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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1966

211 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 6 of 11

Planning programme for shire proposed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 24 June 1966 · page 1

An extensive planning and development programme for Yarrowlumla Shire has been proposed by Cr. C. E. R. Meyer, its delegate on the Southern Tablelands Regional. Development 'Committee. Cr. meyer put his [?]‘…

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Shire development projects porposed

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 June 1966 · page 3

A variety of projects to assist in development of the various: centres in Yarrowlumla Shire have been proposed by Cr. C. E. R. Meyer, its delegate on the Southern…

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Shire to Increase Its Administrative Staff

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 28 June 1966 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has agreed to provide additional assistance to its administrative staff, following a report at its last meeting that members were being forced to work long hours and that leave was mounting up…

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Building regulations adopted Shire Control to Rural Areas

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 July 1966 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has appled the Building Regulations of the Local Government Act to the whole of its area. It had been considering a proposal of this nature for some time…

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Men’s hostel proposal frowned on by Council

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 1 July 1966 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council has disapproved an application for permission to erect a hostel for single men on land at the of Campbell and Morton Streets. The application was…

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Shire staff training proposal

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 July 1966 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire has applied to the Department of Main Roads for a trained teacher to be made available…

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Shire’s $11,600 noxious weeds programme

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 5 July 1966 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has submitted a programme amounting to $5,800 for noxious weed control in the 1966-67 season. This is $400 more than last…

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School to attend council meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 July 1966 · page 1

About 25 pupils from Queanbeyan Public School will attend the next meeting of the Municipal Council on…

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Council to conduct vacation play centre

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 8 July 1966 · page 1

The Municipal Council will conduct a vacation play centre in Queanbeyan during the next summer school vacation. This was decided at last…

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Loan to Council Works Programme

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 12 July 1966 · page 5

The Commonwealth Savings Batik has approved a loan of $140,000 to the Queanbeyan Municipal Council…

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Alderman upset over meeting

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 15 July 1966 · page 1

At the last meeting of the Municipal Council, Ald. F. Collins objected to a meeting of the Building…

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Junior Mayor

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 22 July 1966 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald. F. E. Land) said last night Queanbeyan had a ready made mayor for a Junior Council…

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Shire meeting ends in turmoil Notice of Motion on Conscription “Out of Order”

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 26 July 1966 · page 1

The president of Yarrowlumla Shire Council, Cr. T. N. Gorman, yesterday ruled out of order a notice of motion by Cr. T. P. Kerr that a protest be lodged with the Commonwealth Government relative to the…

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Bungendore aims at fluoridation Shire agrees

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 29 July 1966 · page 5

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has supported request from Bungendore Progress Association for the installation of a fluoridation plant in conjunction with the Bungendore…

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Shire approached on proposed central abattoir

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 August 1966 · page 1

Queanbeyan Chamber of Commerce will approach yarrowlumla Shire Council with the request that it consider taking action concerning…

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Council restricts height of blinds

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 August 1966 · page 1

The Municipal Council will require all binds and drapes on premises in the business centre of Queanbeyan to be at least seven feet from the footpath…

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Crumbs from the Council table

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 2 August 1966 · page 5

The Municipal Council has agreed to carry out work In Cameron Road to Ievel the footpath in order that a…

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Councillors Attack Shire Bonus Scheme

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1966 · page 1

A recently introduced bonus system and pending retrenchments of several members of the outdoor staff has caused some dissention within the Yarrowlumla Shire, according to reports at the last meeting…

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Municipal Bandstand (By Publicity Officer)

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 August 1966 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Queanbeyan Municipal Band decided to send delegates to Harden to attend…

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Minister to Visit Shire

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 August 1966 · page 1

The NSW Minister for Public Works, the Hon. Davis Hughes, MLA, will visit Yarrowlumla Shire on…

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