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Edition 185 January 25, 2024
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A win in the Land and Environment Court has saved the council more than $146,000 in court costs and vindicated the views of some of its councillors. Late last year the LEC chief judge C J Preston dismissed
an application from seniors housing and aged care provider Clarence Village Limited that it should be exempt from paying sewerage charges to Clarence Valley Council. Clarence Village Limited is a not-forprofit organisation. The case was
heard on September 20-21 and the decision released on December 6. The court dismissed the appeal and ordered the charity to pay council’s court costs. The win was noted in the December 19 council meeting and drew some comments from a number of
councillors. Cr Karen Toms was pleased the council had won and ratepayers would not foot the bill. But she said she had spoken to some residents of the organisation, who were unaware of the result. “It’s extremely sad
that this wonderful organisation that do wonderful things for our elderly and our community have this, but I just wanted to shine a bit of a spotlight on it because I think it needs to be out there,” she said. “We did have to put up with some pretty horrible
advertisements, all sorts of things. “It was it was yucky, and, and I’m sure it’s even yuckier for Clarence Village limited now that they realise that they lost.” “So that’s all I wanted to say. I feel sad for them being a charity. But that’s the law. Thank you.”
Cr Alison Whaites said some of the activities before the result almost amounted to “bullying”. “I just want to thank staff and councillors for not falling for the social media carry on, incorrect radio advertisement and the survey that I thought
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