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December 7, 2024 12:27 PM

Upper Hunter Mayor Voted In

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Maurice Collison has been returned to his position of Mayor at an extraordinary meeting of Upper Hunter Shire Council tonight. His position was unopposed and he thanked his fellow councillors for their faith in his capacity to fulfill the job. Cr James Burns and Cr Sue Abbott contested the position of deputy mayor with Cr […]

Election Results in for Upper Hunter

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Lee Watts secured a strong vote in the local government election for Upper Hunter. Official results have been declared by the NSW Electoral Commission. Elected councillors are as follows: Sue Abbott Allison McPhee Adam Williamson Tayah Clout Lee Watts Ron Campbell Elizabeth Flaherty Maurice Collison James Burns

More Voting Results from Monday’s Count

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Postal votes for the Local Government Election will be counted from Friday with official results not expected from the NSW Electoral Commission until December 22.

Voting Numbers after December 6 Count in Local Government Elections

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Sue Moore continues to lead the count in the Mayoral Election in Singleton. As of close of count Monday, 6320 of the potential 17,080 votes have been counted.  It is important to note that the ivotes are expected to be known late tomorrow. Mrs Moore is ahead with 2322 from the initial first preference votes.  […]

Lighting up the Upper Hunter

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The countdown is on until the lighting of the Upper Hunter Shire Council community Christmas trees across the Shire. Upper Hunter Shire Council will light up its four Christmas trees on Wednesday, December 1 in Aberdeen, Merriwa, Murrurundi and Scone. Council General Manager Greg McDonald said he was looking forward to seeing the Christmas trees’ […]

Fisher Returned as Deputy Mayor

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It may be the shortest stint in local government history as deputy mayor but Cr Kiwa Fisher was re-elected unopposed to the role last month.

Music Marks Reconciliation Celebration

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By Jem Anshaw Thursday, May 27, marked the start of Reconciliation Week in Australia, and the Upper Hunter Shire Council flag raising ceremony had an extra special element to proceedings. For the first time students from Scone Public School’s Yidaki Birray group, which translates to Didgeridoo Warriors, performed as a key part of the ceremony. […]

Snow road work to begin

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Its good news for those who enjoy a romp in the snow with the announcement of $5.6million to improve road access to the Barrington Tops.