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• 2011
  • Councillors' $7.5 million challenge to candidates - Myles and McLaren ask state election candidates to pledge 7.5 million for Springwood - 2 March
• 2010
  • Victorious Markus gives hope for civic centre plan - Will try to get money also, if Coalition comes to power - September 1.
  • ALP promises 9.5 million for Springwood if elected - 14 August
  • Greenhill uncowed by blackmail threats - 21 July
  • Springwood debate hits new lows - 14 July
  • Springwood poll debate takes nasty turn - 30 June
  • Springwood poll divides councillors - 30 June
  • Council decides poll topic for Springwood revitalisation - 23 June
  • Passions stirred at two meetings - 23 June
  • The Beast File: Wollies and Coles - ABC video showing how Woolworths and Coles dominate the market. 3 minutes long.
  • Councillors prove poles apart over the Springwood poll - 6 January
• 2009
  • Turning up the heat on hazard reduction - 27 May - Hazard reduction meeting
  • Anger over Linden hazard reduction delay - 18 March
• 2008
  • Funding comes through for Springwood CCTV system 10 December
  • Less choice as Coles culls its product lines 15 October, Sydney Morning Herald (new browser window)
  • New council team at the top 8 October
  • Searle wins mayoral vote 1 October
  • Mayoral race heats up 24 September
  • Narrow margin 24 September
  • Voters deliver cliffhanger result 17 September
  • A big box comes knocking Sydney Morning Herald, Weekend Edition, 26-27 July 2008
  • Town facelift fears - 10 July - about Save our Springwood town meeting
  • Show of strength - 21 May
  • Councillors vow to keep town's views - 14 May
  • 9 May
    • Public meeting on Springwood's future
    • Changes vital - letter
    • Dream threatened - letter
  • 19 March
    • Long road to go
    • Supermarket sweep
    • Woolworths proposal centres on civic centre site
• 2007
  • Woolies and Coles vie for Springwood prize - 17 October 2007
    One of the worst kept secrets in the Mountains was confirmed on Monday when Woolworths was named as one of the five companies who want to take part in Springwoods revitalisation.
  • Full steam ahead - 17 October 2007
    Council will forge ahead with calling for private sector proposals to revitalise Springwood's town centre, despite strong opposition at an extraordinary council meeting last Friday.
  • Stay positive - Councillors defend Springwood town centre revitalisation - 10 October 2007
    Springwood's ward councillors have put on a united front to call for an end to negativity threatening to overwhelm the town's revitalisation project.
  • Opposition grows to supermarket - September 26 2007
    Critics of a possible new supermarket development in Springwood have fired a pre-emptive strike at council before it has even called for expressions of interest from the private sector to revitalise the town.
  • 'No worth' in Woolies plan - September 26 2007
    Council is facing increasing pressure to reject any move by Woolworths to come to Springwood after the town's Chamber of Commerce formally criticised this possibility last week.