Council controversy
Nepotism, wasted money and potential corruption: Liverpool Council on the brink
Major projects related to the Aerotropolis precinct and large housing developments have been threatened, while a damning report also highlights a “toxic culture” within the council.
- by Kate McClymont, Ben Cubby and Max Maddison
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Sydney mayor’s brazen attempt to annex half an LGA
Despite the severe housing crisis, Sydney councils are spending an inordinate amount of time and energy plotting mergers and demergers they can’t afford.
- by Michael Koziol
‘Fair-dinkum balls-up’: Big stink over town’s giant fish ends in repaint job
It was 10 days before Christmas. The tiny town of Adaminaby had gathered to celebrate the 50th birthday of a giant fibreglass trout. But what they saw that day left them horrified.
- by Catherine Naylor
As it happened: Cumberland City councillors meet as same-sex parents book ban debate rages
As councillors vote on plans to overturn a ban on a children’s book about same-sex parents, protesters are due to gather outside council chambers.
- by Anthony Segaert and Megan Gorrey
This mayor says he’s ‘more YIMBY than NIMBY’, but his council will sue the state over housing
Ku-ring-gai mayor Sam Ngai has come under fire from the planning minister for making a legal challenge to the state’s new laws.
- by Anthony Segaert
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Councils were stripped of planning powers. This mayor wants to go further
Parramatta’s lord mayor says the state government was right to take away some planning powers – and local councils urgently need further reforms.
- by Anthony Segaert
Council scraps plans to charge dog walkers for using parks
Inner West Council’s commercial dog walking policy had sought to charge walkers $552 a year for using council land.
- by Mary Ward
Councillors to face fines for misbehaving
New laws will clamp down on councillor misconduct before the 2024 local government elections.
- by Benjamin Preiss and Rachael Dexter
‘Moving, sinking, very dangerous’: New courts for netballers who play on a garbage tip
Neighbours are complaining about the redevelopment of the former Marsden High School because they fear it will worsen traffic congestion and cause light and noise pollution.
- by Andrew Taylor
‘Mixed emotions’: Logan mayor to step down at next election
Darren Power, who was elected to council in 1997, says he’s eager to spend more time with his family after four years at the helm.
- by Cloe Read
Lifeguards to remain on Geelong beaches, but council slashes funding for charities and arts
Angry library supporters chanted ‘vote them out’ from the public gallery after councillors approved the 2023-24 budget, which they say will lead to reduced library hours.
- by Benjamin Preiss
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