NSW local government professionals say the rate pegging system is restricting the ability of councils to deliver services.
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NSW councillors now eligible for super
NSW councils will be able to make superannuation contributions from next year.
IPART reduces rate peg again: NSW councils told to tighten their belts
Merged councils hamstrung.
Rates, roads and water: Local Government NSW conference
NSW councils’ Rosehill meeting
NSW councils issue election demands
Councils’ wish list ahead of NSW election.
Councils slam rate pegging slug in South Australia
A pledge by the South Australian Opposition to force rate pegging onto local governments after the March election has put councils immediately offside.
Government research finds rate rises more popular than council mergers
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…
Panel urges O’Farrell to push ‘voluntary’ council amalgamations
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski A push by the Independent Local Government Review Panel to the New South Wales government to encourage “voluntary amalgamations” of councils has sparked widely…
NSW Treasury answers councils’ demands to end rate pegging
By Paul Hemsley Local Government New South Wales (LGNSW) joint president Ray Donald has said that calls for an end to rate pegging have been backed by the state government…
WA councils hammer rate pegging pledge
By Paul Hemsley Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) President Troy Pickard has condemned an election promise by the state’s Labor Opposition to cap council rates and align them with…
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