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A new bill, which has been developed in conjunction with communities, provides a pathway for councils wishing to de-amalgamate. Pip Hinman reports.

Residents across the inner west showed their support for changes to the New South Wales Local Government Act, which would respect residents views on council demergers. Pip Hinman reports.

During debate in the Inner West Council (IWC) on December 6 over whether to send a deficient demerger business case to the New South Wales government, Labor Mayor Darcy Byrne told the Greens and Independent councillors, who opposed Labor’s push to send it off, that they should develop their own. “For those councillors who won’t be supporting putting in the business case, I ask

Northeast Community College students recently were honored during a special ceremony in the Nebraska State Capitol Rotunda in Lincoln. They joined other students from across the state during the 24th

Deborah Frison, one of two deputy commissioners, will be taking over the duties of Matthew Blomstedt following his resignation on Jan. 3 and until a new commissioner is hired.

Inner West Labor councillors voted to put a problematic demerger business case on public exhibition, against the wishes of Greens and Independent councillors who said it needed more work. Peter Boyle reports.

Inner West Labor councillors voted to put a problematic demerger business case on public exhibition, against the wishes of Greens and Independent councillors who said it needed more work. Peter Boyle reports.

Effort at requiring county attorneys to try diversion before sending truant students to juvenile court falls short; proposal to abolish certain teacher testing requirements gets a public hearing.

With more than 88% of the votes counted, 63% of Sydney's Inner West residents voted “Yes” to demerge and re-establish the former councils of Ashfield, Marrickville and Leichhardt, reports Andrew Chuter.

Farm environment plans for Waimea Plains' landowners are earmarked for development, a move that may help tackle elevated levels of nitrate in the groundwater.