Pages tagged "Local Government News"
Sydney Morning Herald: Independent funding probe risks becoming an attack on councils: Greens
Sydney’s councils hope an independent review of the funding model for local governments will come up with a simpler scheme that ensures they are more financially sustainable in the long term. However, the NSW Greens warn the probe risks becoming the latest in a “series of attacks” they say Labor...
Demerge Alliance NSW Media Release: Labor urged not to gut demerger pathway from Local Government Act
Concerns that Labor wants to remove the 2021 clause to the Local Government Act which mandates government funding for council demergers are a serious worry to the Demerge NSW Alliance (DNA).
Some Sydney councils want to break up, but who will foot the bill?
The mooted break-up of forcibly merged NSW councils including Inner West is set to be derailed because the new NSW Labor government doesn’t want to foot the bill. Despite some councils pushing ahead with demerger plans based on previous assurances the costs would be covered by the state government, new...