Woomera, South Australia 1999, the future of the village looked bleak. However, the RAAF was set to take over the range following a long-term study of Defence needs through to 2035, which found that the Woomera Test Range was the only test and evaluation range left in the western world capable of testing the next generation of ADF defence systems within its land borders – and it could be utilized all year round given its climatic advantages. Additionally, the Federal Government decided to establish several immigration detention centres around the country to deal with a growing number of asylum seekers arriving by sea,
Highland Council wards and councillors 1999 to 2003 the Lochaber area: The Nairn area is mostly rural. Ward boundaries radiate from the town of Nairn (a former burgh), dividing the town between all four wards: There are 18 wards in the Ross and Cromarty area: There are six wards in the Skye and Lochalsh area: There are six wards in the Sutherland area: Highland Council ("Comhairle na Gaidhealtachd") web site: Highland Council wards and councillors 1999 to 2003 The first general election to the Highland Council was held in May 1999, using 80 wards created for that election, and which remain in use today. Each ward elects one