It has been recently revealed in a recent report that the Clr Mave Richardson has recently put across the proposal before people to change the name of the council.

There have been two names suggested in the same wake are Taree/ Manning Council and the Manning Council. It was further revealed that there might be other names suggested as well, depending on the reaction of the people. It was added though that Wendy McKeough, who was the deputy Mayor, from the year 1999-2007. She isn’t currently happy with the proposal of changing the name of the council and has expressed her views about the same on a talk show.

Steve Attkins, the Economic Development Manager of the Manning Valley Chamber of Commerce, told Katya about how the proposal is justified, according to the financial position of the Council. The name of the council has long been its recognition and there are many strings attached to it, which cannot be snapped just in an instant.

“One of the reasons (a name change) was argued down in the past was that people had never heard of Manning Valley but knew of Taree,” “We have come a long way from there”, said Clr Richardson.

She further said that this would help in giving the council a whole new area of expanding and it shall be able to come into the notice of more and more people.

She said she believes the timing of the same is right, and it would mean letting the people help them in moving ahead with the operations of the council, which would definitely be beneficial.

It remains to be seen what the final decision of the organization is and whether or not the council gets a new name in the time to come.