14 January 1970
$500 Grant for Rylstone Swim Pool Repairs
Rylstone Shire Council has been offered a grant of $500 for the relief of flood damage at the Rylstone Swimming area.
The grant will be made subject to the council contributing at least an equal amount.
If the full $1000 is not required, the excess will probably be used to improve the area.
The Minister for Local Government (Mr. P. H. Morton) suggested this when announcing the grant.
He told the Member for Bathurst (Mr. Osborne) that the council’s major request for flood relief had been put to the Public Works Department.
“Assistance is made available to councils by the Department of Public Works from C.A.R. funds for the repair to roads damaged by floods,” he said.
“I understand that the Department is at present considering an application submitted by the Rylstone Shire Council.”
He said he had taken the opportunity of referring Mr. Osborne’s representations to Mr. David Hughes, for consideration and reply1
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