Media reports

 'My cat won't even drink it': Yass' drinking water in a cloud

 NSW authorities reject Yass's border buffer zone but council to dig in

 No scrutiny as mountains of fill cross the ACT border

 Developers using Yass farms to dump material, avoiding Canberra fees

Will the new Canberra International airport be built at Yass?  How would that affect the economy of the region?  Who will be the winners and who will be the losers?

 Uncertainty over Yass water despite election promises

 Yass Valley Council plans 5km no-development zone on ACT border

NSW and ACT sign MOU to tackle cross-border issues including Riverview housing development

 Strange Yass turned back on buckets of cash 

 Mayor Rowena Abbey pushes for Rural Lands Proposal

The Yass Valley Development Contributions Plan 2018 

 NSW falls behind in Parkwood development

 Corkhill Brothers set to make $139 million on Ginninderry project

 Yass Valley perplexed by opposition to border buffer zone

 When the government is poacher and gamekeeper

 A lack of sub-division flexibility can lead to a major loss of production and reduced borrowing capacity, which puts the viability of the whole enterprise in jeopardy and increases the chance of families selling up and leaving the area. 

Developers eye 5000 blocks on NSW border near Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve

Yass landowners argue they weren't informed about buffer zone

A very good in depth interview with the Mayor after the 24 February 2019 meeting.

 Cr Reid was not present at the meeting and Cr Abbey left the room while the decision was made, due to a conflict in interest. 

 Yass mayor Rowena Abbey still trying to remove alleged cocaine importer from firms

A change of the guard, councillors voted for Furry Deputy Mayor for 2018-2020.

The criticism came from council candidate Rebecca Duncan, who questioned the transparency of Cr Abbey’s conflicts of interest as a company director when the mayor’s form noted she was not a developer. Cr Abbey denied providing false information and sought legal advice, saying the form was “the correct decision at the time”. 

 Yass mayor Rowena Abbey remains in sale yards business with drug smuggler Rohan Arnold according to a report in The Canberra Times