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Report viewed as 'finalised'

Gosford Council has told Peninsula News it considers the Department of Local Government's Promoting Better Practise report to be finalised.

The council told Peninsula News in a media statement: "It has had no further questions from the department since council's initial reply on June 30."

Council received the draft review report from the department in May last year and subsequently responded to the department "on all items of concern" on June 30 in the same year.

"It is unfortunate that in finalising and posting the Review Report on their website, that the Department of Local Government did not table the response from Gosford City Council," the recent press release from council stated.

"This would have provided the local community with all information related to the completed review."

Gosford Council will vote on a staff recommendation tomorrow night (Tuesday, October 3) that: "Council provide the Department of Local Government with a copy of its September 2006 action plan for the implementation of the nine outstanding report recommendations, with a request that the Department consider the review of outstanding recommendations to be finalised."

Press release, September 19 Tina Davies, Gosford Council