Our Caring Council
The response to my request was the notice placed by Council in the car park at the end of Sanderling Avenue. See notice below. Council expects a visitor to our beach on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Hunter Valley · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 2015
19 stories in Hunter Valley's papers
From the Mayor's Chair
It's a busy month ahead as Great Lakes Council prepares for the next big visitor season -- the Easter period and school holidays at the beginning of April. From completing road works in time for the holidays…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letter to editor on Council Mergers. Dear Sir
I read with interest, recent publications on possible local council mergers. Nice to see that at least a DIM LIGHT on reality is occurring to the GLC Council. But of course it is only part of what is necessary in order to…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Winda Woppa Road Collapse- Q & A 1. Why was this event not anticipated by Council and sand placed on the beach prior to the storm?
Approved sand supplies for renourishment had been depleted. In particular, sand that was expected to build up at Yacabba ended up being deposited offshore and could not be accessed. The main sand supply was at the end of Winda Woppa. No road access was in place for it to be transported to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Great Lakes Council Wishes to Remain Independent
Following the release of an independent report by consultants Morrison Low, Great Lakes Council has stated that a merger with Gloucester would have a significant negative financial impact on the Great Lakes, and for the moment looks unfeasible. The report, commissioned by both Great Lakes and Gloucester Shire Councils,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Council Community Meeting
A small group of interested community members braved the cool night air to attend the Council Community meeting in Tea Gardens last Thursday night (14 May). General Manager Glenn Handford gave the main presentation and several Council staff were in attendance plus Mayor…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New Advisory Council to represent NSW recreational fishers
NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Niall Blair, has confirmed that a new advisory body, Recreational Fishing NSW Advisory Council, will be established to provide advice to Government on key recreational…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Tea Gardens Hawks Nest LIONESS Club Cancer Council Donation
The Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Lioness Club had much pleasure in handing over a cheque for $3000 to Leigh Buckland from the NSW Cancer Council at their last dinner meeting. This money was raised at their recent "Night of Bling" event which is part of The Biggest Morning Tea…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Meeting with Council and OEH officers at Tea Gardens Council Office on 28th May 2015
Council was represented by Gerard Tuckerman, Stuart Small, Andrew Stanilands, Drew Morris and Deputy Mayor Len Roberts OEH represented by Neil Kelleher, Senior Natural…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Great Lakes Council Media Bulletin Local Government Week
Local Government Week kicks off on Monday 3 August and Great Lakes Council has a variety of experiences to for the community with a packed activities program. The week will be launched by Mayor Cr Jan McWilliams who will host a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Lakes Council Bulletin Week Beginning Monday 17 August 2015 Myall River Dredging Commences
Great Lakes Council advises that the dredge will arrive in Hawks Nest Tea Gardens this week to commence the opening of the eastern channel of the lower Myall River. It will take several days for the component parts of the dredge to be delivered to site, assembled and lowered into the water. Excavation work commenced in mid-June with the removal of sand above the high tide mark. To date, the dredging…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Update from the Community meeting with Great Lakes Council re TourismCommunication
Last Wednesday evening as a representative of the CTCVisitor Information Centre I attended a discussion meeting between Council Officers and representatives from local community groups from Bulahdelah, North Arm Cove, Tea Gardens and…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Marine Drive Reconstruction Work Great Lakes Council has completed work to reconstruct Marine Drive along the Tea Gardens waterfront between Ogden Street and Charles Street
Mr Ron Hartley, Council's Director of Engineering said, "work was undertaken on the section of Marine Drive between Ogden Street and Maxwell Street late 2014 and work recommenced in June this year to complete the section between Maxwell Street and Charles Street."…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Council Amalgamations
Despite the labelling of councils as being fit or unfit for the future most residents and ratepayers really do not mind what council area they are in. If a council is doing a lousy job, there will be many complaints but most people will go about their daily business. If a council is doing a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Lakes Council Community Meetings to Be Held Across the Great Lakes
Great Lakes Council will hold community update meetings across the Great Lakes from Monday 2 - Monday 9 November to keep ratepayers informed about how it is meeting community priorities for the region. Council will be reporting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Lakes Council Community Meeting at Tea Gardens
A lively discussion occurred at the Great Lakes Council community meeting at Tea Gardens which was held to provide an update on the concept of a future civic precinct in the town…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Lakes Council Response in reply to a community members concerns
I appreciate your views on this matter but the Council has made a decision which I must implement. With regard to the process for making that decision I would like to clarify a couple of points…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Rare Banner donated to museum Great Lakes Council has handed over a rare banner to the Museum of Newcastle
In December 2009, during maintenance and repair works to the piers under the Stroud School of Arts Hall, staff discovered a long, timber box stored under the floorboards of the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Great Lakes Council will stand alone
Great Lakes Council has welcomed the announcement from the NSW Government that it will be allowed to continue to stand-alone in order to best deliver local government services to the…
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