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Inner West councillors have unanimously condemned transgender and gender diverse discrimination at a council meeting this week. The motion also calls on the NSW government to amend the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act to enable legal gender recognition without requiring surgical intervention.

There is a strong mood for progressive change in the inner west, as the demerger vote and swings to Greens and Labor show. Andrew Chuter reports.

The Greens minority is seeking to hoist a first-time councillor into the role ahead of Labor’s Darcy Byrne.

The Greens minority is seeking to hoist a first-time councillor into the role ahead of Labor’s Darcy Byrne.

The Greens minority is seeking to hoist a first-time councillor into the role ahead of Labor’s Darcy Byrne.

But on May 26, councillors were notified by the council’s general manager that three Labor councilors who are not standing for reelection — Anna York, Lucille McKenna and Sam Iskandar — had tabled a rescission motion. This is unlikely to pass but could cause enough delay to make it hard to get the poll on the September 4 ballot. The  Local Government Act allows councils to undertake polls on specific questions, including at election time, and new amendments set out a process for de-ama...

The Local Government Act allows councils to undertake polls on specific questions, including at election times, and new amendments set out a process for de-amalgamation. A majority of residents voting to de-amalgamate would not be an automatic trigger, but it would add to the pressure on the NSW government which forced the mergers to take place despite widespread opposition. Colin Hesse, Greens councilor for Marrickville, told Green Left he is pleased the motion passed, saying the forced amal...

The Local Government Act allows councils to undertake polls on specific questions, including at election times, and new amendments set out a process for de-amalgamation. A majority of residents voting to de-amalgamate would not be an automatic trigger but it would add to the pressure on the NSW government which forced the mergers to take place despite widespread opposition. Colin Hesse, Greens councilor for Marrickville, told Green Left he was pleased the motion got up, saying the forced amal...

The council’s community engagement found that 76% of people who filled in the online feedback form on the proposed rate changes opposed the proposed new rates structure. In the former Marrickville council area, where rates are set to rise the highest, some people will be paying up to 50% more. “People are upset because the forced amalgamation of Marrickville, Leichhardt and Ashfield Councils has brought in a less representative Council, poorer services and now proposed higher rates, especia...

‘Not going down lightly’: Dog owners bite back over off-leash ban We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Small and large dogs will be put on separate walking schedules in off-leash parks to avoid injuries from rough play if a Sydney councillor has his way. The call comes as an off-leash ban at a popular park, introduced following complaints by a resident with a disability, mobilised a legion of owner...