Cudgegong (Abattoir) County Council
| Agency overview | |
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| Dissolved | 2003 |
Cudgegong (Abattoir) County Council was a county council in the Australian state of New South Wales, responsible for the operation of an abattoir. Its constituent councils were Mudgee Shire and Rylstone Shire. It was dissolved in 2003 due to bankruptcy, with debts exceeding 8 million.[1] Its dissolution required the passage of special legislation, the Local Government Amendment (Cudgegong (Abattoir) County Council Dissolution) Act 2003 No 56. In December 2003, the closed abattoir was purchased by a private firm which planned to reopen it.[2] The closure of the abattoir resulted in several hundred job losses, which had a significant impact on the local council elections in the following year.[3]
The Local Government Amendment (Cudgegong Abattoir) Act 1997 No 1 granted it the power to mortgage land it owned, a power which county councils in New South Wales normally do not possess.
References
[edit]- ^ "Abattoir workers to get entitlements". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 October 2003. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "Council to discuss abattoir's future". ABC News. 4 February 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "Fallout from abattoir closure impacts on councillors". ABC News. 5 April 2004. Retrieved 24 December 2024.