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Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1974

19 stories in Hunter Valley's papers

Great Lakes Shire

Nota · Tuesday 1 January 1974 · page 8

A letter was received from Mr M. Felton-Taylor applying for allocation of a site Lot 1 in the…

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Great Lakes Shire

Nota · Tuesday 1 January 1974 · page 2

At the meeting held on December 20 it was stated that in conjunction with the proposed cat walk along…

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Consultant Council

Nota · Tuesday 1 January 1974 · page 6

Mr Ray Dalglish, the management consultant who has been engaged by Great Lakes Shire at a fee of $6000 to look into the general running of the…

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To the Editor Council is comedy of errors

Nota · Tuesday 1 January 1974 · page 7

Dear Madam, Our council has started to lay storm water pipes at the beginning of the…

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Shire News

Nota · Friday 1 February 1974 · page 6

The latest advice from the Department of Public Works is to the effect that the bridge would be open…

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Shire News

Nota · Friday 1 February 1974 · page 6

Widening of Jacob Street. Council’s Surveyors have now prepared the necessary plans and compensation…

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Great Lakes Shire Matters

Nota · Friday 1 February 1974 · page 3

At the meeting held on January 24 in conection with the proposed Residential sub-division at Nerong,…

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Shire News

Nota · Friday 1 March 1974 · page 4

At a sub-committee meeting at Bulahdelah on February 15, 1974 the list of works proposed was:…

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Great Lakes Shire Matters

Nota · Friday 1 March 1974 · page 9

At the Works Sub-Committee meeting held in the field and at the Community Hall Hawks Nest on February 19, the committee made the following suggestions in connection with works included in the priority list for the local area…

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Shire News

Nota · Wednesday 1 May 1974 · page 7

Building approvals for 5 weeks ending April 24 in the Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest amounted to $180,734…

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Great Lakes Shire Lightss

Nota · Saturday 1 June 1974 · page 1

Shortland County is to be asked to remove the two lights from each of the ferry approaches…

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Deputation to Council

Nota · Saturday 1 June 1974 · page 4

Forty-two Forster residents voiced their opposition to a council sewerage charge at Stroud last…

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Great Lakes Shire

Nota · Monday 1 July 1974 · page 3

Materials have been obtained for the erection of a low sandbag wall along the dune frontage at Winda Whoppa, following the recent cyclonic conditions, if conditions become critical. The necessary survey work will be put in hand as soon as practicable. This was reported to council’s…

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Council Holds Special Meeting with Planning Auth

Nota · Thursday 1 August 1974 · page 1

Great Lakes held a special meeting with Mr Andrews of the State Planning Authority at Stroud last Thursday to discuss the Interim Development Code for the Tea Gardens-Hawks Nest area…

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Shire President

Nota · Sunday 1 September 1974 · page 5

Mr Jack Ireland has been connected with Local Government as a councillor with the Great Lakes Shire…

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Shire News

Nota · Sunday 1 September 1974 · page 1

At the meeting of Great Lakes Shire Council on August 29 it was reported that building applications to the…

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Shire

Nota · Tuesday 1 October 1974 · page 1

At the meeting held October 2 for the election of officers, Mrs M. H. Debert was elected President and…

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Council to Study Headquarters Location

Nota · Friday 1 November 1974 · page 1

A special committee has been appointed by the Great Lakes Shire Council to investigate all aspects of the best location for shire headquarters, and to…

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Action on Dogs by Great Lakes Council

Nota · Friday 1 November 1974 · page 7

The problem of stray dogs in parts of this shire is getting worse and the council is taking action to…

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