Glenn Handford speaks at the Great Lakes Merger information sessions FEATURED MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - April 7, 2016April 7, 2016 Hundreds upon hundreds of residents attended Great Lakes Council’s Community Information Sessions in Bulahdelah, Stroud, Tea Gardens and Forster last week. The sessions, led by Great Lakes General Manager Glenn Handford, provided details concerning the proposed merger of Great Lakes, Gloucester and Taree Councils. Mr Handford confirmed that Great Lakes was supporting the
Deputy Mayor of Great Lakes Council, Cr Len Roberts talks about the proposed merger MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - March 31, 2016 In a bold and decisive move designed to bring stability and certainty to a destabilising situation, Great Lakes Councillors voted unanimously to advise the minister that Council is prepared to support a merger with Taree and Gloucester councils. Should Great Lakes Council have to merge with Great Taree and Gloucester Councils? This
Great Lakes Council resolved to support merge with Taree and Gloucscter FEATURED MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 Great Lakes Lakes Council’s series of public meetings are continuing throughout the area this week, providing residents with information relating to the proposed merger of Great Lakes, Gloucester and Taree Councils. Great Lakes General Manager Glenn Handford was on hand to answer questions and provide clarification of Great Lakes position on
Great Lakes Council presents Hawks Nest Town Centre Review FEATURED Tea Gardens, Hawks Nest by NOTA - March 23, 2016 An exhibition of the Hawks Nest Town Centre Review was presented by Great Lakes Council at Hawks Nest Community Centre last week. With an aim of informing residents of the proposal to revitalise the Hawks Nest business area, Great Lakes Manager for Strategic Planning Roger Busby along with Tracey Farrant and Rebecca Underwood,
Information Sessions on potential merger between Great Lakes, Taree and Gloucester Councils MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - March 22, 2016 Great Lakes Council will be holding information sessions on the proposed three-way merger between Great Lakes, Taree and Gloucester Councils. Presented by Great Lakes General Manager Glenn Handford, the purpose of the meetings is to present details of the proposal to ratepayers. A NSW Government report on the proposed merger released last week,
Proposed Great Lakes, Taree and Gloucester Council Merger FEATURED MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - March 17, 2016March 17, 2016 A series of public meetings will be held over the proposed merger of Great Lakes, Taree and Gloucester Councils which is officially back on the table. The proposal made by Gloucester Shire, was a surprise to Great Lakes Council having been deemed fit to continue as a standalone council by the State
Disaster Recovery Funding Granted to Great Lakes Council Forster, Tuncurry by NOTA - March 11, 2016 Member for Myall Lakes Steve Bromhead and Federal Member for Paterson Bob Baldwin today announced funding of $243,254 recovery assistance to Great Lakes Council for communities impacted by the January and February 2013 storms and floods. Mr Bromhead said the assistance was being provided through the jointly-funded Commonwealth-State Natural Disaster Relief
Great Lakes Council merger surprise MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - March 9, 2016 Great Lakes Council is surprised that a late submission by Gloucester Council which recommends the merging of Greater Taree City Council, Great Lakes Council and Gloucester Council will now be considered by the NSW Government. “We note that Gloucester Council’s submission expresses a first preference to stand alone, but, if that option
Community Organisations in the Great Lakes Area urged to apply for funding through ClubGRANT FEATURED MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - March 9, 2016March 9, 2016 Funding is now available for community organisations in the Great Lakes area through the ClubGRANT program which is administered for Clubs NSW by Great Lakes Council. Last year’s process in the Great Lakes resulted in 62 applications for Category One funding and more than $100,000 in grants being handed out to
Great Lakes Council’s waste facilities expansion MidCoast LGA (overall news) by NOTA - February 24, 2016 Myall Lakes MP Stephen Bromhead has announced that Great Lakes Council’s waste facilities in Tea Gardens and Tuncurry has received $1,080,614.00 to expand and enhance its recycling infrastructure to increase its capacity to recycle. The NSW Government funding, under the Resources Recovery Facility Expansion and Enhancement grants program, is from the NSW