Cost-shift report says state charges eating up council funds
LGNSW says more that $1.36 billion worth of costs are shifted onto the local government sector each year.
27 November, 2023
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Rate peg a ‘body blow’ to struggling councils
A rate pegging decision by the NSW pricing regulator has dealt a body blow to struggling councils, LGNSW says.
29 September, 2022
NSW councils hail rate peg review
Councils in NSW are rejoicing after the state government ordered a review of the local government rate peg.
31 August, 2022
Govt green lights new rate peg methodology
The NSW government has accepted IPART’s rate peg methodology which takes population growth into account.
11 October, 2021
IPART chair steps down
Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.
14 January, 2021
Proposed rates overhaul ‘just a Band-Aid’
Local government minister Shelley Hancock has released an exposure draft of government legislation on rating reform.
14 January, 2021
Accountability for council cemeteries
Should council cemetery operators report publicly on operating performance?
7 September, 2020
Govt backs councils introducing new ‘infrastructure rate’
The NSW government says it supports calls for new local government rating categories.
19 June, 2020
Desal expansion plans on hold
The state government may abandon plans to expand Sydney’s desalination plant.
3 June, 2020
Councils dodge election bullet – for now
The NSW government is putting almost $20 million towards the cost of local government elections.
19 September, 2019
Minister responds to IPART local govt reports
The NSW government has ruled out some recommendations of an IPART local government report.
21 June, 2019
Councils win approval for rate hikes, mayors get pay rise
The pricing regulator has given six Sydney councils the green light to increase rates from next month.
20 May, 2019
Rates and compliance reviews stay buried
NSW Government refuses to release key reports into local government, claiming the documents are exempt under the state’s information law.
7 February, 2019
Reducing the reporting burden on local government
Councils in NSW feel they have to spend more time reporting on the work they do than on the work itself, but there is a solution, writes Annalisa Haskell.
28 June, 2018
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