A Sydney council must pay back a $36 million state grant after failing to deliver on plans to build a park, the government says.
Tag: Stronger-Communities-Fund
Scandal-plagued grants scheme ‘deficient’
The auditor general has found the Stronger Communities grants scheme was deficient in a number of aspects.
Committee calls for council grants system to be scrapped
A local council grants program morphed into a ‘brazen pork barrel scheme’ by the NSW government, a parliamentary committee has found.
Committee demands ‘please explain’ on council grants
Questions have been raised about the allocation of $252 million in local government grants.
Toole trumpets “record investment” in local government in NSW Budget
Throw the dog (and cat) a bone.
Baird refuses to expedite council elections, blames merger workload
Ratepayers must wait ‘til September 2017.
The money or the gun? NSW council merger battle
Rebellious councils risk cash and cheap loans.