NSW councils fork out for forced mergers as government funding dries up

Councils could petition Berejiklian for shortfall.

16 June, 2017

Merged Sydney council rebrands itself as the place “where interesting happens”

Hits back at critics it’s boring.

4 April, 2017

Council merger protestor to contest Skinner’s North Shore seat

Could Orange by-election shock repeat itself?

6 March, 2017

NSW council anti-merger campaigners plot revenge after Skinner’s official resignation

Third by-election triggered.

22 February, 2017

Best of 2016: Musical chairs at the top for NSW local councils since mergers

Northern Beaches execs go west.

20 December, 2016

Best of 2016: Baird seizes financial control of NSW councils

Oversight powers sent to Auditor General.

20 December, 2016

Best of 2016: Cash for contradictions: KPMG’s model for council mergers

Model behaviour for $480k.

20 December, 2016

Woollahra Council to keep battling merger

Case moves to Supreme Court.

26 July, 2016

Woollahra Council loses first round of merger fight, pays costs

Good day for Paul Toole.

20 July, 2016

Toole’s millions in council merger savings ridiculed

Minister’s one-sentence reply.

14 July, 2016

Roads will crumble but services improve under mega councils: experts

Promised savings unlikely to materialise form mergers.

22 June, 2016

Impact of NSW council mergers to be exposed by survey

Benchmarking before and after mergers.

10 June, 2016

Baird refuses to expedite council elections, blames merger workload

Ratepayers must wait ‘til September 2017.

1 June, 2016

Three-council merger postponed; Baird cops court costs

Delegate’s report flawed.

31 May, 2016