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Council helps residents navigate NSW Planning Portal process
Wagga Wagga City Council staff are providing a guiding hand to residents in the Local Government Area (LGA) who need assistance in lodging a development application through the NSW Planning Portal.
Under mandatory changes which came into effect on 1 July, Council and applicants are required to use the NSW Planning Portal, in line with State Government legislation.
It means hardcopy applications, even if it is just for a one-off project such as a new shed or pergola, are no longer accepted at Council’s Customer Service Centre.
Manager Development Assessment and Building Certification Paul O’Brien said the online process can be a challenge for people who do not use the internet regularly or do not have an email address.
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State legislation for the requirement of Growth Assessment tests for all schools, accredited or not, with third through eighth-graders in Virginia for the 2021-2022 school year, was introduced to the Petersburg City Public School s, School Board meeting on July 7. You know we are getting back to normal when we are talking about assessments, said Dr. Tracie Daniels, Chief Academic Officer of Petersburg City Public Schools.
The legislation for the Growth Assessment tests passed in Spring 2021 and is new for Virginia, even though they are implemented in other states. For their first year, the test will be given in the fall and will lead to accreditation after the school year based on the growth from test results in the spring. The test in the fall must be given between Aug. 23 -Oct. 15 for any student in person, virtual, or in other external learning situations.