Awards evening to thank community's top citizens

Recipients of the 2009 Thames-Coromandel District Council Community Service and Youth Community Awards will be honoured for their service at an award presentation next Tuesday evening.

Thames-Coromandel District Mayor Philippa Barriball will address around 500 local government officials in Australia this weekend.

Thames-Coromandel District Council has endorsed a major planning document which will see future development on the peninsula focused in just three main urban hubs and discourage urban sprawl.

Innovative Wastewater Plants Win Engineers Award

Mayor welcomes John Key's $1.5 million Hauraki Trails Quick Start funding

Thames-Coromandel Mayor Philippa Barriball has welcomed John Key's announcement this morning of $1.5 million dollars to develop the Thames and Hauraki Plains sections of the National Cycleway.

Whitianga, July 1 NZPA - A historic agreement on mining on the Coromandel Peninsula is in sight after 11 years of argument and litigation.

Council is on the hunt for the district's top citizens.

Nominations are about to open for the 2009 Community Service and Youth Awards.

Only four people will be chosen - two for the Community Service Awards and two for the Youth Community Awards.

15 APRIL 2009 - Councillors negotiate ratepayers' wants and needs

Juggling requests from ratepayers who responded to Thames-Coromandel District Council's draft Ten Year Plan will be the order of the day for councillors next week.

Council signs off plan for public consultation

Thames-Coromandel District Council is the first to have its draft 2009-2019 Ten Year Plan signed off by the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) and has been told it has set a very high benchmark for other councils to follow.

New litter bylaw attracts strong support from Coromandel Peninsula residents

Proposals to fine those who regularly put their rubbish bags out on non-collection days have been welcomed by many Coromandel Peninsula residents.