March Council meeting cancelled

Published on 23 March 2020

Horsham Rural City Council's March 23 Ordinary Meeting has been cancelled in response to the growing COVID-19 pandemic.

Chief Executive Officer Sunil Bhalla said the decision reflected Council’s focus on reducing gatherings of people where possible to reduce spread of infection.

“Councillors have taken the lead in following the advice of Victoria’s Chief Health Officer to limit group contact and minimise risk where possible,” Mr Bhalla said.

“They agreed today that all Council meeting agenda items are able to be deferred to subsequent meetings.

“The move demonstrates how seriously Council is viewing the situation and its obligation to respond on all levels possible,” he said.

Mr Bhalla said a recommendation to live stream future meetings would be put to Councillors.

“We are working on options to livestream Council Meetings. We will post updates on this feature as it comes to hand,” he said.