Tag: shelley-hancock

Councils have thanked retiring local government minister Shelley Hancock for her service after she announced she’s quitting parliament.

The NSW Government has passed new laws to deal with abandoned shopping trolleys.

The NSW government has accepted IPART’s rate peg methodology which takes population growth into account.

The NSW OLG has released an interactive map with public information on how councils are managing their coastlines.

NSW councils have new guidelines on credit card use and expenditure released by the state government.

A public inquiry will be held into ‘serious issues’ plaguing a NSW council.

Local government elections in NSW have been delayed as the state struggles to contain an outbreak of the Delta variant of covid-19.

Local government general managers in NSW could see their remuneration packages capped or determined by an independent body.

A review of NSW’s councillor code of conduct could see tougher penalties introduced.

Councillors at Dubbo have been ordered by the NSW government to give a written undertaking not to bully or harass council staff.