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Administrator backs “steady as she goes” financial plan

Jacquelene 30 November 2023

And this is where the “steady as she goes” preferred scenario actually means IPART giving Central Coast Council another special rate variation in 2026-27 to compensate for the loss of the drainage charge. This may or may not result in higher costs for the ratepayer. That depends on what happens to the IPART rate peg between now and 2026-27.

Cohn keeps demergers on the agenda

Jacquelene 23 November 2023

Resilient and tireless community advocates from Canterbury‑Bankstown to Bombala, from the Central Coast to Tumbarumba, and more, have worked for the last seven years to undo this mess without success under the provisions of the Local Government Act as it stands.

MLC enters battle to restore local democracy in NSW

Jacquelene 9 November 2023

Whilst the forced mergers were the brain child of the former Coalition Government, the Minns Labor Government, despite a policy of giving communities a say through a plebiscite, has shown no political appetite to address any of the lingering problems.

Webinar: restoring local democracy in NSW

Jacquelene 3 November 2023

Central Coast Friends of Democracy and The Point ESG News Site will present a state-wide webinar at 7pm on Wednesday, 15 November to discuss what lies ahead for the councils that were forcibly merged in 2016. Special guest speaker will be Dr. Amanda Cohn, Greens MLC, who is currently proposing amendments to the NSW Local Government Act […]

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Editorial – grieving for reconciliation and peace

Jacquelene 3 November 2023

Then there is the evil of Hamas and Netanyahu’s Israel – both evil.

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Mehan speaks on budget repair

Jacquelene 14 September 2023

The challenge of funding the services the people of NSW need is made much harder by the size of the state’s debt, the largest debt handed from one government to another in the state’s history.

COP29 climate finance goal ‘smoke and mirrors’

Activists urge world leaders to ‘End Plastic’

Future Sooner questions need for another inquiry when ‘people want action now’

Broome community unites to save local reef

Submissions close for EV inquiry

Residents sick and tired of coal coverups

$1 billion in tree canopy hangs in the balance

Nuclear not wanted here – message sent to COP29

Collaboration key to cracking net zero targets

CHOICE asks you to stand up for remote First Nations communities

Billionaires produce more carbon in 90 minutes than most in a lifetime

Species on the brink send a dire warning

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