by Don Palmer | Aug 29, 2019 | Local Government
Matters of Integrity must be dealt with outside of Council and include consequences for breaches. Who should deal with matters of integrity I am not sure. The Government is proposing some options. No matter what or who it will come at a cost, just as we have...
by Don Palmer | Aug 27, 2019 | Local Government
Stronger Council Member capacity and better Conduct is the first reform area in the Government’s Local Government Reform Agenda. This is indeed the area of highest priority. Accordingly, stronger Council Member capacity and better conduct is the first area I...
by Don Palmer | Aug 23, 2019 | Local Government
Local Government Reform Recommendations are a mixed bag but fail to address the Government’s core objective. That is my in initial observation as I endeavour to review each of their 72 recommendations. As I revealed in my last blog post the Government has...
by Don Palmer | Aug 21, 2019 | Local Government
Local Government Reform recommendations are finally out for Public Consultation. The Government now wants to hear from you. Local government reform and cutting the cost of local government was one of the election platforms of the State Government. They lost out...
by Don Palmer | Aug 31, 2018 | rates
Labor warned us a day ago. They confirmed today that they would join the cross benches and vote the Government’s bill down. Externally imposed rate capping is dead as a result. So up go the headlines. Rate capping Dead. No, externally imposed rate capping is...
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