News
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Industrial land in the right location
Seven industrial precincts with access to the Gwydir Highway, Pacific Highway, Summerland Way, North Coast rail line, power, water, sewer services, and telecommunications are open…
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Investing in service infrastructure
Council is making a significant investment in service infrastructure. The Grafton and Maclean, Lawrence, Townsend and Ilarwill Sewerage program comprises construction of a new sewage…
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Invest where the tide is high
Clarence Valley is undergoing an economic revolution fuelled by the sea change and tree change, affordable and available residential and industrial land, comparatively lower operational…
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Unification through social planning
Amalgamation of the former Councils has enhanced development and delivery of Clarence Valley’s Social Plan. Council has resolved the complexities in coordinating input from four…
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Cultural planning: unity in diversity
The Clarence Valley Cultural Plan provides an opportunity to bring together people in geographically diverse communities with a passion for the arts and culture to…
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Traineeships for Valley youth
The Human Resources, Finance, Information Services and Water Cycle sections of Council recently employed five trainees through group training company, North Coast Group Training. Four…
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Aboriginal consultation
The establishment of Clarence Valley Council has for the first time united the five Aboriginal communities within the Local Government area. Aboriginal communities now confront…
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More than just a gallery…
The Grafton Regional Gallery was established in 1988 and has been the recipient of many awards since its inception. In the years post amalgamation, support…
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Earth Hour goes global
Local Government a key player Between 8pm and 9pm on Saturday 29 March, every capital city in Australia, and many other localities, participated in Earth…
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Editorial: coping with service demand increases
The growing infrastructure backlog (and associated spiralling lifecycle costs of Local Government’s $183 billion asset management task); ongoing demands for new facilities (particularly in metropolitan…
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President’s comment
In each edition we feature the views of a Local Government Association President. The following is from Alderman Kerry Moir, President of the Local Government…
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StepOne Community Harmony workshop in Melbourne
Victorian Local Government officers working in the areas of multicultural policy, community cohesion and anti racism are invited to a free practitioners’ workshop on a…


