Dungog open minded to Port Stephens merger, calls for compensation

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Updated March 22 2017 - 10:56am, first published 8:59am
MERGE: Dungog Shire Council mayor Harold Johnston (left) with Sister Cities chairman Nigel Dique and Port Stephens Council mayor Bruce MacKenzie talking about a proposed merger between the two councils.
MERGE: Dungog Shire Council mayor Harold Johnston (left) with Sister Cities chairman Nigel Dique and Port Stephens Council mayor Bruce MacKenzie talking about a proposed merger between the two councils.

At its first meeting since Port Stephens Council proposed an invitation to merge, Dungog Shire Council has remained ambivalent about the prospect of  voluntary amalgamation.

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Perry Duffin

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