NSW Premier won’t rule out forced mergers.
Tag: local-government-nsw
Amalgamation threat to dominate Local Government NSW conference
Little love in enforced marriages.
Brawling North Sydney Council seeks Governance Coordinator
Councillors behaving badly
Forced amalgamation spectre returns for NSW councils
Baird shifts posts on O’Farrell’s promise
Councils back bid to cut-off electricity to illegal slumlords
Local governments want faster shut-down powers.
Grants freeze paves road to regional infrastructure hell
Budget puts safety and economic growth at risk say engineers and councils, who want access to affordable debt facilities.
NSW councils urge O’Farrell to act on local government reform
The New South Wales government is under pressure from councils to act on recommendations from the Independent Local Government Review Panel before the next election in 2015.
NSW councils fleeced by half billion in annual cost-shifting
A new report by Local Government NSW has laid bare rampant cost-shifting which has forced councils to pick up a $521 mil tab in the 2011/2012 financial year.
Training councillors to become better leaders
The Centre for Local Government at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) has lessons to offer on how elected representatives can stay well on course. The role of a councillor…
PM’s sister defeated in bid for Local Government NSW presidency
By Julian Bajkowski The sister of Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Christine Forster, has lost a high profile bid to become the president of peak council group Local Government New South…