Dan Repacholi (Hunter, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I know I say it a lot, but the Hunter really is the best place on earth. The awards keep backing up my claims, gents and ladies. On Sunday, Singleton Council was awarded the best council in regional New South Wales, taking out the prestigious AR Bluett Award announced at the Local Government NSW annual conference. The AR Bluett is the most prestigious award in local government, recognising excellence and progress.

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Singleton is a small regional council, and, as I have said, this is absolute proof that we really do punch above our weight. Singleton Council delivers fantastic outcomes for people that call Singleton home. Singleton Council were awarded the AR Bluett for the area's liveability and for how they are moving to meet the future head-on. Singleton is a community and an economy known for coal and agriculture, but the council and the community are working together to shift the paradigm from the here and now to the future. I give a huge congratulations to the council's general manager, Jason Linnane, and his incredible staff. And congratulations to Mayor Sue Moore, Deputy Mayor Tony Jarrett and Councillors Godfrey Adamthwaite, Sue George, Hollee Jenkins— (Time expired)

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