Tag: Upper Hunter Shire Council

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July 18, 2023
Editorial: Budget – $27million unspent

Last month approximately $27million of last year’s $51.9million was reported unspent by Council. With the state of the roads,

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July 5, 2023
Editorial: MR358 – missing investigation and punt lost

DURING proceedings in the New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal to obtain the geotechnical report on the failed Merriwa-Willow Tree Road,

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July 4, 2023
Editorial: $37million unexplained

Last week, I voted not to adopt the Council’s budget as nobody could explain a disparity of $37million.

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May 30, 2023
Editorial: Red flag on Merriwa-Willow Tree Road

LAST night I voted against the recommendation for the Merriwa-Willow Tree Road, and I’d like to ensure residents know why.

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May 4, 2023
Editorial: Quiet word from a few diggers

A few veterans, and many of their friends and family, took the time to have a “quiet word” in my ear about ANZAC Day.

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May 3, 2023
2NM Interview: Censured but not silenced

Darren Cutrupi from 2NM Radio interviewed me about why I had been censured by Upper Hunter Shire Council and I was happy to answer.

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April 26, 2023
Editorial: Not silenced, just censured

THERE seems to be a pattern that whenever I speak publicly as a Councillor, I am whacked with new Code of Conduct (COC) breaches,

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March 30, 2023
Editorial: Footing the bill on the cycleway

THE township of Merriwa has banded together to help some of their own, who are faced with an unexpected $60,000 bill from Council.

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March 27, 2023
Editorial: Council’s handyman’s delight

This one’s for chaps, whose skill postpones its imminent collapse!

IMAGINE you purchased a five-bedroom home in Scone,

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March 27, 2023
Editorial: Liquor licence good/bad news update

THE good news this morning with Upper Hunter Shire Council’s liquor licence is it no longer contains an approval to sell packaged alcohol.

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