Articles by Paul Mullins

Truck operators will save on annual travel costs and wait time with the installation of a new truck wash at Molong. Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight Melinda Pavey and Member for Calare Andrew Gee recently announced over $500,000 for a new truck wash as part of the Fixing Country Truck Washes program. The joint NSW and Australian Government investment will make it quicker and easier for trucks going to and from Orange to stay clean and road worthy. “It’s…

The Mayor of Cabonne Council, Councillor Ian Gosper, has announced that Cabonne Council has appointed a new General Manager.  Mr Stephen Harding was appointed at a Special meeting of Council…

By Rozzi Smith It’s Q & A time for Molong CBD traders and building owners who came together in May and again earlier this week to brainstorm about the ‘who,…

By Paul Mullins Well, an uninformed observer at last weeks Cabonne Council meeting could be forgiven for thinking so. At its meeting on 26 April, Council considered  no less than…

Stage 1 of hospital redevelopment opened. The first stage of the new Molong Health Services,Yuranigh House, was officially opened last Friday. An elder of the custodians of the land, Lewis…

Former Mayor Michael Hayes, Lachie Mac Smith and Janelle Culverson resigned from Cabonne Council on Tuesday, citing personal and defamatory criticisms in social and other media. In resigning Cr Lachie…

Cabonne Council is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified firms to provide plans to redesign the main streets, entrances and focal points of towns, villages and localities within the…

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the Council Chamber the inevitable raises its head again. All was quiet on the secession front while the Blayney/Orange/Cabonne…

In a decision that surprised everyone, the Premier, Ms Berejiklian confirmed on Tuesday that the 20 Councils already merged would stay merged and the government would go ahead with the…

26 January 2017 By Paul Mullins Consider this. Regional Councils, their staff and citizens have been put through years of work and angst over the threat of forced mergers. All…