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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1971

168 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 4 of 9

Letters to the Editor Town eyesores Council should take the lead

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 8 June 1971 · page 6

Sir, — I am following with interest correspondence on the protest by Dane Street residents concerning the STCC’s proposal to run high tension wires and high-rise poles…

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Letters to the Editor Dane Street Poles Issue Rights of challenge on council decisions

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 June 1971 · page 10

Sir, — From time to time, many different statements have been made in Sydney and elsewhere on the relevant rights of developers and ratepayers in decisions made by various…

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Alderman to inspect river bank reserve

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 June 1971 · page 3

Aldermen of the Municipal Council will make individual inspections of the river bank in the Dane Street area before committing it to an estimated expenditure of $3,000 on restoration, works. This was the outcome of…

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Shire seeks to clarify boundaries extension

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 June 1971 · page 1

Members of the NSW Boundaries Commission would be “astounded” if Queanbeyan Municipal Council made submissions in connection with an extension of its boundaries without Yarrowlumla Shire knowing anything about it…

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River turbidity not a council responsibility

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 June 1971 · page 1

Responsibility for the turbidity and condition of Queanbeyan River is under State Departmental control and not under the Municipal control…

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Shire plans second five year road programme

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 25 June 1971 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire Council is expected to hold special meeting to consider a five year priority programme of improvement works on rural roads, when proposals being prepared by the Engineer (Mr. H. G. Doust) are available…

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Junior Municipal. Council Formed

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 July 1971 · page 10

A Junior Municipal Council has been formed at Queanbeyan High School and will hold its…

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Shire Takes Up $25,000 Water Loan

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 July 1971 · page 6

Yarrowlumla Shire Council has accepted a loan in the sum of $5,000 from the Commercial…

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Council faces its biggest engineering job

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 July 1971 · page 1

The next programme to be undertaken by Queanbeyan Municipal Council in the development of South Queanbeyan, an to provide services to about 150 borne sites will present it with its…

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Building approvals in Shire

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 July 1971 · page 3

Building applications approved by the Health Surveyor of Yarrowlumla Shire Council in the…

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Council staff to sponsor scholarship

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 9 July 1971 · page 1

Members of the office staff of Queanbeyan Municipal Council plan to sponsor a scholarship…

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“Children’s Book Week” Award Winners at Municipal Library

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 13 July 1971 · page 11

This week has been set aside as “children’s Book Week” by the Children’s Book Council of Australia. “Book Week” is…

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Council Moves on FRlE PAPERS

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 July 1971 · page 1

The Mayor (Ald F. E. Land) said at the last meeting of the Municipal Council it is an offence to…

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Good Neighbour Council “mothered ”Senior Citizens Club

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 July 1971 · page 11

The most important contribution by Queanbeyan Branch of the Good Neighbour Council of N.S.W. to the Queanbeyan community in the past year was by way of being “mother club” to the Queanbeyan Senior Citizens’ Centre…

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Council stands firm on power line Issue

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 July 1971 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council last nigh declined to rescind its previous decision and refer the proposal, of the Southern Tablelands County Council to erect a high tension line along Pane Street to the Minister for Local Government as a dispute…

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Alderman urges more girls’ sport areas

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 July 1971 · page 1

Ald Mrs. h. Marland believes the Municipal Council is concentrating too much on provision for boys sporting activities in Queanbeyan in preference to girls She asked at Thursday…

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Council to Plant 1,000 Trees

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 July 1971 · page 1

Queanbeyan Municipal Council proposes to plant 1,000 trees within the Municipality during the…

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Council Had Surplus of $49,290 in 1970

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 20 July 1971 · page 1

The Aggregate Revenue account of Queanbeyan Municipal Council for the year 1970 showed an overall revenue surplus of $49,290, increasing the surplus in available funds to $403,223…

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Shire Interested in Googong Water

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 July 1971 · page 2

Yarowlumla Shire Council has advised the Department of Public Works that both Bungendore and…

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Shire to review load weights policy

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 July 1971 · page 1

Yarrowlumla Shire council is expected to revise its policy in regard to the load weights inspection…

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