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Hay Shire Council

No avant-garde structure for Hay

No avant-garde structure for Hay

Council favours pulling down entire former ANZ Bank building By Tertia Butcher An amended application for the demolition of the former ANZ Bank building was approved by Council at its recent meeting, which will see the entire structure being pulled down. This comes after Council imposed a condition that the

New restaurant a step closer to fruition

New restaurant a step closer to fruition

Developer executes his Right of Review to have entire building demolished A first-class restaurant facility, The Drunken Ram, has been approved for Lachlan Street, and demolition of the adjacent former ANZ Bank building will enable the developer to increase the footprint. Hay Shire Council last month approved the part-demolition of

Resource recovery: Council pursues $740M eco park

Resource recovery: Council pursues $740M eco park

A proposed Hay Resource Recovery and Eco Park initiative is moving ahead slowly, with strong interest being shown. General Manager, David Webb has been authorised by Council to actively seek potential proponents for stages two, three and four of the park. Council Staff have developed a concept plan for the

18 months to prepare for new 3-bin system

18 months to prepare for new 3-bin system

A 3-bin system is expected to be introduced in Hay Shire by July 2024 to replace the current weekly single bin collection. Council has been successful with grant applications for the introduction of FOGO (Food Organics Garden Organics) collection and processing, as well as funding towards establishing the $2.9M

New Aerodrome Master Plan spells big development for Hay

New Aerodrome Master Plan spells big development for Hay

By Tertia Butcher - Editor Industrial land, freight movement and housing development are all included in Hay Shire Council’s updated Aerodrome Master Plan. The plan is now ready for community consultation and also includes general aviation and biodiversity offsets. General Manager, David Webb said Hay Aerodrome has significant potential

Little support for Deputy Mayor’s view on dealing with abandoned dogs

Little support for Deputy Mayor’s view on dealing with abandoned dogs

Deputy Mayor Lionel Garner received little support when he mentioned there was an “easier” way to solve Hay’s problem with abandoned dogs. Cr Garner was responding to recent reports by the Council Ranger in which the number of abandoned dogs is listed. “Are we still taking dogs to wherever

Clarke elected to Hay Shire Council and fills vacated position

Clarke elected to Hay Shire Council and fills vacated position

Following the resignation of Mr Peter Dwyer from Council, the NSW Electoral Commission has concluded its countback process and declared Mr Darren Clarke the successful candidate to take his place as a Hay Shire Councillor. “It is with equal amounts of pride and humility that I accepted the councillor position