Hypocritical State Government Deals Savage Blow to Local Government
Our hypocritical State Government has dealt Local Government a Savage Blow. They have done this by raising the waste levy by 40%. Compounding this, they do it in the week Councils are due to bring down their budgets. Yes! The same hypocritical State Government who...Waste collection- Fortnightly or Weekly
It seems every year the fortnightly or weekly bin debate recurs. This has been the storey dominating the media cycle today. So frequently what we continue to hear is it is all about cost saving. I have entered this debate frequently in the past. Each time I have...
Some things have changed
For some you will have already seen the change, others must still await their turn. Green trucks are navigating our streets in lieu of the white ones we used to see.Yes! Council has a new Waste Contractor, Solo Resource Recovery.In a contract that will save us...Big Agenda in July.
With Council about to move into caretaker mode July will prove busy with two full councils meetings on the agenda.We will have our usual end of month meeting on the 28th. This will be preceded whoever by one on the 14th.At the 14th meeting we will review a number of...What a Load of Rubbish – The LGA response
Fortnightly waste collection – letter to the Advertiser by the LGALetter submitted to the Advertiser following a misleading article regarding fortnightly waste...
Cr Don Palmer
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