Last week I attended the Country Mayors Association meeting in Sydney. The annual general meeting was held and Cr Katrina Humphries from Moree Plains Shire Council was re-elected for another term as the Chair.
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The meeting also involved presentations from the NSW Department of Industry, the NSW Environment Protection Authority, Essential Energy and Local Government NSW.
A key part of my role is to work with different levels of government to ensure that our community and sporting groups are well supported, and our facilities are up to a high standard.
I was pleased to receive the news that so many projects received an allocation in Round Two of the Stronger Country Communities Fund.
This included additional funding for many sporting groups across the region.
As the year draws to a close, I am also pleased to see many projects funded in previous rounds near completion.
Of note are the pathways linking all of the major sporting fields and recreational areas in Young and major projects in Boorowa including the Showground, the Playground and Recreation Park all abilities upgrade as well as the finalisation of Stage 1 of the Burrangong Creek bridge and the Murringo and Cunningar Roads pavement widening projects.
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Next week I travel to Sydney to attend the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Chinese immigration to Australia. I am honoured to have received an invitation from the Chinese Consul General, Mr Gu Xiaojie, to attend this special event.
This is a great opportunity for our region to build on our relationship with the Chinese Government and Consulate. Chinese tourism is a growing market in the Hilltops Region and to capitalise on this we are finalising a Chinese version of the Hilltops visitor guide.
As part of our Corporate reporting, we have finalised our 2017/18 annual report and I look forward to sharing an overview of the operations of Council and our achievements over the last financial year with the community.
Mayor Brian Ingram