Gwydir Shire Mayor Tiffany Galvin has met with Telstra representatives to discuss recent communication outages in the shire. Mayor Galvin says Council were given a clearer understanding of the current infrastructure challenges, particularly congestion issues which...
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Local Council Leads Regional Stand Against Illegal Tobacco
Council has taken a decisive stand against the growing threat of the illegal tobacco trade, following a resolution passed at the June Council meeting. The resolution directs Council to prepare a formal submission to the NSW Legislative Council’s Portfolio Committee...
Glen Innes Severn Council Passes Rates Hike Proposal
Glen Innes Severn Council has formally adopted its Community Strategic Plan , Delivery Program, the 2025-2026 Operational Plan and Budget and the Revised Long-Term Financial Plan during a heated Council meeting last Thursday. Council resolved to endorse the...
Council Pay More Due to Government Cost Shifting
Inverell Shire Council's Emergency Services Levy will increase by over $23,000 for the next financial year. Council’s contributions to the NSW Rural Fire Service, NSW SES and Fire and Rescue NSW will grow to $573,500 for the 2025/26 financial year from $550,384 for...
Council Agrees to Raise Rates
Inverell ratepayers will endure another rate rise after Inverell Shire councillors agreed to take the recommended IPART 4% rate peg at yesterday’s council meeting. Inverell Shire Kate Dight says Councillors endorsed a whole suite of documents during yesterday Council...
Community Engaged in Inverell Shire Future
Inverell Shire Council is expected to adopt its 10-year Community Strategic Plan and its 2025-29 Delivery Program at today’s Council meeting. It follows council putting the documents on public display for 28 days in April and May and receiving 7 public submissions....
Council Preparing to Expand Access Bus Service to the Villages
Glen Innes Severn Council is proposing an expansion of its Access Bus service to address a gap in transport options for seniors living in the villages of Deepwater, Emmaville, Glencoe and Red Range. The Access Bus is currently delivered through Council’s Life Choices...
Council to Decide on SRV Proposal After Strong Community Response
Glen Innes Severn Council will next week discuss the outcomes of its recent extensive community engagement program – concerning a new Community Strategic Plan (CSP), Delivery Program (DP), Operational Plan and Budget (OP) and the Revised Long-Term Financial Plan...
Future Affordable Housing Planned for Council’s Hill Street Site
Uralla Shire Council has taken the first step in addressing growing housing pressures, resolving to transfer land at 15 Hill Street to Homes North Community Housing to support the development of affordable housing. The land transfer is conditional on Homes North...