (Director Sustainable Environment and Economy)	Present
	Phillip Holloway (Director Infrastructure Services)	Apology
	Sharyn French (Manager Environmental & Economic Planning)	Apology
	Danielle Hanigan (Manager Resource Recovery)	Apology
	Alicia Lloyd (Team Leader Sustainability)	Present
	Sarah Child (Resource Recovery Strategy and Engagement Officer)	Present
	Ainsley Rose (Minute Taker)	Present
Community Representatives:	Ken McLean	Present
	Bronwyn Elliott	Apology
	Madeleine Green	Present
	Anne Stuart (ZEB representative)	Present
	(Plan C representative)	Absent
	Sasha Mainsbridge (Mullum Cares representative)	Apology

Cr Sarah Ndiaye (Chair) opened the meeting at 4:32pm and acknowledged that the meeting was being held on Bundjalung Country.

Attendance via AUDIO-VISUAL LINK: Nil.

Apologies: Sasha Mainsbridge (Mullum Cares representative), Bronwyn Elliott, Danielle Hanigan (Manager Resource Recovery), Sharyn French (Manager Environmental & Economic Planning), Phillip Holloway (Director Infrastructure Services).

Declarations of Interest – Pecuniary and Non-Pecuniary

Madeleine Green declared a non-pecuniary interest in Report 4.1. The nature of the interest being that they reside within two kilometres of the Resource Recovery Centre. Madeleine Green elected to remain in the Meeting and will participate in discussion and the vote.

Minutes from Previous Meetings

Report No. 3.1 Confirmation of the Minutes of the 20 February 2025 Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee Meeting

File No: I2025/527

Committee Recommendation:

That the minutes of the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee Meeting held on 20 February 2025 be confirmed.

(Green/McLean)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

Note: The minutes of the meeting held on 20 February 2025 were noted, and the Committee Recommendations adopted by Council, at the Ordinary Meeting held on 27 March 2025.

Business Arising from Previous Minutes

There was no business arising from previous minutes.

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services

Report No. 4.1 Resource Recovery Project/Operations Update

File No: I2025/607

Committee Recommendation:

That the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee notes the report.

(Swain/Green)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried..

Working Group Reports

Report No. 6.1 Community Battery Working Group

File No: I2025/522

Committee Recommendation:

That the Climate Change and Resource Recovery Advisory Committee notes:

1. The minutes of the Community Battery Working Group held 13 February 2025 Attachment 1 (E2025/39406);

2. That a budget bid for a community battery feasibility study is to be considered as part of the Budget Review 1 January – 31 March 2025 report to Council 22 May 2025.

(Lowe/Swain)

The recommendation was put to the vote and declared carried.

For Information Only

Report No. 8.1 Sustainability Project Updates

File No: I2025/544

Report No. 8.2 Update report from Committee representatives of Mullum Cares, ZEB and Plan C

File No: I2025/661

There being no further business the meeting concluded at 6:18pm.

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 15 May 2025
Time	4:30 PM