Lithgow Council
At the July meeting, Council approved a $4M line of credit borrowing to support the delivery of a vastly increased program of major works over the next 12 months.
Lithgow Council has set a large and ambitious program of works for the year ahead. Capital works projects include:
Waste – completion of the Resource Recovery Centre – $1.9M;
Water – Portland Foundations Trunk Infrastructure – $1.485M;
Cullen Bullen Sewer Scheme – $4M (multi-year project);
Farmers Creek upgrade works – $1M; and
Fixing Country Bridges Program – three new bridges on the Glen Davis Rd – $5M.
More than half of the total $26M capital works program is grant funded. For most grants, the Council expends large amounts of money well ahead of receiving the payments back from governments. Alongside of these big payments, the Council also has other outgoings every week that must be met, such as payments to local suppliers and salaries of staff. A line of credit allows us the cert
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“Lithium-ion batteries supply power to many kinds of devices, including smart phones, laptops, e-bikes, scooters, e-cigarettes, smoke alarms, toys, and even cars but if they are not disposed of correctly, they can overheat, catch fire, or explode.” Council stormwater and waste management team leader David Stephenson said the dumping of old batteries was an increasing problem across the region.
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The fire was treated as a “potential hazardous substance incident” by firefighters as the exact cause of the blaze and any chemicals present were unknown. “All Tasman Resource Recovery Centres are equipped to receive batteries for correct disposal, while old cellphones can be returned to retailers,” he said in the council’s statement.