Tag: Mudgee 2850
Council green lights chopper expansion
The Mid Western Regional Council has approved the expansion of a local helicopter company at the Mudgee airport.[MORE]
Backing sought for solar power station plan
Mudgee could house the state's first solar thermal power station if a proposal by local environmentalists gets backing by a major energy company.[MORE]
$405m Moolarben mine on hold
Work will be delayed on the Moolarben coal mine near Mudgee until the Court of Appeal makes formal orders.[MORE]
ICAC to investigate council complaint
The New South Wales corruption watchdog has been forwarded another complaint about the Mid Western Regional Council.[MORE]
NRMA urges action on city-country petrol divide
The NRMA has called on the petrol commissioner to begin action against oil companies for failing to pass a big drop in petrol prices onto country communities.[MORE]
Push for Mudgee coal haulage ban
Moves are afoot to ban the future rail haulage of coal through Mudgee.[MORE]
Survey reveals Mudgee housing costs
A new survey has found Mudgee is the most expensive town in the region to buy and rent a three bedroom house.[MORE]
Police investigate Mudgee man injuries
Mudgee police are investigating how a local man came to suffer significant head injuries early yesterday morning.[MORE]
Coal mine ordered to pay land compo
The owner of the Moolarben Coal Mine near Mudgee has been ordered to pay a neighbouring mine more than $500,000 in compensation to use part of its land.[MORE]
Federal funds sought for gas extension
The proponents of a $60 million plan to connect more local towns to natural gas are hopeful of attracting funding from the Federal Government's new infrastructure fund.[MORE]
Roo attack sparks cull call
A New South Wales council will be asked to support a kangaroo cull in western Mudgee, in the state's central west, after a 65-year-old woman was attacked by a kangaroo and rescued by a dog.[MORE]
NSW to open five respite centres
A new five-bedroom respite centre for children will be opened in Broken Hill by the New South Wales Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care.[MORE]
Dog 'saves woman' savaged by kangaroo
A dog has fought off a kangaroo which was attacking a 65-year-old woman, her son says.[MORE]
Councillor refuses to apologise over alleged conduct breaches
A Mudgee resident who alleges the Mid Western Regional Mayor Percy Thompson is among three members to breach the Council's Code of Conduct says he will not apologise over the issue.[MORE]
Calls for council to release leak investigation findings
There are calls for the Mid Western Regional Council to publicly release the findings of an investigation into alleged leaks of confidential information.[MORE]
Premier's dept considers council leak complaint
The Premier's department is reviewing a complaint about alleged leaks of confidential information at the Midwestern Regional Council.[MORE]
No go for Bankstown Airport plan
A proposed joint venture between the Mudgee-based Mid Western Regional Council and the Bankstown Airport has been scrapped.[MORE]
Coal mine seeks green light for water pipeline
One of the country's largest mining companies is seeking New South Wales Government approval for a major water saving project near Mudgee.[MORE]
Regions face tougher drought conditions
The drought has tightened its grip on the Central Tablelands, Molong and Mudgee-Merriwa rural lands protection boards (RLPBs).[MORE]
Legal action stalls coal mine construction
Legal action has pushed back the start date for construction of a $350 million mine project near Mudgee.[MORE]
Lynch asked to hold council inquiry
New South Wales Local Government Minister Paul Lynch has been asked to launch an inquiry into the Mid Western Regional Council.[MORE]
Mudgee olive growers warned about pests
Olive growers in the Mudgee region are being urged to treat their groves for destructive insects to ensure next year's crop.[MORE]
Aged care facilities flagged for Mudgee, Bathurst
A major property group has earmarked two sites in the central western New South Wales region for multi-million dollar retirement home developments.[MORE]
Fears aired over planned coal mines expansion
Concern has been raised that the New South Wales Government will not adequately regulate two planned coal mining expansions in the Mudgee district.[MORE]
Complaints about Mudgee Mother's Day power outage
Electricity company Country Energy is under fire for cutting power to a Mudgee street on Mother's Day.[MORE]
