Pristine Waters Council

Pristine Waters Council
Local government area
Country	Australia
State	New South Wales
Region	Northern Rivers
Established	1 July 2000 (2000-07-01)
Abolished	24 February 2004 (2004-02-24)
Area
• Total	6,800 km2 (2,600 sq mi)
Population
• Total	10,700 (2003)
• Density	1.574/km2 (4.08/sq mi)
Website	Pristine Waters Council

Pristine Waters Council (sometimes referred to as Pristine Waters Shire) was a short-lived local government area in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

It was proclaimed on 24 May 2000 and commenced operations officially on 1 July 2000, following a merger of Nymboida Shire and Ulmarra Shire. ^{[4] [5]}

After just four years, Pristine Waters amalgamated with Grafton, Copmanhurst and Maclean to form Clarence Valley Council on 24 February 2004. ^[6]

Prior to the amalgamation, Pristine Waters was scheduled to have an election on 27 March 2004, although only one candidate had nominated with the New South Wales Electoral Commission as of 24 February (the same day as the abolition). ^[7] The last-minute abolition prevented incumbent councillor Olive Boundy from contesting the election in Coffs Harbour. ^{[8] [9]}

Council

Final composition

Pristine Waters was an undivided council composed of nine councillors, with 10,676 people in the LGA were eligible to vote. ^[10] The position of mayor was elected by councillors. The only election was held on 29 July 2000, and the makeup of the council following the election was as follows:

Party		Councillors
	Independents	8
	Independent Labor	1
	Total	9

The final council, elected in 2000, was:

Councillor		Party	Notes
	Olive Boundy	Independent Labor	Mayor (2003) [11] [12]
	Cec Hyde	Independent	Deputy Mayor (2003)
	Kerry Lloyd	Independent	Mayor (2000−2002) [13]
	Geoff Jones	Independent
	Susan McPherson	Independent
	Cathy Peck	Independent
	Bruce Tucker	Independent
	Tony Wade	Independent
	Peter Williamson	Independent

References

1. "Council merger debate continues". ABC News. 16 July 2003. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
2. "Council Profile". Trove. Pristine Waters Council. 2 October 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
3. "POLL DECLARED FOR BY-ELECTION". The Daily Telegraph. Daily Examiner. 29 July 2006. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
4. "Annual Report 1999/2000" (PDF). Parliament of New South Wales. Department of Local Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2024.
5. "LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993 —PROCLAMATION". Trove. Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 26 May 2000. p. 4,481. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
6. "Pristine Waters Council". Research Data Australia. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
7. "Slow response to council election nominations". ABC News. 23 February 2004. Archived from the original on 27 February 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
8. "Merger sees council candidate face Coffs challenge". ABC News. 5 March 2004. Archived from the original on 27 October 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
9. Fraser, Andrew (2 April 2004). "LOCAL GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT (COUNCIL AND EMPLOYEE SECURITY) BILL". Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 7 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
10. "Councillor listing (September 2002)". Trove. Pristine Waters Council. 2 October 2003. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
11. "Boundy, Olive". The Australian Women's Register. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
12. Bancroft, David (5 March 2009). "Community loses one of its champions". The Daily Telegraph. Daily Examiner. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
13. Bancroft, David (1 October 2009). "Former deputy mayor dies after long illness". The Daily Telegraph. Daily Examiner. Archived from the original on 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

External links

• Official website (archived 2 December 2003)