Despite her achievements,many voters feel it is time for Sydney’s longest-serving leader to move on – but they’re not sure whether there is a better candidate.
And after weeks of rigorous debate,intense competition and some classic council chaos,it comes down to this. Here’s everything you need to know.
Council amalgamations – and councils that refused amalgamation – have resulted in enormous disparity headed into next week’s local government elections.
The government will allow the council’s election to go ahead,but new councillors will have to deal with a long inquiry.
The “fundamentally broken” code of conduct system for councils is facing a shake-up. Misbehaving councillors could pay the price.
Pedestrians and cyclists would be able to traverse the northern edge of The King’s School grounds under a proposal by a Sydney council.
Shoalhaven Council has walked away from its approved plans for a new library after the price tag to build it hit $30 million.
A private Queensland-based firm was paid $1.6 million to administer Liverpool Council’s election on September 14. It has conceded it may have breached the state’s electoral regulations.
A new lobby group is targeting Greens candidates in key eastern and inner-city councils over their support of Palestinian causes.
Those identified in a damning interim report were denied procedural fairness,but most of the claims brought against the NSW government have been dismissed.
Senior Liberal Rob Stokes is throwing his support behind Georgia Ryburn to nominate for the seat of Pittwater,vowing he would “back her every step of the way”.