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The aim of the Companion Animals Act is to get all cats and dogs microchipped and onto a state wide register. When a chipped animal is impounded it can be scanned and the owner identified.
Dogs already owned but not registered should be chipped and registered immediately.
From 1 July 2021, the NSW Government is introducing FREE LIFETIME REGISTRATION for people who adopt a rescue pet from Council Pounds or Animal Shelters and rehoming organisations.
MUST be chipped and registered but are exempted from the registration fee ONLY. They DO LOSE their exemption if impounded or fined. The definition of a working dog is a dog used primarily for the purpose of droving, tending, working or protecting stock and includes a dog being trained as a working dog. Note: It is proposed that the Regulations will provide that working dogs exempted from the Act’s provisions do not include dogs working off-farm (ie dogs working in town stock yards are not excluded)
Greyhounds registered with the Greyhound Racing Authority Act 1985 are not required to be microchipped and registered but it is recommended for the protection of the dog.
Assistance animals are required to be microchipped and registered but there is no registration fee. Any dog 6 months of age and over must be lifetime registered.
Cat owners are encouraged to chip and register their cats. All cats are required to wear either a collar and tag or be chipped if they are away from their owners’ property. Any cat 6 months of age and over must be microchipped and registered.
First Elected to Council on 04 December 2021.
Clr Schaefer has been elected as Walcha Council’s Delegate to the following Committees:
First Elected to Council on 04 December 2021.
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First Elected to Council on 04 December 2021.
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First Elected to Council on 10 September 2016.
Elected as Mayor on 28 September 2016. Re-elected unopposed on 22 December 2021.
Councillor Noakes is Council’s Delelgate on the following Committees:
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First Elected to Council on 10 September 2016
Elected as Deputy Mayor on 22 December 2021
Councillor Kermode is Council’s Delegate on the following Committees:
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First Elected to Council on 04 December 2021.
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First elected to Council in 1991.
Was elected as Deputy Mayor from 2000 – 2012.
Councillor Ferrier is a Member of the following Walcha Council Committees:
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First elected to Council on 04 December 2021.
Clr Berry has been elected to the following Council Committees: