Former Greater Taree City Councillor, Peter Epov, today called for an independent review of the MidCoast amalgamation saying that he has serious reservations about the success of the amalgamation experiment, and the ability of the new Council to effectively service the ratepayers and residents of the new Local Government Area.
Council Mergers
The proposal to merge MidCoast Council with MidCoast Water is on public exhibition until 12 April. Details of the proposal and explanations on how to make a submission can be . . .
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The first general meeting of the Residents Association for 2017 kicks off at 10am this coming Saturday (11 February ). We do hope to see you there at the Hall . . .
MidCoast Council (MCC) will be holding another ‘community update’ meeting in Tea Gardens Baptist Church at 6pm on Wednesday 9 November. You're invited to come along to find out the . . .
What does MidCoast actually mean? Can a meaningful identity encompassing the whole of the merged council area be manufactured? How would Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest, Pindimar, Bundabah and North Arm . . .
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Information
Statement by Administrator John Turner Mid Coast CouncilJohn Turner has been appointed the Administrator of Mid Coast Council, which is a merger of the former Great Lakes Council, Greater Taree . . .
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News
Following today's NSW Cabinet meeting (Thursday 12 May), the Minister for Local Government, Paul Toole, has announced that a merger of Great Lakes, Gloucester and Greater Taree will go ahead . . .
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Submissions to the Public Enquiry into the proposed merger of Great Lakes with Greater Taree and Gloucester Councils closed earlier today (15 April). Great Lakes Council has now published its . . .
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Opinion
For the past two years or more, the senior staff of our Council have been diverted from their normal task of servicing the needs of the Great Lakes Community. Driven . . .
GLC's Community Engagement Meeting (Wednesday 30 March) focused almost entirely on the current proposals to merge GLC with Gloucester and Greater Taree councils. General Manager Glenn Handford stressed the significantly . . .
