Community groups call for Toole’s head over council mergers

Backlash building for Baird.

25 February, 2016

Baird’s upsized councils an excuse to flog big loans: Labor

Infrastructure backlog unloaded onto ratepayers.

18 February, 2016

NSW forced mergers risk failure warn Queenslanders

They should know.

18 February, 2016

Forced council mergers: the genesis of the full-time local councillor?

Will party machines muscle into super councils?

15 February, 2016

Developers deny ‘land grab’ exploits forced council mergers

Bonanza turns into basket case.

8 February, 2016

Public inquiries into NSW council mergers kick off

Government’s merger case weak: councils.

2 February, 2016

NSW council merger public inquiries branded a “dog’s breakfast”

Councils fear clubs mobbed and residents gagged.

31 January, 2016

Rash of public inquiries into NSW council mergers

New councils announced by mid-2016.

18 January, 2016

Baird takes next step with 35 council mergers

NSW council mergers proposals go to Office of Local Government.

8 January, 2016

Secret list of administrators ready to run sacked NSW councils?

Council merger verdict imminent.

14 December, 2015

Show of force by rebel NSW councils

Eleventh-hour council merger meetings state-wide.

16 November, 2015

NSW council sackings threat real: local government expert

Three Sydney councils capitulate and agree to merge.

11 November, 2015

Is Brisbane proof biggest councils aren’t best?

BCC falls down on 3 of 4 financial indicators.

16 June, 2015

Panel urges O’Farrell to push ‘voluntary’ council amalgamations

By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski A push by the Independent Local Government Review Panel to the New South Wales government to encourage “voluntary amalgamations” of councils has sparked widely divergent reactions from stakeholders as peak body Local Government NSW (LGNSW) continues to argue that forced mergers are not, and should not, be state government […]

29 April, 2013