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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1971

28 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 2

$10m. Building Coffs shire

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 21 January 1971 · page 1

Private building applications approved by Coffs Harbour Shire Council reached an all…

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Council to ask D.M.R. for Roadside Barbecues

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 11 February 1971 · page 1

Councillor Lindsay moved at the last Works Committee meeting that Council should write to D.M.R. and ask if barbecues and roadside tables could be put…

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Committee Feels Shire Council Has Gone Back on Decision

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 25 February 1971 · page 1

The Committee which was formed to promote the development of a sporting complex on the eastern side of First Avenue, Sawtell, and between the Boambee Headland and 18th Avenue, last Tuesday to discuss their best plan of action…

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Council Has Not Gone Back On Decision

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 4 March 1971 · page 1

Last week we published a report from the Sawtell Public Sporting Complex Development Committee, in which we said that the committee felt that the Shire had gone back oh its decision to support their application to the Lands Dept. to…

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Shire Council Loan Finance Problems

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 11 March 1971 · page 1

At the Works Committee meeting last week the Shire Clerk tabled the following report setting out the position for Council’s loan programme: Below are set out the…

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Council Landed With Sign Problem

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 18 March 1971 · page 1

At a well attended meeting at which five councillor observers [?]e present it was…

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Council to Conduct Poll of Electors

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 18 March 1971 · page 1

Councillor Hogbin moved that the Council should conduct a Poll of Electors in conjunction…

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EDITORIAL. . . Beware the next elections for the Coffs Harbour Shire Council

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 25 March 1971 · page 1

We charge you to evaluate the candidates keenly and with foresight. We ask you to be sure that your vote will not be helping the eight faceless men to get…

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Sawtell Reserve to Remain Under Council Control

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 22 April 1971 · page 1

The Sawtell and District Chamber of Commerce made an approach to the Lands Department as to whether that Department would agree to a private…

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Council to Retain Reserve

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 27 May 1971 · page 1

Some time ago, and from time to time since, the Chamber of Commerce has sought a hearing from the Lands Department, for consideration of…

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Council to Join Parks Institute

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 27 May 1971 · page 2

From the chair Shire President S. McHugh proposed that the Council should join the…

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One More Step on Sporting Complex On Monday evening the committee interested in the development of a sporting complex in the land north of 18th Avenue and east of First Avenue, Sawtell, met to consider plans for submission to Council and the Lands Department

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 10 June 1971 · page 1

It will be possible for members of the public to view one of these plans in the window of Sanders…

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Council Maintenance Costs Under Fire

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 24 June 1971 · page 1

At Monday’s meeting of Council, Cr. Vost said that Council seemed to continue to overspend on maintenance and although he did not wish to suggest the work was not carried he felt that the roads and streets are as bad as ever they…

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Sawtell Woman to Stand for Council

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 24 June 1971 · page 2

Although she had been waiting to “spring the news” at the right moment, since it has now been made public over the radio, Mrs. Nancye Sanders is happy…

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Shire Election Date Set

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 29 July 1971 · page 3

Ordinary Election for nine Councillors in the Shire of Coffs Harbour will be held on…

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Reps. to meet Council

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 29 July 1971 · page 4

The Sporting Complex Development Committee met on Monday night last to select…

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Council Agrees to Request

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 12 August 1971 · page 1

Future Coffs Harbour Shire Council town planning and works committee meetings will…

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Cudgen Confers With Council

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 2 September 1971 · page 2

At the Town Planning Committee meeting last Wednesday, representatives of the Department…

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Council Plan For Sawtell Reserve

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 9 September 1971 · page 1

Some time ago it was made public knowledge that the shire engineer had in hand a master plan for the Sawtell Reserve…

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Letters to the Editor Your Council Candidates

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 9 September 1971 · page 3

After 14 unbroken years devoted to council affairs, Fred Hansen can look back, justifiably proud, on…

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