Pre-paid FAGs ‘masking financial decline’ of Qld councils

Grants received in advance have masked the full extent of the decline in financial stability among Queensland councils.

23 June, 2023

ScoMo’s Budget boost for local councils

Financial assistance grants unfrozen.

12 May, 2017

Local government’s shopping list for the 2016 election

What councils really want from the new PM.

14 June, 2016

Another kicking for NSW councils as rate cap reduced

Don’t raise your rates by more than 1.8%: IPART.

8 December, 2015

Bill’s bonanza: what I’ll give local government

Infrastructure, domestic violence and broadband all feature.

16 June, 2015

Call to count FIFO workers in Census

Impact of temporary workers on regional communities unknown.

15 June, 2015

Drought relief double dip cops Katter blast

FAG forward funding hypocritical robbery.

28 April, 2015

Joint organisations may not stop council mergers

Pilots begin in regional NSW.

17 November, 2014

Pickard wins Australian Local Government Association presidency

First WA chief for 30 years expected to take fight up to Canberra.

13 November, 2014

Muzzle bites Financial Assistance Grants review

By Julian Bajkowski The announcement of a long-awaited review of the $2.1 billion Financial Assistance Grants (FAG) mechanism by the Commonwealth has been overshadowed by an attempt to gag local government criticism of a big funding shortfall caused by botched federal estimates. On Friday federal local government minister, Simon Crean, revealed the terms of reference […]

3 September, 2012