Tenterfield Shire Council has decided to pause plans to seek an additional rate rise following a change in General Manager and the recent bushfires.
Bronwyn Petrie
Posted inGeneral News, Tenterfield
New water treatment plant for Tenterfield opened
Clean and reliable water has been secured for the Tenterfield community, with construction now completed on the new $9.6 million water treatment plant.
Posted inLocal politics, Tenterfield, Tourism
Tenterfield tourism move latest hard choice
The tourism of Tenterfield is now in the hands of the local business chamber, as Tenterfield Shire Council continues its push to recover costs and become financially sustainable.
Posted inSocial issues and services, Tenterfield
Tenterfield Youth Precinct on track for June opening
It’s been many years in the making but the first stage of the new Tenterfield Youth Precinct is nearly ready for action.
Posted inInvestigation, Local politics, NSW Politics
Should water management be handed back to the NSW State Government?
Comments by Premier Chris Minns and Water Minister Rose Jackson implied the state government may be considering ending local government management of water. Should they?
Posted inTenterfield
The Future of Tenterfield’s School of Arts up in the air
“To lose it would be incomprehensible” – The future of Tenterfield’s Sir Henry Parkes Memorial School of Arts is being questioned in a cost-saving move.
Posted inLocal politics, Tenterfield Shire
IPART reopens consultation after Tenterfield updates request for a 104% rate rise
Consultation on Tenterfield Shire Council’s request for a 104% rate rise has been extended to May 5 after they updated parts of their proposal.
Posted inRoads and Infrastructure, Tenterfield
Tenterfield airstrip likely to be leased by local not-for-profit
Tenterfield Shire Council has guaranteed the local airstrip will remain an airstrip, as a local not-for-profit puts their hand up to take it over.
Posted inAgriculture, North Star, Tamworth
Spike in feral pig numbers across the New England
Farmers say an explosion in feral pig numbers on public lands across the region has resulted in massive damage to properties and livestock.