Minister backs away from inquiry but wants discussion.
Tag: western-australian-local-government-association
West’s councils cry foul on community sports cuts
Funding sinks to unprecedented lows.
WA’s libraries facing financial horror story
More cost shifting to councils on the cards.
WA councils demand referendum on Perth boundary changes
The battle between WA councils and the Colin Barnett government has intensified as local governments demand communities be able to vote on proposed mergers if they are “significantly affected”.
Conflict of interest disclosures draw fire in West
Western Australian local governments are demanding answers as to why the state government has stealthily suspended the requirement to declare conflicts of interest for the group reviewing the structure of metropolitan councils.
WA Premier Barnett slammed by councils over rate hike blame game
Hostilities have erupted between the Western Australian government and the local government sector over State Budget cuts to funding for controversial metropolitan council mergers.
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.
WA’s country councils shake Barnett and Buswell for royalties revenue
Regional communities in Western Australian are pushing the state government hard to scrap cuts and restore funding needed to clear a $2 billion project backlog.
Perth councils divided over Barnett’s boundary overhaul
By Paul Hemsley An ambitious and controversial bid to overhaul Perth’s metropolitan local government areas by Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett has triggered widely differing reactions from councils targeted to…
WA councils warn freight rail closure will rip-up local roads
By Paul Hemsley The Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) has hit out at Brookfield Rail’s planned closure of two grain freight lines in the state’s Wheatbelt, claiming that the…