Sutton Road proposal Shire rules out temporary seal
Yarrowlumla Shire Council has turned down a proposal by the Department of Main Roads for a temporary seal on the only , gravel portion left on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs
Council & local affairs, 1968
183 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 10
DMR must share blame for maintenance lag Shire Claim
Councillors of Yarrowlumla Shire, at last Wednesday’s meeting, expressed the opinion that the Department of Main Roads must share the blame for lack of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Council seeks additional playing areas
The Municipal Council is investigating the possibility of securing additional playing areas;…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →River Could Run Dry in Three Weeks Says Mayor
The Mayor (Ald. F. E. Land) warned last night that if there was no substantial rain within 21 days and present usage continues, the Queanbeyan River would be a “series of billabongs.”…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire seeks School dental service
Yarrowlumla Shire Council is to continue its agitation for a visit to this area by the School…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire completes varied bitumen programme
Councillors of Yarrowlumla Shire Council have complimented the engineering staff on the extensive road reconstruction and sealing programme completed this summer…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wheels stolen from trailer in Shire yard
Wheels and tyres were stolen recently from a trailer used for weed spraying, which was left…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →River Down 14 Inches Mayor Warns Against Swimming
The Mayor (Ald F.E.Land ) today issued a strong warning against swimming in the Queanbeyan River. He said the water had deteriorated to such an extent that it could be a health hazard,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire plans to proceed with road closure
Yarrowlumla Shire Council will go ahead with its proposal to impose a load limit on the Sharrow-Briars Road if satisfactory arrangements are not made with the firms carting brick shale over the road within 28 days…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →President’s compliment to Shire staff
The president of Yarrowlumla Shire Council, Cr. L. J. Reardon, has complimented the administrative staff on the diligence and interest shown in managing…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Alderman by Policy
The Mayor (Ald. F. E. Land) said last might he understood it was the policy of the “Coco-Cola”…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire losing trained staff
Yarrowlumnla Shire Council is satisfied it will have to manage with the best plant operators it can get while conditions and wages under Local Government…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Manproof fence for Shire yard
Yarrowlumla Shire Council is to erect a six foot manproof fence along Farrer Place in an…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council Accepts Loan Offers of $108,800
The Municipal Council last night accepted the offer of loans amounting to a total of $108,800 for sewerage works and for assistance in the decentralisation of industry…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council approvals Additions to two shops
Brick additions to two existing shops in Crawford Street estimated to cost $18,000 were among building applications approved by officers of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire orders piggery from residential area
Yarrowlumla Shire Council has instructed its Health Surveyor (Mr. R. B. Bush) to act immediately on a previous decision to take legal action against a Bungendore resident for failure to remove pigs from his premises…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Council nears solution to road damage
Yarrowlumla Shire Council believes it is near to a solution of the problem of additional maintenance costs on roads under its control due to deterioration caused by heavy truck traffic…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Captain’s Flat News Shire orders demolition of Foxlow Street shops
Yarrowlumla Shire Council is to proceed with the demolition of shops in Foxlow Street, Captain's Flat, which it is considered are dilapidated and unsightly. In December last year rhe…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shire urges Bush Nursing subsidy
Yarrowlumla Shire Council has asked the State Government to consider bringing in legislation to provide subsidies for the Bush Nursing Service. It has requested the State…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Shire grant of $2,500 for drought relief
Yarralumla Shire Council has received an allocation of $2,500 for the .month of May under…
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