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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1973

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

Miscellaneous Charges by Council

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 18 January 1973 · page 4

Council has fixed the following miscellaneous charges for 1973: Interest on overdue rates is per cent…

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Council is Looking at Boat Ramps

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 18 January 1973 · page 1

Coffs Harbour Shire Council is just as anxious apparently as any irate fisherman man or boat owner must be about the formation of a boat ramp at Coffs…

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Council to Seek Govt. Support

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 22 February 1973 · page 1

As a result of a letter from the Sawtell Pensioners’ Association asking Council to give…

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Nine New Homes For Coffs Shire

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 5 April 1973 · page 1

Mr. Matt Singleton, M.L.A. for Clarence, announced today that he has been advised by the…

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Deputation to Council

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 31 May 1973 · page 1

A deputation from the Sawtell Progress Association was received by the Shire President Cr. E. Hogbin this week. The deputation told Cr. Hogbin that the consensus…

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Help from Shire Engineer

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 14 June 1973 · page 1

It is refreshing to be able to report something good happening in the Shire…

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An Eye on the Council

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 14 June 1973 · page 1

With the TV current affairs programme “This Day Tonight” throwing a rather uncomplimentary light on the activities of a Sydney Municipal Council, we turn our thoughts to our own Council and realise that it is only about 12 months…

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Council to Prepare Report on Planning

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 19 June 1973 · page 5

The Northern Rivers Regional Advisory Council will prepare a submission on State planning and particularly planning on a regional basis to the special committee of inquiry currently investigating State planning in NSW. The advisory council agreed upon the need for the early establishment of regional State…

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Think About The Next Council

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 21 June 1973 · page 1

From time to time we intend to remind you that it is little more than twelve months until we will be asking ourselves who are the most likely…

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Council rejects request for gift towards tourism study

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 28 June 1973 · page 1

Coffs Harbour Shire Council has decided not to give a $500 donation to a group making a study of tourism on the North Coast. The Hunter Valley Research Foundation…

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Metric Subdivision Code Coffs Harbour Shire

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 5 July 1973 · page 2

The following is the subdivision code converted into the metric system. All applications prepared for application after…

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New head of Electorate Council

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 5 July 1973 · page 4

Mr. Lindsay Harvey, of Tyndale, was elected chairman of the Cowper Federal…

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When Is a Tree a Tree ? Poser for Shire

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 5 July 1973 · page 1

When is a tree not a tree, that is the question facing Coffs Harbour Shire Council. The council has been given permission by the Minister for Local Government (Sir Charles Cutler) to issue tree…

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New Cowper C.P. Council Chairman

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 12 July 1973 · page 2

Mr. Lindsay Harvey of Tyndale was elected chairman of the Cowper Federal Electorate…

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Coffs council briefs: Loan Offered by Ratepayer

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 12 July 1973 · page 2

Acceptance of interest-free ratepayers’ advances could create a precedent, the shire clerk, Mr. R. F. Firman, has told Coffs Harbour Shire Council. Mr. A. F. Clough, of Gunnedah, had…

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Council to join NSW Galleries Association

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 23 August 1973 · page 2

Coffs Harbour Shire Council has decided to pay the $50 membership fee to join the…

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Picnic Day for Shire

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 30 August 1973 · page 3

Coffs Harbour Shire Council employees’ annual picnic day will be held at Fitzroy…

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Laverty elected Shire president

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 13 September 1973 · page 3

Cr. B. M. Laverty was elected the new president of the Nambucca Shire Council at a special council meeting held yesterday in Bowraville…

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Garden Growers Active in Shire

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 9 October 1973 · page 7

Members of the Coffs Harbour branch of the Society for Growing Australian Plants have been active in recent weeks. This is reflected by increased plantings of…

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Council Tip Causes Nuisance

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 18 October 1973 · page 1

Coffs Harbour Shire Council at its meeting on Monday night, received a petition signed by 34 residents of the Boambee area in the immediate vicinity…

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