Digging deeper into the figures with Bellingen Shire mayor Dominic King.

Ute Schulenberg
Updated April 15 2020 - 3:27pm, first published 3:00pm
Future-proofing the shire - a million dollars worth of tough decisions
Future-proofing the shire - a million dollars worth of tough decisions

Deciding how to spend the more than one million dollars of Federal Government fire recovery funding that came to 42 local councils in January was not an easy task for Bellingen Shire's councillors - especially given the tight three month time frame.

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Ute Schulenberg

Ute Schulenberg

Journalist

Journalism was always my plan but plans being what they are, I did not get to realise it until my early 40s ... and have loved every minute since. For me community journalism is the most intimate and honest place to be in this field - telling the stories of people I live with, side-by-side, every day. It is an honour.

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