Councils ‘worse than banks’ in dealing with hardship

Councils are worse than banks when it comes to financial hardship, a report says.

20 May, 2021

NSW councillors now eligible for super

NSW councils will be able to make superannuation contributions from next year.

17 March, 2021

NSW greenlights infrastructure contribution reforms

The NSW government has accepted recommendations for overhauling infrastructure contributions – but councils say there are some red flags.

7 March, 2021

Report backs population-linked rate peg

The NSW Productivity Commission says council rates should reflect population.

6 December, 2020

Avoid court over rate debts, councils told

Local government actions to recover unpaid rate debts make up almost a third of NSW’s local court civil matters.

26 November, 2018

Councils hiking rates ‘behind closed doors’: report

New audit raises concerns that local governments in Queensland could be hiking rates beyond the legal limit and are failing to disclose reasons for rate increases, prompting a call for regulatory reform.

6 July, 2018

Victorian local council rates outcry: Will services suffer?

Rate cap set at 2 per cent.

19 December, 2016

IPART reduces rate peg again: NSW councils told to tighten their belts

Merged councils hamstrung.

29 November, 2016

IPART “fiddling around the edge” with NSW local council rates

Ratepegging here to stay.

29 August, 2016

Roads will crumble but services improve under mega councils: experts

Promised savings unlikely to materialise form mergers.

22 June, 2016

Baird crushes NSW council mergers resistance with iron fist

Nineteen new councils, more to follow.

13 May, 2016

Rates time bomb for NSW mega councils

Four-year rates freeze for merged councils.

26 April, 2016

Baird kicks open door to rate rises with fresh IPART inquiry

Four-year freeze on merged council rates examined.

13 April, 2016

Rash of public inquiries into NSW council mergers

New councils announced by mid-2016.

18 January, 2016