News
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Meeting the challenges and opportunities of amalgamation
When the new Council was formed on 25 February 2004, the challenges were abundant. The amalgamation brought together one City and 43 towns and villages…
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Making sustainability a priority
Current consumer trends and lifestyle choices, including demand for goods and services and the way we plan and develop our communities, are challenging our ability…
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Clarence Valley facts and figures
Located at the southern end of the Northern Rivers Region of New South Wales, Clarence Valley Council (CVC) was formed with the amalgamation of four…
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Consolidating regulations
In September 2005, an amendment to planning legislation in New South Wales introduced the requirement that only one Development Control Plan (DCP) per planning authority…
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Council Advisory Committee empowers Aboriginal residents
With five Local Aboriginal Land Councils located within Clarence Valley, the Aboriginal Chapter of the Clarence Valley Social Plan proposed the establishment of a consultative…
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Supporting Council staff through the change process
Clarence Valley’s Human Resources Department has been working overtime to develop a new set of employment conditions and a new salary system to meet the…
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Upgrades promote town pride
Clarence Valley’s five town centre precincts, Grafton, South Grafton, Maclean, Iluka and Yamba are all undergoing redevelopments to support social capacity building, town pride and…
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Life in the engine room
With offices and work sites at 42 locations spread as much as 150 kilometres apart, the development of a single technology system linking the operations…
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Single business platform streamlines Council operations
Clarence Valley Council now has a state of the art accounting and property rating system that provides consistent financial reporting across the organisation. Manager Financial…
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New emphasis on community services
Some 8,500 Clarence Valley residents are aged over 65 years and approximately 25 per cent of these people require some form of assistance. At the…
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Gallery reaches out to Clarence community
In May 2005, Clarence Valley Council won the New South Wales Local Government and Shires Associations award for Cultural Infrastructure for the Grafton Regional Gallery.…
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Clarence Valley is on the move
Council’s Economic Development Unit (EDU) comprises a professional team established to facilitate sustainable economic growth and to enhance the commercial management of Council owned business…
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