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Tag: de-amalgamation
Divorced Queensland councils set election date
By Paul Hemsley Queensland ratepayers who eagerly sent forced council mergers packing by voting for de-amalgamation from neighbouring councils will go to the polls on 9 November to elect their…
Sunshine Coast plans for life without Noosa
By Paul Hemsley Queensland’s Sunshine Coast Council has moved quickly to officially sever ties with its forced-merger bedfellow, Noosa Council, by excluding it from its regional planning scheme after being…
Councils to decide if de-amalgamation is too costly
By Paul Hemsley The Queensland state government has moved to roll-back controversial mega-councils formed through forced mergers and asked local governments to put forward their case on whether they want…
State and local government reject de-amalgamation
By Angela Dorizas in Cairns Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has rebuffed the Liberal-National Party proposal to de-amalgamate councils across the state. LNP’s de-amalgamation plans were announced earlier by Oppositon Leader Lawrence…
Springborg’s de-amalgamation plan
By Angela Dorizas in Cairns If elected next year, the newly merged Liberal-National Party (LNP) will allow councils across Queensland to de-amalgamate. Opposition Leader, Lawrence Springborg, announced LNP’s de-amalgamation plan…