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News ArchivesTHE good news at this local government election is you won’t have to run the gauntlet of election volunteers with how to vote flyers on your way to vote.
THE Office of Local Government stipulates no candidates in an election can use Council resources for their election campaign,
ONE of the most popular entries for the Blue Horse Cup readers given the tip on,
YESTERDAY I had to refer a matter to police, which is now being investigated, I’ll leave that investigation to occur and then yes,
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WHILE reporting on the Mayor ordering a hunt on Council staff who were acting in the best interests of the residents and trying to hold Councillors and other staff to account,
THE Information and Privacy Commission issued a recommendation to Council to review their decision not to release emails to scone.com.au and when the matter was referred to the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) the IPC sent their own legal representation to argue Council needed to release them.
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COUNCIL spent $9,593 in legal fees trying to withhold the Geotechnical Report on the Merriwa-Willow Tree Road, but the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal found there was no evidence to support any of Council’s grounds and ordered them to release the Report in full. Read more…
AN independent reviewer of a code of conduct brought against Cr Ron Campbell found that “the conduct of Councillor Campbell constituted a form of verbal abuse”
» Read more about: Editorial: Campbell found to be verbally abusive and harassing »
THE Council election will held on December 4. Nominations for Councillors opened yesterday and close on November 3.
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RESIDENTS of Cassilis will need to hold for even longer to get a sewerage system,