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Hunter Valley · Politics & elections
8 stories in Hunter Valley's papers
As acting Mayor, received a letter from the Minister for Local Government last week advising that elections for Great Lakes Council will be deferred until next year. The letter in part stated: As you will be aware, ordinary local government elections are scheduled…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Lyne Electorate has been home for me, all my life. I was a dairy farmer, small business owner, Councillor on Greater Taree City Council and now work with our youth at a local High School…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Local, State and Federal politicians have been special guests in the past, as well as parents, carers, other family members and community representatives. The Parliament is run on the Westminster system, with the cabinet and shadow cabinet made up of Year 3 to Year 6 students, and teachers sitting in a Senate, the house of review. This year's Prime…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Led by the Usher of the Black Rod, Hannah Gatenby, members of the Tea Gardens Parliament took their places for the 27th opening ceremony. They represent "The Voice of the Children" in our…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Locals will know that we are now part of the Lyne electorate which is considered a "Safe National 13.6% Seat", with the sitting member since 2013 being David Gillespie. The electorate of Lyne is very large, covering 16.099 square kilometres on the NSW…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Alley lives in Camden Haven and has been a member of the Labor Party for more than two decades. He works as an information technology consultant and is also studying a Bachelor of Laws at Southern Cross University. Alley was the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The election statistics tor our area make interesting reading if you compare one booth to another. It appears that the Hawks Nest booth reflects the electorate wide figures, with Tea Gardens a little above and Karuah lower. We definitely did not reflect the Australia wide average but supported the Coalition strongly…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →NSW Aboriginal Student of the Year Award winners attended a leadership forum in Parliament House on 3ʳᵠAugust. Maddison West the inaugural Myall Lakes 2016 Aboriginal Student of the Year was welcomed to Parliament House by Member for Myall Lakes Stephen Bromhead…
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