60 per cent of NSW councils ‘not fit’: tribunal

Councils given thirty days to respond.

20 October, 2015

Rates, roads and water: Local Government NSW conference

NSW councils’ Rosehill meeting

8 October, 2015

Is it game over for NSW councils?

Public hearings into council mergers continue.

18 August, 2015

WA councils rail against rate capping

Minister backs away from inquiry but wants discussion.

11 August, 2015

Can Mike Baird actually force NSW council mergers?

Baird will run the gauntlet of public opinion again.

23 June, 2015

Coalition of the unwilling fights NSW council forced mergers

Save Our Councils Coalition makes a noise.

15 June, 2015

Inquiry into NSW government’s local council reform agenda

Committee to examine Fit for the Future process.

9 June, 2015

NSW moves to merge councils labelled a “mockery of fair process”

Local government declares reforms rushed.

9 June, 2015

Joint organisations may not stop council mergers

Pilots begin in regional NSW.

17 November, 2014

NSW councils denied wriggle room on mergers

Fit for the Future toolkits out.

6 November, 2014

Few benefits to NSW council mergers: expert

Claim: no evidence council mergers work.

28 October, 2014

Modernising councils key to survival

By Lilia Guan   At the Local Government Association of NSW Annual Conference in Albury this week, councils talked about three main concerns of the sector: modernising the financing of local government; modern approaches to community wellbeing; and modern approaches to the natural and built environment.   Shires Association president, Bruce Miller, told Government News, […]

26 October, 2010

WA local government reform process gains momentum

The Government of Western Australia has announced that a further 16 councils have signed agreements to form regional groups as part of the local government reform process. WA Local Government Minister John Castrilli said twelve councils had agreed to form regional transition groups, four signed up to regional collaborative groups and another eight agreed to amalgamate […]

13 August, 2010

Amalgamation is not the answer

By Angela Dorizas Local government must modernise to meet future challenges, but that does not necessarily mean council amalgamations. That was the message from the New South Wales Shires Association president, Bruce Miller, speaking at a conference in Sydney today. “We need to recognise that there are many changes on the horizon, which will have […]

1 June, 2010