Parramatta’s lord mayor says the state government was right to take away some planning powers – and local councils urgently need further reforms.
Inner West Council’s commercial dog walking policy had sought to charge walkers $552 a year for using council land.
New laws will clamp down on councillor misconduct before the 2024 local government elections.
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.
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.
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.
In an era in which homes are on ever-smaller blocks with ever-fewer trees,a local council has ordered play equipment removed from a front verge used by many.
At a council meeting earlier this month,the warning was stark. If there were budget cuts to life saving,“we will see people drowned”.
The City of Hobsons Bay spent thousands of dollars planting trees because it needed shade on a barren trail. But some residents complained about losing their coastal views,so half the trees will be dug up.
Three libraries have avoided closure,but readers are still not happy with the City of Greater Geelong’s budget-saving plans as financial pressures weigh heavily.
From a missing stadium and a levee that never came to toxic waste,residents of Moira Shire had plenty of reasons to be disappointed in their council.