FIT FOR THE FUTURE WE are absolutely delighted to be amongst 37% of NSW Councils deemed ‘fit for the future’ last month in the NSW Government’s IPART Report. We were on the only Council on the Mid-North Coast deemed fit…
New trees recently planted along the waterfront on Marine Drive that has been rejuvenated by Great Lakes Council, are being protected from the elements and human interference with thanks to the team from the Tea Gardens Mens Shed (TGMS). Great Lakes…
Myall Coast News was notified by members of the Bulahdelah community that on Friday 23 October the cricket nets at the Jack Ireland Sports Complex were pulled down by Council. This came as a shock to the parents of cricket players…
Great Lakes Council is utilising the power of Facebook and Twitter to find new homes for pets that have been left in the pound. For the first time, Council has taken to social media and is confident that animal lovers across…
Great Lakes Council is delighted that the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s final report into the financial sustainability of NSW councils has found that it is “fit for the future”. “We are particularly pleased to see that Great Lakes satisfied…
Great Lakes Council’s Mayor, Cr Jan McWilliams has been recognised at last week’s NSW Local Government Conference on achieving 20 years of service as an elected councillor for her community. Cr McWilliams was first elected to Great Lakes Council in…
Deputy Mayor Great Lakes Council, Len Roberts says, “The proposed rezoning of north Hawks Nest for conservation and development appears closer with council considering the way forward at its last strategic meeting. The North Hawks Nest saga has been dragging on…
Cruising around the Winda Woppa area last Friday, Myall Coast News took the opportunity to inspect the playground that has been in the news for the last couple of issues. Previously it had been reported that due to the prior playground…
The Pindimar Bundabah Community Association Inc Aquaculture Committee have again formally opposed to the development of a controversial land based Abalone Farm at the waters edge of Port Stephens, with the facility proposed to be constructed on land in South Pindimar.…
Great Lakes Council is currently undertaking work to reconstruct a section of The Lakes Way through the village of Bungwahl. The work involves upgrading a 600m length of The Lakes Way with significant improvements to the road width, drainage, pavement condition…