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decided to partner with Woolworths as

they offered thebest terms. Thebuilding

was then designed in conjunction with

them. Auniqueaspect of theprojectwas

thatwhiletheinternalareaof thebuilding

was at the disposal of Woolworths,

the external part was constructed

according

to

Council’s

design.

The aesthetically designed building is

located adjacent to the town centre and

has becomea focal point in thearea. It is a

major attraction for the people of Tuncurry

andhasalsobeenagreatfinancialsuccess

for Council and the local retail businesses.

In fact, income from the development

is helping to fund roadworks and other

entrepreneurial activities of Council.

Speaking about the plans for the

coming years, Council’s General

Manager, Glenn Handford says, “In the

next ten years we hope to eliminate our

backlogof roads and improveour overall

financial sustainability. We also hope to

continue our environmental program

and provide some aspirational services

and facilities for our community.

“We will move away from being a

Council that just looks after roads and

rates and bridges to one that provides

other community facilities. Over the

last five years we could easily have put

$10 million into building a new library

or some other facility as many Councils

in New South Wales have, but we have

chosentoputall of thatmoney intoroads

becausewewanttogetridofourbacklog.

“Nowwe are at a stage, where because

we have got our infrastructure well

under control, we are starting to look at

upgrading our other facilities by putting

in more walkways and upgrading some

of our aged community facilities.”

In the last year Council has bought

several sites in the town centre of

Forster. One of these sites measures

about two hectares and it is planned

to establish a library there. There

is also a proposal to enter into a

joint venture with a private sector

company to put up a hundred to a

Glenn Handford