FAQs

The Local Government Act 1999 (the Act) establishes a framework for the classification of most land owned by a Council or under a Council’s care, control and management (local government land) as “Community Land”.

The framework aims to protect community interests in land for current and future generations through limiting the ability for Council to lease or dispose of Community Land.

The revocation of Community Land classification is a formal legislative process that Council must follow in order to revoke the classification on a portion or whole of a section of Land. 

The revocation of the Community Land classification requires extensive consultation with the community, including consideration of all submissions by Council. Should Council elect to continue with the revocation process following the conduct of the public consultation process, a detailed report including all submissions received during the consultation, is provided to the Minister for Local Government for consideration.  

If the Minister for Local Government approves the revocation, Council must then resolve at a meeting to revoke the Community Land status and publish the revocation notice in the South Australian Government Gazette.

The revocation process can take between 6 and 12 months to complete the full consultative process including Ministerial approval.

Council has reviewed its Community Land listing and has identified that a portion of Allotment 2, Saleyards Road, Millicent (Subject Land) does not fit the current use and Community Land classification for the remainder of the land. 

The Subject Land consists of a mix of land used for Council’s quarrying operations and vacant farming land which had been utilised in conjunction with the adjoining former Millicent Saleyards facility.

The proposal is to revoke the Community Land classification and undertake a boundary realignment of two distinct portions of the Subject Land to the adjoining freehold Council Land to correct the land use anomaly. 

The proposal will strategically align these two differing portions of Subject Land to neighbouring freehold Council Land to enhance Council operations, firstly securing the quarrying activities into one consolidated allotment and secondly aligning a portion of the Subject Land to the neighbouring former Millicent Saleyards precinct to enhance opportunities for economic development of this precinct for the greater community’s benefit.

The Subject Land is an irregularly shaped portion of Allotment 2, Saleyards Road, but it does not include the Lake McIntyre precinct, which will remain Community Land. The boundaries of the Subject Land were agreed upon by the Lake McIntyre Management Committee in an onsite meeting. At the Committee's request, the boundaries allow for continued access to a service road to Lake McIntyre and for future expansion of the Lake McIntyre precinct for environmental and beautification projects.

The revocation of the Community Land will allow Council to correct the Community Land classification anomaly that exists on the current site. In addition, the revocation proposal will allow Council to consolidate its quarrying activities onto one allotment for future operations and provide a strategic opportunity to enable increased investment and economic growth opportunities for portion of the Subject Land.

Council will provide updates on the public consultation and the Community Land revocation process, (if pursued) through Engage Wattle Range. Identified key stakeholders including adjoining landowners and persons who have provided feedback during the consultation process will also be notified of the outcome at the conclusion of the process.