Labor rejects majority vote to demerge Inner West Council
The NSW Boundaries Commission has rejected the Inner West Council's bid to deamalgamate despite 62.5% of residents voting to do so. Peter Boyle reports.
Source: greenleft.org.au
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Rozelle interchange: How Australia's 'massive traffic muck-up' brings cars to a halt
The NSW government says it has “no intention” to change how lanes are configured on Sydney’s Anzac Bridge despite fury from residents stuck in traffic.
Source: afr.com
Big town hall meeting discusses new bill to help councils demerge
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.
Source: greenleft.org.au
Brisbane's mega-council: A singular success or a monster misstep?
When Brisbane’s councils merged into a single entity in 1924, it was applauded as sensible. But what have we gained and lost in the “great experiment”?
Source: brisbanetimes.com.au
Inner West Mayor tells non-Labor councillors to prepare their own demerger business case
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
Source: greenleft.org.au