Morpeth War Memorial Refurbishment
Maitland City Council is refurbishing the War Memorial at Morpeth, in front of the Morpeth Museum. The restoration of the monument includes cleaning, stabilising and renewing the original lettering by…
COUNCILLOR HALLIDAY TO RESCIND MAYOR BAKERS CUTS TO RED BIN SERVICES
Liberal Central Ward Councillor Sally Halliday has submitted her intention to rescind plans by Maitland Mayor Loretta Baker to cut red bins from a weekly service to a fortnightly service…
Maitland LGA Road Closures
Severe weather conditions are continuing to cause issues in and around the Maitland LGA. Maitland Council is providing updates via its website can be found here. The following roads remain…
NATURAL DISASTER DECLARED FOR PARTS OF THE HUNTER
Today, disaster assistance has been made available to help with the impacts of the recent storms and flooding in 16 local government areas across NSW, including: Armidale, Bellingen, Central Coast,…
Liberal Councillors calling on Maitland Council to support proposal for Kurri Kurri gas power generator
Two Maitland Liberal Councillors Sally Halliday and Mitchell Griffin will be calling on Maitland Council to support a proposal for a gas power generator to be built at Kurri Kurri…
Shirt fronting allegations as community anger grows over Morpeth DA
A small group of protesters gathered outside Maitland Council Chambers before last Tueday night's council meeting was due to begin in an attempt to shirt front councillors and to show…
Maitland Council to vote whether to abolish the Deputy Mayor Position or vote a new Deputy
As Current Deputy Mayor Philip Penfolds term comes to end today, Maitland council will vote tonight, whether to abolish the Deputy Mayor position from the council or vote in a…
Reward offerd to catch those responsible for damage caused to Queens Wharf.
The recently upgraded Queens Wharf Jetty at Morpeth was graffitied, with the damage and cleaning expected to cost thousands of dollars. MMC has recently invested in upgrades to the Wharf…
Maitland City Council offers reward for information leading to a conviction
Maitland City Council offers a $3,000 reward for information leading to conviction for damage caused to the Maitland BMX track. It appears a vehicle has crashed through the fencing and…
YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES GRANTS NOW OPEN
The Youth Opportunities program provides one-off, time-limited grants between $10,000 and $50,000 to not-for-profit organisations and local councils for youth-led and youth-driven community projects that have a positive youth development…
Maitland Councilors question legality of a motion that may violate the privacy act
Cr Ben Mitchell moved a motion to have Councillors disclose which Facebook and websites councillors administrator after Maitland Council received public backlash over it's skyrocketing rates and reckless spending they…
Maitland Councilors Vote Yes For Pay Rises
If Maitlands Councils 7.2% rate wasn't a big enough kick to the teeth last month, this month they have decided they did such a wonderful job in screwing you out…
Community grants up for grabs in the Hunter
APPLY FOR COMMUNITY GRANTS IN THE HUNTER Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Catherine Cusack is encouraging organisations across the Hunter region to apply for the Community Partnership Action (COMPACT) grants…
Maitland Councillor calls for MCC to adopt the use of mobile CCTV Towers
Maitland Liberal Councillor Mitchell Griffin has provided a notice of motion for next Tuesday's meeting of Maitland City Council to look in to the viability of a trial of mobile…
Maitland House Hold Chemical Clean Out
Do you have household chemicals, gas bottles or fluorescent lights you need to dispose of? You can drop these and other items off for free at the next Chemical CleanOut…