By Paul Hemsley New South Wales Premier Barry O’Farrell and his Local Government Minister Don Page have a new electoral headache to deal with in their efforts to sell the…
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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…
Agriculture-Science hub moves its QLD location
A Queensland based research station will move its location from Kairi to Mareeba for about seven million dollars. The Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation’s (DEEDI) Kairi Research Station…