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YOUR LOCAL WEEKLY WEATHER
Friday 23 December 2016
ISSUE 43
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WHAT A YEAR... The highlights and some not so high of 2016.
2016: The Good, The Bad… It All Adds Up
Looking at international news events 2016 might go down as one of the worst years in history, but on the local front it has been an enormously successful and productive year for the Parkes Shire, according to Mayor Ken Keith. He told The Parkes Phoenix the success of the year culminated in the Council winning the prestigious AR Bluett Memorial Award for the most progressive rural council in NSW. “We have also been successful in receiving three awards for our burgeoning Elvis Festival, two environmental awards for PAC Park and achieving accreditation for our workplace health and safety systems. It is quite an achievement for Council to reach the highest level for the
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first time.” The completion of the turf 2 hockey complex, along with Mariah Williams and Scott Westcott’s selection for the Rio Olympics, were definite highlights for the community. The Mayor also listed the conclusion of the Lehman Bros settlement with the recovery of 70c in the dollar as a highlight for 2016. “The redevelopment of the Parkes Regional Airport with the impressive looking new terminal building appropriately named after former Mayor, the late Robert Wilson OAM, and the conclusion of the building of Lake Endeavour dam and spillway, need a mention too,” he said. Continued on page 9
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