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NSW mega-councils to foot the bill if they want to reverse forced mergers

Labor to create legal pathway for council demergers after forced amalgamations by former Coalition government

The Guardian - AU · Feb 5, 2024

Council could lift rates by 30 per cent to manage growing debt

It's been operating with a deficit for the past four years.

Newcastle Herald · Jan 30, 2024

Restoring faith in flawed decision-making process

Quality of external investigations into local government scrutinised.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 27, 2023

What the council's code of conduct says about the Jeremy Bath investigation

The investigator 'must make any such enquiries that may be reasonably necessary'.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 29, 2023

Nelmes and Labor councillors support Neylon letter-writing investigation

Serial letter writer Scott Neylon vows to clear his name.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 25, 2023

Minister asks council to investigate Scott Neylon letters

Local Government Minister wants to be kept informed on Neylon investigation.

Newcastle Herald · Jul 24, 2023

Bins Across Syd Vic To Be Left Uncollected As Garbos Strike For Better Working Conditions

This will be the sixth time waste workers will strike in Sydney in less than five months.

Pedestrian.tv · May 17, 2023

Bioelektra Australia collapse prompts calls for probe into Shoalhaven Council waste contract

Bioelektra Australia has entered into voluntary administration after it was engaged to use Polish technology to divert 90 per cent of a NSW council's waste from landfill.

ABC News · May 12, 2023

NSW MP Gareth Ward suspended from parliament over indecent and sexual assault charges

NSW MP Gareth Ward is suspended from parliament because he is facing five charges of indecent and sexual assault against a 17-year-old boy and a 27-year-old man.

ABC News · Mar 24, 2022