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News ArchivesTHE Upper Hunter Shire Council approved the development application for 19 Main Street, Scone by the Council’s general manager last night. (Related story: Council to Consider General Manager’s Development.) Cr Sue Abbott said she thought the decision should be given to a neighbouring Shire to remove any potential conflict of interest. However, Council’s own approval […]
ALL tenders in relation to the airport development were over budget and none were accepted by Council. The tenders included ground lighting upgrade, construction of the warbirds museum and terminal building and the airside infrastructure upgrades. The Mayor explained another tender process would not occur because the time frames involved may jeopardise grant funding from […]
COUNCILLOR Sue Abbott has put forward a notice of motion for tonight’s Council meeting to pause the proposed $23million Scone airport development until the economic ramifications of the pandemic are better understood and an independent review of the business case has been made. Update: Airport Project to be Independently Reviewed. The Council has plans to […]
THE Council’s development and environment committee has recommended a development application by Council’s general manager Steve McDonald be approved to subdivide land at 19 Main Street, Scone. The audio recording of the meeting is only two minutes in duration, with Council stating on their website it was only a partial recording due to technical difficulties. […]
COUNCIL’S Scone Revitalisation Committee met last night to discuss progress with local businesses concerned the impacts of the pandemic could be compounded when they reopen only to be hampered by works on the main street. The Mayor said he was “tired of nothing happening in the main street.” He said he recognised a lot of […]
COUNCIL has lifted the fire restriction in place for residents following a fuel spill on Thursday. Council advised there was no evidence of any significant amounts of fuel entering the Scone sewer network this morning. The Fire and Rescue New South Wales HAZMAT team investigated the source of the spill on Thursday afternoon, tracing it […]
THE Upper Hunter Shire Council has again issued a warning to residents in between the Kelly St and Mount St intersection, to the Bill Rose Sports Complex, Scone not to light any fires or have any potential ignition sources in the open, as they managed a fuel leak which was detected on Thursday afternoon (HAZMAT […]
THE Upper Hunter Shire Council has announced Scone Golf Course will reopen, with some restrictions and other local non-contact sports may soon follow. While golf has not been banned during the pandemic and many golf courses throughout the state have remained opened, Council had closed the Scone Golf Course. The Council has undertaken a risk […]
THE first virtual meeting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council meeting was held last night, with Councillors, staff and the public logging on with Zoom. Unusually, the Merriwa Service Station proposal which was refused by Council in February, was back on the table due to Council not properly adhering to meeting process during the meeting. […]
THE Upper Hunter Shire Council has submitted a list of local projects in an application for $1million in funding from the federal government’s Drought Community Program. There were 45 projects put forward and after community consultation the following nine projects were put forward: Murrurundi Rosedale canteen upgrade: $250,000 Merriwa Pool barbecue area: $20,000 Aberdeen river […]