A 30-year plan for providing sustainable water services to our community was launched in Taree last week. MidCoast Water’s general manager, Ken Gouldthorp, and board chairperson Cr Aled Hoggett officially launched the Our Water Our Future strategic plan. Our Water Our Future details the issues MidCoast Water expects to face over the
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MidCoast Water has a new General Manager appointed, Ken Gouldthorp
Ken Gouldthorp has been appointed the new general manager of MidCoast Water. Chairperson, Cr Aled Hoggett announced the appointment following yesterday’s February board meeting at which the appointment was officially endorsed. The appointment followed a comprehensive recruitment process, Cr Hoggett explained. Mr Gouldthorp will commence on Monday 21 March however will visit the organisation
MidCoast Water interim acting general manager, Darryl Hancock
MidCoast Water has appointed an interim acting general manager to lead the organisation while the recruitment of a permanent general manager is underway. At yesterday’s monthly meeting, the MidCoast board appointed Executive Manager Corporate Services, Darryl Hancock, to the role of acting general manager. Mr Hancock will fulfil the role until the permanent
MidCoast Water and National Water Week
MidCoast Water will be out and about in the community next week as part of National Water Week aim to raise awareness about the importance of water in our daily lives. National Water week is dedicated to raising community awareness about current and future water issues and to encourage the community to
Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Family Research Group new technology
Original members of Tea Gardens Hawks Nest Family Research Group, Lesley Turner and John Bolden, have been busy working on their new computer which has been purchased with grant money courtesy of Midcoast Water. A spokesperson of the research group said, “Our group thank MidCoast Water for their grant of $1000.00 which
MidCoast Water are bringing some fun to kids this holiday
Is your child interested in bugs? This school holidays MidCoast Water is offering four hands on activities discovering the critters which inhabit our local ponds and dams. Pond Detectives is an activity for children age four and up, and it will be offered in four locations next week. Next Monday 21 September
Irrigation of Myall Park Hawks Nest
MidCoast Water and Great Lakes Council recently met with concerned Hawks Nest residents regarding the irrigation upgrade of Myall Park in Yamba Street, Hawks Nest. The proposal has been met with mixed reactions however Great Lakes Council and MidCoast Water feel they have addressed and communicated openly with residents to diminish concerns
Yamba Street Hawks Nest residents concerned with irrigation
Myall Park users, residents of Yamba Street and other interested members of the Hawks Nest community are invited to a demonstration of new irrigation equipment installed at the park as part of the plan to irrigate the area with recycled water. Some residents have expressed concern over the upgrade and have written
Results from MidCoast Water survey
Information gained from the community during a six-week long online survey will be incorporated into long term planning for local water supplies. MidCoast Water, the water and sewer authority for the Manning, Great Lakes and Gloucester areas, has been looking at the options available to deliver water security for the future
Water Security Important after MidCoast Water strategy review
Ensuring there is enough water for future generations, Water Security, has emerged as the primary issue MidCoast Water needs to address in their current Our Water Our Future strategy review. Other issues that were ranked highly included how to sustainably dispose of treated sewage, the impacts of climate change, protection of the