Play a key role in shaping sustainable community outcomes by assessing development applications, ensuring compliance with planning approvals, and providing effective responses to planning and regulatory matters.

About the role:

- Assess and coordinate development applications from lodgement through to recommendation for approval or refusal, ensuring compliance with relevant planning legislation, policies and environmental planning instruments.
- Conduct site inspections, prepare reports and monitor compliance with development consent conditions to support responsible and sustainable development outcomes.
- Provide professional advice and respond to planning enquiries from residents, developers, consultants, government agencies and other stakeholders.
- Investigate and resolve planning and regulatory complaints, undertaking appropriate follow-up actions and enforcement activities where required.
- Prepare high-quality reports, correspondence and briefings for management, Council, committees and external stakeholders, including representing Council in legal and regulatory matters when required.

What's on offer:

- a permanent full time position
- a base salary ranging from $87,689 per annum with competency-based increments up to $103,869 per annum, plus 12% super
- 70 hour, 9 day fortnight
- training and development opportunities
- flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
- generous employment conditions (we have too many to list - click here for more).

We are seeking:

- Degree-qualified in Town Planning (or nearing completion),



with a genuine interest in shaping sustainable and well-planned communities.
- Demonstrated experience or understanding of processing development applications within a local government or planning environment.
- Sound knowledge of planning legislation, regulations and environmental planning instruments, with the ability to apply them effectively.
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare reports and build positive relationships with a broad range of stakeholders.
- Eligibility for membership with the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) and a commitment to professional development.

About us:

- Located on the picturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
- The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, in a rainforest or on a farm.
- Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non-traditional roles. We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options.
- Join an employer of choice . Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers' Association) has named Council the 2021 and 2025 Employer of Choice for our excellent employment practices within NSW local government.

Where it's located:

This position is based in Murwillumbah and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

Position closes:

Friday 25 September 2026 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.

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📌 Town Planner Level 1 (Murwillumbah)
🏢 Tweed Shire Council
📍 Murwillumbah