s355 Committees

Section 355 committees operate under the banner of Council to provide assistance in carrying out some of our functions.

We have a number of committees that oversee the management of community facilities including parks and reserves, community centres and floodgates.

Section 355 Committee Induction & Information Sessions

Thank you to the existing committee members and interested members of the community who attended the induction and information sessions on 22, 27 and 28 May 2025.

We will upload supporting documents to this webpage as they become available.

Please email governance@clarence.nsw.gov.au with any questions.

Upcoming committee meetings

Chatsworth Island Hall Committee – Saturday 4 October 2025, 9:00am
Clarence Sports Committee – Monday 2 February 2026, 4:30pm
Lower Clarence Sports Committee - Monday 2 February 2026, 7:00pm

Contact details for the committee can be found here.

Committees

Calliope Community Reserve and Hall Committee

Constitution	Minutes
Constitution(PDF, 364KB)

Chatsworth Island Community Hall Committee

Constitution

Minutes

Constitution(PDF, 229KB)

14 June 2025(PDF, 159KB)

2 August 2025(PDF, 324KB)

Clarence and Lower Clarence Sports Committees

The purpose of the Clarence Valley Sports Committees is to:

award recipients of the annual sport grant program limited to the amount budgeted in each financial year by Council
make recommendations to Council on the management and maintenance of satisfactory sporting fields and facilities within the Clarence Valley, and
liaise with sporting groups and encourage sporting activities.

2025 Meeting schedule

Meetings are held three (3) times per year in the Grafton and Maclean Council chambers.

The 2025 meeting dates are:

3 March 2025 (meeting minutes(PDF, 370KB))
5 May 2025 (meeting minutes(PDF, 399KB))
4 August 2025 (meeting minutes(PDF, 8MB))

The 2026 meeting dates are:

2 February 2026
4 May 2026

Documents

Members

Members of the Clarence and Lower Clarence Sports Committees are listed in the Appendix of each Constitution (see PDF links above).

Chair of the Committees: Councillor Causley

Alternate Chair of the Committees: Councillor Novak

Sports Committee Funding schedule

2024/2025 Financial Year	Sports Committee Funding
4 March 2025	Round 2 – Applications open
28 April 2025	Round 2 – Applications close
May 2025	Round 2 – Applications assessed and funding awarded
2025/2026 Financial Year	Sports Committee Funding
Tuesday 1 July 2025	Round 1 – Applications Open
Tuesday 29 July 2025	Round 1 - Applications Close
Monday 4 August 2025	Round 1 – Applications assessed and funding awarded
Monday 3 November 2025	Round 2 – Applications open
Monday 26 January 2026	Round 2 – Applications close