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.

1 April, 2021

NSW considers vaccination passports

The NSW government is considering a covid-19 passport to certify vaccination status.

4 February, 2021

Committee demands ‘please explain’ on council grants

Questions have been raised about the allocation of $252 million in local government grants.

29 October, 2020

Council must explain $4m ‘missing’ from reserves

The Office of Local Government is awaiting a report from a council that ‘lost’ $4 million.

11 September, 2019

‘Ticking time bomb’ fire risk for 340 Sydney buildings

Government documents list hundreds of properties across Sydney as combustible cladding risks.

26 June, 2019

Councils face bigger election bill

IPART thinks councils should pay a greater share of the cost of running local government elections.

26 June, 2019

Armidale policy will ‘undermine public confidence’ in local government

In 2016 the NSW Government amended the Local Government Act to change the legal definition of the role of councillors in the state. As well as motherhood statements such as being active and making considered decisions, one of the new responsibilities was “to uphold and represent accurately the policies and decisions of the governing body” […]

5 February, 2018

Merged council says it followed procurement rules over $9m IT contract

Pleads ‘extenuating circumstances’

6 June, 2017

Residents clamour for NSW council deamalgamation after recent court wins

Randwick Council’s late legal challenge.

18 May, 2017

Ku-ring-gai Council wins merger appeal, awarded costs

Berejiklian on the ropes over KPMG report.

27 March, 2017

NSW councils battling mergers face election delay until 2020

Three-year wait for councils?

23 November, 2016

Shooters’ victory in Orange a shot in the arm for council merger critics

By-election blues for Nationals.

21 November, 2016

Moore, Moore, Moore: Clover back in

Western Sydney swings to Labor.

12 September, 2016

NSW councils welcome probe into NSW Crown land

Calls for a moratorium on selling or developing Crown land.

27 June, 2016