The Cockburn councillors had planned to visit the popular Croatian tourist destination in July.Credit:Getty Images
The idea was hatched after the city gave Perth-based Croatian folkloric group Zagreb a $15,000 grant to assist them to take part in a European festival.
The delegation intended to meet up with the group,however during the Cockburn council meeting on Tuesday,councillor Phoebe Corke flagged an alternative motion to scrap the tripfollowing public outcry over the unbudgeted cost.
“A delegation by the Mayor and elected members at this time at a cost of $28,500 per delegate,which equates to over $4000 per elected member per day,cannot be justified as being in the public interest,” she said.
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“We are in a cost of living crisis,there are many better ways to spend $114,000 that will directly benefit our residents.”
Another councillor commented the funds could be better spent fixing the broken waterslides at Cockburn ARC or resurfacing the “unusable” netball courts at Bakers Square.
Corke’s motion was supported six votes to five,with the trip indefinitely deferred.