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Most complained about councils outed

Misconduct allegations are the most commonly made complaints about councils in NSW.

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03rd Jan. 2019 3:01 PM

Gympie Regional Council workers toil away to fix large sections of the Mary Valley Road after a large amount heavy vehicle traffic from Sunshine Coast Quarries and wet weather has caused the road to fail. Craig Warhurst The Gympie Times

Alan Jones takes aim at Tweed Shire Council 'lunacy'

Radio presenter says council should be "given the boot".

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02nd Oct. 2018 3:10 PM

Union's claims dismissed as scaremongering

The Environment Minister's office has accused the Australian Workers Union of scaremongering.

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21st Sept. 2018 5:09 AM

NSW Minister for the Environment, Local Government, and Heritage Gabrielle Upton.

Tweed Coast koala's receive habitat boost

The "highly significant” land purchase will add to a further 100ha koala reserve the State Government bought last...

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10th July 2018 1:07 PM

HABITAT: Tweed Coast koala's receive habitat boost

Difficult calls rewarded as council becomes fit for future

Clarence Valley Council gets goverment's tick of approval to be fit for the future.

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06th July 2018 4:07 PM

Mayor Jim Simmons says the letter from the NSW Minister for Local Government declaring the Clarence Valley fit for the future is great news.

Waste the focus of three day conference

A theatre group will be among the presenters at the 22nd Coffs Harbour Waste Management Conference held this week at Opal...

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07th May 2018 5:05 PM

RESPONSIBLE DISPOSAL: Recycling and waste disposal will be the topic of three days of talks on the Coffs Coast.

Cr Swan awarded in celebration of woman in politics

LOCAL councillor Tegan Swan has been awarded the Ministers' Award for Women in Local Government for an Elected...

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08th March 2018 10:03 AM

AWARD WINNER: Coffs Harbour City Councillor Tegan Swan was awarded the Ministers' Award for Women in Local Government for an Elected Representative of a Rural or Regional Council

Forestry policy puts ministers at loggerheads

A visit today by Greens' identities Dawn Walker and Christine Milne comes as evidence emerges of a forest policy split...

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01st March 2018 4:03 AM

CONSERVATION DREAM: Greens MLC Dawn Walker will join forest activists to advance the Great Koala National Park.

NSW locals refunded $8 million but at what cost?

PREMIER admits return and earn container scheme is going through "teething problems” after the Opposition revealed...

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14th Feb. 2018 3:02 PM

IN AND OUT: The Opposition claims people in NSW have spent $110 million in higher drink prices and have been refunded $8.3 million through the Return and Earn scheme.

Don't bottle it, give back to charities and recycle

THIS season of giving, why not give charities your empty bottles to recycle in exchange for a 10 cent refund?

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04th Dec. 2017 9:12 AM

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