Long time Goulburn resident, Geoff Gulson has welcomed the news that the NSW Police Force remains committed to solving the disappearance of Griffith businessman, Don Mackay.

Last weekend was the 40th anniversary of the disappearance.

Mr Gulson was the Zone president of Apex when Mr Mackay disappeared in 1977.

The two men were long time apexians and Mr Gulson with a group of other members were on their way to Griffith for an apex function, the day Mr Mackay went missing, but their flight was late arriving.

Mr Gulson says Donald Mackay was to pick the group up at the airfield and adds that he often wonders what would have happened had they arrived on time.

Police say Mr Mackay went missing from the car park of a hotel in the town.    Blood and bullet cartridges were found near Mr Mackay's locked van.

he graduated development of a new neighbourhood precinct off the Mary's Mount Road in Goulburn has taken another step forward.

Goulburn Mulwaree council approval has been given for a restaurant/take away food and drink premises to be established at Mistful Park at the corner of Mary's Mount and Crookwell roads.

Approval has already been given for a pre-school on the six hectare development site and the concrete slab for this is to be put down shortly.

The building frames for the pre-school should be erected in the next month or so.

Spokesman for the developer, Richard Toparis says  the Mistful Park Neighbourhood Precinct will be developed in the next eighteen months to two years.

The Goulburn Chamber of Commerce is one of the first organisations to be asked to support a revamped understanding of the big city/fast train concept.

Consolidated Land and Rail Australia stakeholder manager, Geoff Kettle this week presented the Memorandum of Understanding to chamber members.

Mr Kettle says the distinction between new and old concepts is the inclusion of regionalised cities between Sydney and Melbourne.