by Don Palmer | Sep 21, 2018 | Election
Ensuring financial responsibility is one of the major obligations of an elected member of Council. Without financial responsibility there is no limit to what a Council could charge its ratepayers for the services they provide. Councils have an obligation to...
by Don Palmer | Sep 5, 2018 | Election
For all we have achieved together, as I noted in my last blog we have much still to achieve into the near future. For a glimpse into the future read on as I summarise what I see as the challenges going forward. Challenges which requires proving local leadership. The...
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...
by Don Palmer | Aug 13, 2018 | rates
The debate on rate capping continues in the media, with the Property Council again taking the lead. They conducted a survey showing 85% of people agree with rate capping. Oh Really? Who would have thought that? Honestly. You don’t have to be Mandrake to...
by Don Palmer | Aug 2, 2018 | rates
See Saw Margery Daw Jacky shall have a new master. Jacky shall earn but a penny a day. The seesaw is one of the oldest ‘rides’ for children, easily constructed from logs of different sizes. The words of “See Saw Margery Daw” reflect children...
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