Tag: Port Macquarie-Hastings Council
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$3-MILLION ROUNDABOUT FOR BUSY LAKE CATHIE INTERSECTION
A roundabout will be constructed at a busy Lake Cathie intersection in a bid to improve road safety before the opening of a new primary school. But not everyone’s happy, with the $3-million in state government funding granted for the development, to be taken from an existing project.
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STORMS WASH AWAY SAND FROM EROSION HOT SPOT
Storms and large swell have washed away a lot of sand from Lake Cathie – a coastal erosion hotspot. However the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council says local residents shouldn’t be alarmed.
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PORT MACQUARIE CAR PARK CONTINUES TO CAUSE A STIR
The Port Macquarie-Hastings Council say it’s proposal to buy a local car park from Crown Lands has fallen on deaf ears. Council says its being kept in the dark, while any correspondence with the State Government is being ignored.
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DESIGN PLANS FOR GAOL POINT LOOKOUT RESERVE
Port Macquarie residents today voted on their favourite design plan for the Gaol Point Lookout Reserve. Six potential designs were on display at the community engagement session held by Port Macquarie-Hastings Council. New pathways, plant beds and a shelter have been suggested for the site. Council hopes to have a design finalised by September. (NO…
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TOUGHER WATER RESTRICTIONS FOR THE HASTINGS
The Hastings region has only seen 69-millimetres of rain in the last three months. And with more dry weather expected, tougher water restrictions could be in place by September.
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NEW GM FOR PORT MACQUARIE-HASTINGS
Port Macquarie-Hastings has a new general manager, with Craig Swift-McNair named in the top job on Thursday afternoon. Mr Swift-McNair has fulfilled numerous positions with council over several years, including that of Acting General Manager. “Craig’s stewardship of council for the past four months whilst in position of acting general manager has led to broad…
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NEW WAUCHOPE SKATE PARK ONE STEP CLOSER
Wauchope’s skaters will soon have somewhere new to ride. Council has approved a design which will see a park built at a larger site than the existing facility, which has seen better days.
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RESIDENTS HAVE THEIR SAY ABOUT PLAZA CAR PARK
For the first time, Port Macquarie residents have had their say on the future of the Plaza car park development. A community forum was held by council on Monday night, to form a report that will be presented to the State Government.
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COUNCIL ENDORSES REVETMENT WALL DESIGN
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council has endorsed a preferred type of revetment wall for Lake Cathie. It comes a week after Taree Council decided to press ahead with its plans for a rock wall structure to deal with erosion at Old Bar.
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CARPARK DISPUTE
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council and the State Government are in dispute over a carpark adjacent to a rundown supermarket. Council says it’s been kept in the dark about the car park’s future and wants a more transparent process in place.